Paul Campbell
@paul0campbell.bsky.social
London, Active Travel, Urban Planning, Climate, Social Justice, Cycling, Skiing, Running and CPFC 🦅
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Another great starter pack—highly recommended.
It’s worth noting that more of us need to work on multiple important issues simultaneously. Making a city more walkable isn’t just placemaking; it also improves mental health, combats loneliness epidemic, reduces crime, AND helps tackle #climatechange.
It’s worth noting that more of us need to work on multiple important issues simultaneously. Making a city more walkable isn’t just placemaking; it also improves mental health, combats loneliness epidemic, reduces crime, AND helps tackle #climatechange.
ICYMI, this STARTER PACK is my team-up with celebrated climate scientist @katharinehayhoe.com, and it’s full of people & organizations that specifically embrace the overlap between better cities and climate action! Please follow them, and help spread the pack around! #ClimateAction #UrbanistShoutOut
November 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Another great starter pack—highly recommended.
It’s worth noting that more of us need to work on multiple important issues simultaneously. Making a city more walkable isn’t just placemaking; it also improves mental health, combats loneliness epidemic, reduces crime, AND helps tackle #climatechange.
It’s worth noting that more of us need to work on multiple important issues simultaneously. Making a city more walkable isn’t just placemaking; it also improves mental health, combats loneliness epidemic, reduces crime, AND helps tackle #climatechange.
Sadly Fleur is continuing to deliberately mislead Putney residents by claiming that the closure of Hammersmith Bridge to cars is increasing traffic in Putney.
The reality is that traffic is down on all surrounding bridges since the closure of Hammersmith Bridge.
Trust in politics 🧐
The reality is that traffic is down on all surrounding bridges since the closure of Hammersmith Bridge.
Trust in politics 🧐
November 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Sadly Fleur is continuing to deliberately mislead Putney residents by claiming that the closure of Hammersmith Bridge to cars is increasing traffic in Putney.
The reality is that traffic is down on all surrounding bridges since the closure of Hammersmith Bridge.
Trust in politics 🧐
The reality is that traffic is down on all surrounding bridges since the closure of Hammersmith Bridge.
Trust in politics 🧐
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Your Comeback Guide to all the Anti-Cycling Arguments You’ll Hear This Year.
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Your Comeback Guide to all the Anti-Cycling Arguments You’ll Hear This Year
Anti-bike arguments aren’t just frustrating—they’re outdated, inaccurate, and often repeated without a shred of evidence.
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October 23, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Your Comeback Guide to all the Anti-Cycling Arguments You’ll Hear This Year.
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The TCCG group behind this petition are simply the latest astroturf front for the local H&F car lobby, and are absolutely riddled with local tories who are implacably opposed to any and every measure to reduce motor traffic, improve air quality or support cycling and walking.
Embarrassing stuff
Embarrassing stuff
October 13, 2025 at 8:29 AM
The TCCG group behind this petition are simply the latest astroturf front for the local H&F car lobby, and are absolutely riddled with local tories who are implacably opposed to any and every measure to reduce motor traffic, improve air quality or support cycling and walking.
Embarrassing stuff
Embarrassing stuff
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Interesting research on attitudes towards & use of e-cargo bikes in the UK.
Particularly noteworthy for demonstrating the level of interest in e-cargo bikes nationally and the extent to which they replace car journeys. In a trial in suburban areas over 50% of the distance travelled replaced car use
Particularly noteworthy for demonstrating the level of interest in e-cargo bikes nationally and the extent to which they replace car journeys. In a trial in suburban areas over 50% of the distance travelled replaced car use
E-cargo bikes as a personal transport mode in the UK: insights from surveys and suburban trials
This paper explores the potential of e-cargo bikes as a personal transport mode in the UK, reporting on a series of surveys and trials. Hypothesising …
www.sciencedirect.com
October 4, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Interesting research on attitudes towards & use of e-cargo bikes in the UK.
Particularly noteworthy for demonstrating the level of interest in e-cargo bikes nationally and the extent to which they replace car journeys. In a trial in suburban areas over 50% of the distance travelled replaced car use
Particularly noteworthy for demonstrating the level of interest in e-cargo bikes nationally and the extent to which they replace car journeys. In a trial in suburban areas over 50% of the distance travelled replaced car use
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If your not willing to give up car lanes for bus lanes your equity is performative
September 25, 2025 at 6:10 AM
If your not willing to give up car lanes for bus lanes your equity is performative
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As of 11am on Friday, al fresco dining has come to St Martin's Lane in the West End, with Rupert Street market arriving in Soho later that day. It's a huge step towards making our city more people-friendly. This street is now free of general motor traffic 11am-11pm daily until end of October
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August 23, 2025 at 8:56 AM
As of 11am on Friday, al fresco dining has come to St Martin's Lane in the West End, with Rupert Street market arriving in Soho later that day. It's a huge step towards making our city more people-friendly. This street is now free of general motor traffic 11am-11pm daily until end of October
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This latest 'secret war on motorists' is.... the govt confirming it won't go ahead with Rishi Sunak's 2023 'Plan for Drivers', a half-baked and panicked series of measures to make it harder for councils to introduce LTNs and 20mph zones which not even the Conservatives ever really believed in.
August 17, 2025 at 8:48 AM
This latest 'secret war on motorists' is.... the govt confirming it won't go ahead with Rishi Sunak's 2023 'Plan for Drivers', a half-baked and panicked series of measures to make it harder for councils to introduce LTNs and 20mph zones which not even the Conservatives ever really believed in.
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Great to see my old friend @johnjohnstewart.bsky.social making the case for Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) to support local active travel journeys in yesterday’s Times www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
August 13, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Great to see my old friend @johnjohnstewart.bsky.social making the case for Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) to support local active travel journeys in yesterday’s Times www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
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“The efficacy of the measure can no longer be credibly questioned, so it’s time we started implementing them across London and at pace. With so many lives at stake we cannot afford not to.”
#LTNsAreGoodActually Chapter 847
#LTNsAreGoodActually Chapter 847
You can't argue with the data - LTNs are officially saving lives
It’s a truth many struggle to accept, but in London cars have become killers.
www.standard.co.uk
July 12, 2025 at 7:07 AM
“The efficacy of the measure can no longer be credibly questioned, so it’s time we started implementing them across London and at pace. With so many lives at stake we cannot afford not to.”
#LTNsAreGoodActually Chapter 847
#LTNsAreGoodActually Chapter 847
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July 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
All politicians implementing new transport schemes should pay very close attention to these words:
“Therefore, politicians, policymakers, and practitioners should anticipate a bias towards the status quo when introducing controversial transport policies.”
Expect pushback and get through it.
“Therefore, politicians, policymakers, and practitioners should anticipate a bias towards the status quo when introducing controversial transport policies.”
Expect pushback and get through it.
Clever new study shows a powerful ‘status quo bias’ prevails re new transport policy. Looks at levels of public fear about this, finds exact inverse of the Goodwin Curve of public support: the “Hill of Hysteria”!
Sad to see so many choose to die on that hill
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Sad to see so many choose to die on that hill
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
July 10, 2025 at 8:16 AM
All politicians implementing new transport schemes should pay very close attention to these words:
“Therefore, politicians, policymakers, and practitioners should anticipate a bias towards the status quo when introducing controversial transport policies.”
Expect pushback and get through it.
“Therefore, politicians, policymakers, and practitioners should anticipate a bias towards the status quo when introducing controversial transport policies.”
Expect pushback and get through it.
Councils need to stop pandering to vexatious complainants.
This is the wrong letter.
The right letter would have been to all residents explaining why an active lifestyle and freedom to play are important to children’s development and setting expectations for tolerance.
This is the wrong letter.
The right letter would have been to all residents explaining why an active lifestyle and freedom to play are important to children’s development and setting expectations for tolerance.
July 10, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Councils need to stop pandering to vexatious complainants.
This is the wrong letter.
The right letter would have been to all residents explaining why an active lifestyle and freedom to play are important to children’s development and setting expectations for tolerance.
This is the wrong letter.
The right letter would have been to all residents explaining why an active lifestyle and freedom to play are important to children’s development and setting expectations for tolerance.
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Clever new study shows a powerful ‘status quo bias’ prevails re new transport policy. Looks at levels of public fear about this, finds exact inverse of the Goodwin Curve of public support: the “Hill of Hysteria”!
Sad to see so many choose to die on that hill
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Sad to see so many choose to die on that hill
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
July 10, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Clever new study shows a powerful ‘status quo bias’ prevails re new transport policy. Looks at levels of public fear about this, finds exact inverse of the Goodwin Curve of public support: the “Hill of Hysteria”!
Sad to see so many choose to die on that hill
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Sad to see so many choose to die on that hill
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Today it was revealed that Cambridgeshire County Council has successfully defended the latest legal challenge against the Mill Road bus gate.
Now all local authorities must work together with local stakeholders to urgently progress the improvements to the streetscape that will benefit all users.
Now all local authorities must work together with local stakeholders to urgently progress the improvements to the streetscape that will benefit all users.
July 8, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Today it was revealed that Cambridgeshire County Council has successfully defended the latest legal challenge against the Mill Road bus gate.
Now all local authorities must work together with local stakeholders to urgently progress the improvements to the streetscape that will benefit all users.
Now all local authorities must work together with local stakeholders to urgently progress the improvements to the streetscape that will benefit all users.
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"People who depend on cars to get around are more likely to feel lonely and disconnected than those who have access to good public transport, a UK study has found"
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Britons lacking good public transport more likely to feel lonely, UK study finds
Research finds correlation between car dependency and loneliness, particularly in rural towns
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2025 at 4:32 AM
"People who depend on cars to get around are more likely to feel lonely and disconnected than those who have access to good public transport, a UK study has found"
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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I also think that *some* of those campaigning for Disabled people have have behaved questionably and have distracted us for far wider problems with how our streets and roads are designed and managed - effectively arguing for a terrible status quo, because despite being so bad,
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July 4, 2025 at 7:56 AM
I also think that *some* of those campaigning for Disabled people have have behaved questionably and have distracted us for far wider problems with how our streets and roads are designed and managed - effectively arguing for a terrible status quo, because despite being so bad,
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Ok, an update on the Bus Services (No.2) Bill, which some people and organisations were trying to use to ban the use of floating bus stops which would have ended the ability to build cycle tracks in England in many circumstances.
The committee stage has finished and in this specific area,
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The committee stage has finished and in this specific area,
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July 4, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Ok, an update on the Bus Services (No.2) Bill, which some people and organisations were trying to use to ban the use of floating bus stops which would have ended the ability to build cycle tracks in England in many circumstances.
The committee stage has finished and in this specific area,
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The committee stage has finished and in this specific area,
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Bus stop bypasses being discussed again.
To be clear: you *cannot* build protected space for cycling without bus stop bypasses.
No country has a better design than the UK LTN 1/20 guidance.
“Boarders” are suboptimal but where space is tight they are unavoidable.
Thread:
To be clear: you *cannot* build protected space for cycling without bus stop bypasses.
No country has a better design than the UK LTN 1/20 guidance.
“Boarders” are suboptimal but where space is tight they are unavoidable.
Thread:
A refreshing view on “access frictions” from active travel infra - which are not cyclists vs disabled but actually needs of different disabled people.
From:
@tricyclemayor.bsky.social
From:
@tricyclemayor.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Bus stop bypasses being discussed again.
To be clear: you *cannot* build protected space for cycling without bus stop bypasses.
No country has a better design than the UK LTN 1/20 guidance.
“Boarders” are suboptimal but where space is tight they are unavoidable.
Thread:
To be clear: you *cannot* build protected space for cycling without bus stop bypasses.
No country has a better design than the UK LTN 1/20 guidance.
“Boarders” are suboptimal but where space is tight they are unavoidable.
Thread:
This is shocking.
A London Labour MP and Doctor (!) trying to hijack a bill designed to improve bus services outside of London into a bill that eliminates protected cycle lanes in London.
@drrosena.bsky.social
www.theyworkforyou.com/pbc/2024-25/Bus_Services_No._2_Bill/05-0_2025-07-01a.153.7
A London Labour MP and Doctor (!) trying to hijack a bill designed to improve bus services outside of London into a bill that eliminates protected cycle lanes in London.
@drrosena.bsky.social
www.theyworkforyou.com/pbc/2024-25/Bus_Services_No._2_Bill/05-0_2025-07-01a.153.7
Clause 30 - Safety and accessibility of stopping places
Bus Services No. 2 Bill [Lords] – in a Public Bill Committee at 2:15 pm 1 July 2025
www.theyworkforyou.com
July 2, 2025 at 8:52 PM
This is shocking.
A London Labour MP and Doctor (!) trying to hijack a bill designed to improve bus services outside of London into a bill that eliminates protected cycle lanes in London.
@drrosena.bsky.social
www.theyworkforyou.com/pbc/2024-25/Bus_Services_No._2_Bill/05-0_2025-07-01a.153.7
A London Labour MP and Doctor (!) trying to hijack a bill designed to improve bus services outside of London into a bill that eliminates protected cycle lanes in London.
@drrosena.bsky.social
www.theyworkforyou.com/pbc/2024-25/Bus_Services_No._2_Bill/05-0_2025-07-01a.153.7
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Right I'm so pissed off that we've got London MPs trying to hijack the Local Buses Bill (which is supposed to be about STUFF OUTSIDE LONDON for a change) to try to ban London / all floating bus stops (utter nonsense), that I've stayed up late writing evidence for the committee. Join me! Link ⬇️
Here's another one near Yarnton. Is the mother I met today who cycles here with her baby supposed to divert into the A44? How?
Come and see what bus stops exist outside London before making amendments which could honestly kill children in my division.
Come and see what bus stops exist outside London before making amendments which could honestly kill children in my division.
June 30, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Right I'm so pissed off that we've got London MPs trying to hijack the Local Buses Bill (which is supposed to be about STUFF OUTSIDE LONDON for a change) to try to ban London / all floating bus stops (utter nonsense), that I've stayed up late writing evidence for the committee. Join me! Link ⬇️
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⚠️ Looks like cycleway #C3 #CS3 gets diverted 5+6 July into the Castle Baynard road tunnel, as CB Street will be closed each day 7am-8pm
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June 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
⚠️ Looks like cycleway #C3 #CS3 gets diverted 5+6 July into the Castle Baynard road tunnel, as CB Street will be closed each day 7am-8pm
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@marshadecordova.bsky.social
Hi Marsha, I have reviewed with interest your proposed amendments to the Bus Services bill which are targeting Floating Bus Stops.
Have you considered that banning FBSs as you propose will have severe consequences for inclusiveness in Active Travel?
Hi Marsha, I have reviewed with interest your proposed amendments to the Bus Services bill which are targeting Floating Bus Stops.
Have you considered that banning FBSs as you propose will have severe consequences for inclusiveness in Active Travel?
June 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
@marshadecordova.bsky.social
Hi Marsha, I have reviewed with interest your proposed amendments to the Bus Services bill which are targeting Floating Bus Stops.
Have you considered that banning FBSs as you propose will have severe consequences for inclusiveness in Active Travel?
Hi Marsha, I have reviewed with interest your proposed amendments to the Bus Services bill which are targeting Floating Bus Stops.
Have you considered that banning FBSs as you propose will have severe consequences for inclusiveness in Active Travel?
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Want greener, cooler cities that are a “breath of fresh air?“ Just in case you thought Paris wasn’t ambitious enough this weekend, on top of our new exhibition, they opened the new “Urban Forest” in the square at City Hall! Part of @annehidalgo.bsky.social & team’s brilliant urban greening strategy.
June 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Want greener, cooler cities that are a “breath of fresh air?“ Just in case you thought Paris wasn’t ambitious enough this weekend, on top of our new exhibition, they opened the new “Urban Forest” in the square at City Hall! Part of @annehidalgo.bsky.social & team’s brilliant urban greening strategy.