Siobhann
@siobhannmansel.bsky.social
🦋 Bluesky Newbie 🦋
Systems + civic life + regenerative futures. Growing healthier places, fairer economies, more connected communities.
🚲 Campaigns Director at Oxfordshire Liveable Streets
🌍 Doughnut Economics / Positive Tipping Points -Make It Good
Systems + civic life + regenerative futures. Growing healthier places, fairer economies, more connected communities.
🚲 Campaigns Director at Oxfordshire Liveable Streets
🌍 Doughnut Economics / Positive Tipping Points -Make It Good
I love this case study. Big systemic shifts start at hyper local scale and there’s much to be learned from this in local transport and place shaping. There’s a lot that’s *really hard to change*.
But there’s so much we *can do* if we unlock collective will and agency. 👇🏽
But there’s so much we *can do* if we unlock collective will and agency. 👇🏽
Check out the next episode of our podcast SCREW THIS, LET'S TRY SOMETHING ELSE: @thisispasha.bsky.social
& I visit CIVIC SQUARE & hear from @kateraworth.bsky.social about how changing our neighbourhoods can change our nation.
Listen here
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Spotify: tinyurl.com/594pp6he
& I visit CIVIC SQUARE & hear from @kateraworth.bsky.social about how changing our neighbourhoods can change our nation.
Listen here
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February 10, 2026 at 2:49 PM
I love this case study. Big systemic shifts start at hyper local scale and there’s much to be learned from this in local transport and place shaping. There’s a lot that’s *really hard to change*.
But there’s so much we *can do* if we unlock collective will and agency. 👇🏽
But there’s so much we *can do* if we unlock collective will and agency. 👇🏽
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Check out the next episode of our podcast SCREW THIS, LET'S TRY SOMETHING ELSE: @thisispasha.bsky.social
& I visit CIVIC SQUARE & hear from @kateraworth.bsky.social about how changing our neighbourhoods can change our nation.
Listen here
Apple: tinyurl.com/4zadvcdk
Spotify: tinyurl.com/594pp6he
& I visit CIVIC SQUARE & hear from @kateraworth.bsky.social about how changing our neighbourhoods can change our nation.
Listen here
Apple: tinyurl.com/4zadvcdk
Spotify: tinyurl.com/594pp6he
February 10, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Check out the next episode of our podcast SCREW THIS, LET'S TRY SOMETHING ELSE: @thisispasha.bsky.social
& I visit CIVIC SQUARE & hear from @kateraworth.bsky.social about how changing our neighbourhoods can change our nation.
Listen here
Apple: tinyurl.com/4zadvcdk
Spotify: tinyurl.com/594pp6he
& I visit CIVIC SQUARE & hear from @kateraworth.bsky.social about how changing our neighbourhoods can change our nation.
Listen here
Apple: tinyurl.com/4zadvcdk
Spotify: tinyurl.com/594pp6he
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1/10:
This is what local people power looks like 💪
ICYMI, parents, pupils, and local councillors gathered outside Windmill Primary School last Friday morning to say ENOUGH to dangerous driving putting kids at risk.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This is what local people power looks like 💪
ICYMI, parents, pupils, and local councillors gathered outside Windmill Primary School last Friday morning to say ENOUGH to dangerous driving putting kids at risk.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Oxford parents protest over safety fears outside school
Parents at Windmill Primary School say they do not want an accident before changes are made.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 11:10 AM
1/10:
This is what local people power looks like 💪
ICYMI, parents, pupils, and local councillors gathered outside Windmill Primary School last Friday morning to say ENOUGH to dangerous driving putting kids at risk.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This is what local people power looks like 💪
ICYMI, parents, pupils, and local councillors gathered outside Windmill Primary School last Friday morning to say ENOUGH to dangerous driving putting kids at risk.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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North Oxfordshire is currently under intense pressure from several large scale developments, but our flawed planning process isn't equipped to deal appropriately with them.
Sign this petition to call for a common-sense, joined-up approach.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/sa...
#planningreform
Sign this petition to call for a common-sense, joined-up approach.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/sa...
#planningreform
Protecting North Oxfordshire: a petition for joined-up planning
Please share this petition to protect North Oxfordshire and the surrounding areas.
Five mega-developments are being assessed separately, with no proper review of their combined impact.
They will gen...
actionnetwork.org
February 2, 2026 at 10:39 AM
North Oxfordshire is currently under intense pressure from several large scale developments, but our flawed planning process isn't equipped to deal appropriately with them.
Sign this petition to call for a common-sense, joined-up approach.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/sa...
#planningreform
Sign this petition to call for a common-sense, joined-up approach.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/sa...
#planningreform
1/ If you're curious about what's happening with Oxfordshire's council reorganisation, County Councillor @nathanley.com has published a really clear explainer of the three options on the table over on his (brilliant) substack 👇🏽
Thoughts on the new Oxfordshire map coming this summer
Local government reorganisation is happening….
open.substack.com/pub/cllrdrna...
Local government reorganisation is happening….
open.substack.com/pub/cllrdrna...
February 8, 2026 at 5:42 PM
1/ If you're curious about what's happening with Oxfordshire's council reorganisation, County Councillor @nathanley.com has published a really clear explainer of the three options on the table over on his (brilliant) substack 👇🏽
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Sadly, this is NOT satire.
February 3, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Sadly, this is NOT satire.
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We asked more than 500 women about how the cost of living crisis has affected them. Our findings should be a wakeup call to policymakers, with women reporting they’re struggling to afford basic essentials, food, rent, medication and doctor appointments.
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“Help young women to survive”: the cost-of-living crisis and the well-being of younger Australian women
Abstract. The increased pressures associated with the cost-of-living crisis (CoLC) have been demonstrated to impact population health. Research has shown t
academic.oup.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:43 AM
We asked more than 500 women about how the cost of living crisis has affected them. Our findings should be a wakeup call to policymakers, with women reporting they’re struggling to afford basic essentials, food, rent, medication and doctor appointments.
academic.oup.com/heapro/artic...
academic.oup.com/heapro/artic...
1/4 Ahoy Bluesky!
I’m still pretty new here and looking to find my people.
Looking for people and accounts in the UK and Oxfordshire but of course further afield I can learn from in.. 👇🏽
🌳 Urban design and place shaping
🛠️ Systems thinking and practice
🍩 Doughnut economics
👇🏽
I’m still pretty new here and looking to find my people.
Looking for people and accounts in the UK and Oxfordshire but of course further afield I can learn from in.. 👇🏽
🌳 Urban design and place shaping
🛠️ Systems thinking and practice
🍩 Doughnut economics
👇🏽
February 3, 2026 at 9:42 AM
1/4 Ahoy Bluesky!
I’m still pretty new here and looking to find my people.
Looking for people and accounts in the UK and Oxfordshire but of course further afield I can learn from in.. 👇🏽
🌳 Urban design and place shaping
🛠️ Systems thinking and practice
🍩 Doughnut economics
👇🏽
I’m still pretty new here and looking to find my people.
Looking for people and accounts in the UK and Oxfordshire but of course further afield I can learn from in.. 👇🏽
🌳 Urban design and place shaping
🛠️ Systems thinking and practice
🍩 Doughnut economics
👇🏽
Brilliant de-bunking from Emma Monk on 15 minute city “hysteria” in relation to Oxford, the congestion charge and traffic filters. Dive in for for the well-placed eye roll emojis alone..
Ok, let’s do this🙄
We’ll start with an explainer covering:
🕒What is a 15-minute city
🏫What on Earth is going on with Oxford
👽Where the conspiracy theories have come from
And then we’ll look at the Telegraph article
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We’ll start with an explainer covering:
🕒What is a 15-minute city
🏫What on Earth is going on with Oxford
👽Where the conspiracy theories have come from
And then we’ll look at the Telegraph article
🧵
1/25
February 3, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Brilliant de-bunking from Emma Monk on 15 minute city “hysteria” in relation to Oxford, the congestion charge and traffic filters. Dive in for for the well-placed eye roll emojis alone..
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Oxford experienced its sunniest year on record in 2025, according to new analysis from the University of Oxford’s Radcliffe Meteorological Station. 2025 was also Oxford’s third warmest year on record, 0.7˚C warmer than the 30-year average from 1991 to 2020.
February 2, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Oxford experienced its sunniest year on record in 2025, according to new analysis from the University of Oxford’s Radcliffe Meteorological Station. 2025 was also Oxford’s third warmest year on record, 0.7˚C warmer than the 30-year average from 1991 to 2020.
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🧒🏼 Protection of children online and phones out of the classroom
The full text here, in Dutch ↘️ www.kabinetsformatie2025.nl/site/binarie...
The full text here, in Dutch ↘️ www.kabinetsformatie2025.nl/site/binarie...
www.kabinetsformatie2025.nl
January 30, 2026 at 8:56 PM
🧒🏼 Protection of children online and phones out of the classroom
The full text here, in Dutch ↘️ www.kabinetsformatie2025.nl/site/binarie...
The full text here, in Dutch ↘️ www.kabinetsformatie2025.nl/site/binarie...
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Everyone who wants to should be able to cycle in safety - as well as walk and run.
On Tuesday I repeated my push for improved reporting mechanisms for female cyclists who've been harassed #MyRideOurRight
On Tuesday I repeated my push for improved reporting mechanisms for female cyclists who've been harassed #MyRideOurRight
January 29, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Everyone who wants to should be able to cycle in safety - as well as walk and run.
On Tuesday I repeated my push for improved reporting mechanisms for female cyclists who've been harassed #MyRideOurRight
On Tuesday I repeated my push for improved reporting mechanisms for female cyclists who've been harassed #MyRideOurRight
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Hello #Oxfordshire 👋 We’re Oxfordshire Liveable Streets and we’re pretty new on Bluesky. We’d love to find more local people, groups and orgs who care about making everyday life in our towns and villages healthier, fairer, safer, greener,and more connected.. and we need your help 👇🏽
January 22, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Hello #Oxfordshire 👋 We’re Oxfordshire Liveable Streets and we’re pretty new on Bluesky. We’d love to find more local people, groups and orgs who care about making everyday life in our towns and villages healthier, fairer, safer, greener,and more connected.. and we need your help 👇🏽
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Contractors are on site at the Kidlington fly-tip ahead of the full removal starting at the end of February. Pits are being excavated at different depths to get a cross section of the waste materials, tracks for heavy vehicle access are being scoped out, and a site compound established.
January 23, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Contractors are on site at the Kidlington fly-tip ahead of the full removal starting at the end of February. Pits are being excavated at different depths to get a cross section of the waste materials, tracks for heavy vehicle access are being scoped out, and a site compound established.
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STORY | Greenpeace started campaign on Doughnut Economics
Greenpeace Switzerland is looking for #municipalities ready to tackle their challenges with #DoughnutEconomics — and you can help choose which ones those will be:
Greenpeace Switzerland is looking for #municipalities ready to tackle their challenges with #DoughnutEconomics — and you can help choose which ones those will be:
Greenpeace started campaign on Doughnut Economics | DEAL
Greenpeace Switzerland launched a campaign to find municipalities willing to embrace Doughnut Economics and become happy
doughnuteconomics.org
January 12, 2026 at 9:29 PM
STORY | Greenpeace started campaign on Doughnut Economics
Greenpeace Switzerland is looking for #municipalities ready to tackle their challenges with #DoughnutEconomics — and you can help choose which ones those will be:
Greenpeace Switzerland is looking for #municipalities ready to tackle their challenges with #DoughnutEconomics — and you can help choose which ones those will be:
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As of January “more than half – 120 out of 208 – of local authorities in the UK, covering 48% of the total population have a policy of 20mph being the norm for most urban/village roads. The outdated 30mph limit stands as rejected by a majority of authorities and is national in name only”
What was distinctive about 2025 for 20’s Plenty for Us was how the narrative developed from whether to introduce 20mph limits as an urban/village norm into how they should be implemented.
Will 2026 become the year that UK transitions to a de-facto 20mph norm for urban/village streets?
We support those communities that want 20mph where people are
www.20splenty.org
January 15, 2026 at 7:10 PM
As of January “more than half – 120 out of 208 – of local authorities in the UK, covering 48% of the total population have a policy of 20mph being the norm for most urban/village roads. The outdated 30mph limit stands as rejected by a majority of authorities and is national in name only”
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📣This is big news - Free Park and Ride will continue until the end of March 2026. 👇🏾
🅿️ Park and ride operators reporting over 179,000 more journeys in the first two months
🅿️ Park and ride operators reporting over 179,000 more journeys in the first two months
Free park and ride bus travel offer to continue
Oxfordshire County Council’s current offer of free park and ride bus journeys in Oxford will continue until the end of March 2026. This offer was introduced on 29 October for three months to support t...
news.oxfordshire.gov.uk
January 9, 2026 at 8:15 AM
📣This is big news - Free Park and Ride will continue until the end of March 2026. 👇🏾
🅿️ Park and ride operators reporting over 179,000 more journeys in the first two months
🅿️ Park and ride operators reporting over 179,000 more journeys in the first two months
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“I just phoned to say thank you for the parcel yesterday - I know I don’t have to but a little bit of respect goes a long way, and you’ve helped out enormously”. If you can help us provide this support in #Oxford please donate to our winter crowdfunder at www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/nobody-sho...
January 9, 2026 at 8:50 AM
“I just phoned to say thank you for the parcel yesterday - I know I don’t have to but a little bit of respect goes a long way, and you’ve helped out enormously”. If you can help us provide this support in #Oxford please donate to our winter crowdfunder at www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/nobody-sho...
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The Clarion Weekend newsletter – your essential Friday reading! Featuring today:
📆 The big stories coming up in 2026
🏠 2,500 new houses near Carterton?
🕵️♀️ Forensic detectives at the dump
🚜 Sandstorm still out of tune
👋 Why we’re leaving ‘X’
Read online or by email: oxfordclarion.uk/clarion-week...
📆 The big stories coming up in 2026
🏠 2,500 new houses near Carterton?
🕵️♀️ Forensic detectives at the dump
🚜 Sandstorm still out of tune
👋 Why we’re leaving ‘X’
Read online or by email: oxfordclarion.uk/clarion-week...
Clarion Weekend, 9 January 2026
Welcome to 2026!
We were struck this week by a video from Oxford East MP Anneliese Dodds promising this would be “the year when our city turns the corner”. (Extra points for recording it on a moving ...
oxfordclarion.uk
January 9, 2026 at 12:41 PM
The Clarion Weekend newsletter – your essential Friday reading! Featuring today:
📆 The big stories coming up in 2026
🏠 2,500 new houses near Carterton?
🕵️♀️ Forensic detectives at the dump
🚜 Sandstorm still out of tune
👋 Why we’re leaving ‘X’
Read online or by email: oxfordclarion.uk/clarion-week...
📆 The big stories coming up in 2026
🏠 2,500 new houses near Carterton?
🕵️♀️ Forensic detectives at the dump
🚜 Sandstorm still out of tune
👋 Why we’re leaving ‘X’
Read online or by email: oxfordclarion.uk/clarion-week...
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Oxfordshire's Coalition for Healthy Streets and Active Travel (COHSAT) has welcomed the Government's new Road Safety Strategy, saying that in Oxfordshire 270 people are killed or seriously injured on the roads every year. It questions if the plans are bold enough to achieve its targets.
![Cyclists on the High by traffic lights [image by Roger Close]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sehe5pdc7ptfh5ayttdusqpp/bafkreihup2brna3twdpv6tgtp6deigut6idpmm5v37xsg57wxamaop7u6e@jpeg)
January 8, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Oxfordshire's Coalition for Healthy Streets and Active Travel (COHSAT) has welcomed the Government's new Road Safety Strategy, saying that in Oxfordshire 270 people are killed or seriously injured on the roads every year. It questions if the plans are bold enough to achieve its targets.
Heads up - tractor #congestion in the center of town! Spicy start to my first day back in #Oxford with @oxlivstreets.bsky.social today. 🚜🧑🌾
January 8, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Heads up - tractor #congestion in the center of town! Spicy start to my first day back in #Oxford with @oxlivstreets.bsky.social today. 🚜🧑🌾
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⚡️”As a part of the wider active travel offering, they are helping to replace a significant proportion of single-use private car trips, supporting our zero-carbon aims, and helping tackle congestion and air quality issues."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Oxford's e-bike and e-scooter scheme sees busiest year
Operator Voi says its 2025 figures showed riders in Oxford made 1.5 million trips in 2025.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 10:40 AM
⚡️”As a part of the wider active travel offering, they are helping to replace a significant proportion of single-use private car trips, supporting our zero-carbon aims, and helping tackle congestion and air quality issues."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Wonderful to see OLS go from strength to strength. Have a look at this must-read from @siobhannmansel.bsky.social www.oxfordshireliveablestreets.org/news/liveabl...
Insights from Liveable Neighbourhoods 2025 – and what it means for Oxfordshire — Oxfordshire Liveable Streets
If you only know “liveable neighbourhoods” from Oxfordshire social media, you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s just another way of saying “war on motorists”. For the last few years, Oxfordshire Liveab...
www.oxfordshireliveablestreets.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Wonderful to see OLS go from strength to strength. Have a look at this must-read from @siobhannmansel.bsky.social www.oxfordshireliveablestreets.org/news/liveabl...