Time Traveler Causes of Death xkcd.com/2976/

This is a masterclass in great urbanism. Mixed-use development, tons of green, wonderful bike infrastructure, and even some space for the car. It's a shame that so many developments are mediocre when such beautiful examples exist. 📍Little C, Rotterdam

Why use a bollard when a massive gate will do for a cyclist hating authority. Don't tell em that you could just whip around it on the footpath. Feckwits.

road.cc@roadcc.bsky.social · 5h ago

It's been a full-on day on today's live blog... road.cc/news/cycling...

Burning fossil fuels makes wildfires more frequent and more intense. Of course those who have made record profits causing the problem should pick up the bill.

“Nah mate, got no clue why those bloody cyclists don’t just use the bike lanes like they’re supposed to”

“3/4ths of disabled people don’t drive. Stop using us as an excuse for car dependency.” — @nondriver.bsky.social in collaboration with @urbantruth.bsky.social. #UrbanTruth Worth repeating. #UrbanTruth

The worst possible outcome to somone just trying to get to where they needed to go. Every road fatality is one too many. Unfortunately we are still no where close to achieving #visionzero in Oxford.

Oxford Clarion@oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 11h ago

A 65-year old cyclist has died after a road traffic collision on Iffley Road at 11pm yesterday. A 21-year old man has been arrested on suspicion of death causing dangerous driving. Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage of a grey Volkswagen Golf.

Right to play and right not to be killed by cars should surely be more important than smartphone bans. But of course that would impact adults - 20 mph or lower on city streets, roads closed to vehicles etc @playingout.bsky.social @visionzeronet.bsky.social @transportaction.bsky.social

Alison Stenning@alisonstenning.bsky.social · 14h ago

Today is #Playday2026! The theme this year is “Play - here, there, everywhere”. All children and teenagers have the right to time, space and freedom to play – here, there and everywhere.

My column on how capital becomes a death cult. Faced with a choice between profit and human life, the radical right chooses profit. Then it tries to persuade us that mass death is what we want. It's the new phase of climate denial: accept your fate, earthlings. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Murderous heat, an endangered food supply, decimated landscapes: embrace the Mediterranean life | George Monbiot

As climate disaster stares us in the face, the radical right says ‘Embrace the Mediterranean life’. Embrace death, more like it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

theguardian.com

I can’t believe we’re still having a debate about whether there’s a trade off between job creation and measures to green the economy. There isn’t. The evidence was clear years ago - a green economy creates far more jobs than the fossil fuel economy it replaces. Come on Labour, catch up …

Government contracts to require job creation instead of green targets under new rules

Louise Haigh says taxpayer money must benefit local communities amid backlash from environmental groups

theguardian.com

A bit of community service and a 3 year driving ban for killing someone whilst driving. Previous for phone use too. This person should not be allowed to drive ever again. Life ban when convicted of killing whilst driving should be mandatory. He can bus. Or cycle. road.cc/news/van-dri...

“No idea how he hadn’t seen him”: Van driver avoids jail after killing cyclist riding with two rear lights

A van driver who killed a cyclist after failing to see him on the road, despite the 54-year-old riding with two rear lights, has been handed a suspended 10-month prison sentence.Graham Nash was riding...

road.cc

“As Aydin jumps a scooter over ramps set up in the middle of the road, children around him are drawing with chalk, blowing bubbles and kicking a football in a spot where cars are usually driving through.” Good job Leeds. More children should have the chance to play in their neighbourhood like this.

Leeds: The city closing down streets so children can play

In Leeds, streets are being temporarily closed to traffic so kids have more space to safely play - an initiative proving beneficial to both children and adults.

bbc.co.uk

There is zero cycle parking at Warkworth Castle (I waited outside with our bikes while my family went in). Nice one, English Heritage!

😠 Just what we need to address the climate/nature - and increasingly food insecurity - crises: 100,000 more flights per year

The Guardian@theguardian.com · yesterday

Gatwick airport to open second runway after legal challenge fails

Not sure if everyone appreciates the difference. Rooftop solar hardwires into your main panel via a dedicated breaker, so it requires a permit, an installer, an electrician, and a utility agreement. Balcony solar just plugs into a wall outlet, sharing an existing circuit with no permits or rewiring.

A new deal on balcony solar just dropped in the US

Plug-in panels can lower your bills. To boost the American market for the tech, nonprofit Bright Saver is selling kits with no markup, starting at around…

canarymedia.com

Microsoft: $101 BILLION in profits. $12.5 BILLION in tax breaks. $176 BILLION in stock buybacks. 4,800 workers fired this week. 9,000 workers fired last year. Please don't tell me trickle-down economics works. It never did. Nothing trickles down.

44,000 deaths per year from car violence, but yeah, let's put human-scaled mobility under the microscope. If you have a "problem" with bikes, it's because you're forcing them into the margins with pedestrians instead of reallocating space away from cars.

Speaker Julie Menin@speakermenin.bsky.social · yesterday

Every New Yorker deserves to move around our city freely and safely, regardless of how they get around. That’s why the NYC Council is launching a comprehensive review of where existing laws can be stronger enforced, and what additional solutions are needed to keep New Yorkers safe.

Don't look now, but the world has now installed 3TW of solar. Took 10 years to get from 100GW to 1TW. Less than 3 years to get to 2TW. Less than 2 years to get to 3TW. Analysts expect *9TW* by 2036.

The World Crossed a Major Solar Milestone. No One Noticed

The next phase of the boom may reveal a shift in who is gaining access to the technology.

bloomberg.com

Money can’t buy happiness, but it can buy a cargo bike and that’s basically the same thing. 🤩 Happy 6th birthday to my Urban Arrow! Hit this milestone last night.

Older drivers aren't involved in as many collisions as younger drivers, but that doesn't mean they're not a danger. They don't drive many miles but the RATE of collisions per mile goes up drastically. Over 80's are the most dangerous on the road. www.gov.uk/government/s...

In other news National Highways finds a way of making active travel safer lauralaker.substack.com/p/national-h...

Transport Action Network@transportaction.bsky.social · 2d ago

For “economic growth in every postcode” to go from being a promise to reality, National Highways surely needs to start investing in local connections that make a tangible difference to communities throughout the country. transportactionnetwork.org.uk/national-hig...

Unless we ban the use of fossil fuels for energy generation and surface transport, no company will ever leave this stuff in the ground. Why would they when they're making money hand over fist?

Oil Giant Saudi Aramco Reports 33% Profit Surge, Despite Iran War Disruptions (Gift Article)

Higher oil prices propelled a quarterly earnings jump for Saudi Arabia’s energy giant, which used pipelines to work around disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.

nytimes.com

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 A working group has begun a feasibility study into a direct Caledonian Sleeper service to mainland Europe. The study will examine technical and commercial issues, with findings due to be reported to ministers later this year. www.transport.gov.scot/news/working...

#OnThisDay 170 years ago the Caterham Railway opened from Purley to Caterham via Kenley and Whyteleafe South (originally Warlingham). Whyteleafe followed in 1900 which is when Caterham's charming original station was replaced, and the line doubled. RCHS buff.ly/9dwt9py

We have just passed the 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY of the ROAD SAFETY EMERGENCY. Over that period all casualties from road collisions HAVE NOT MEANINGFULLY CHANGED staying at around 3,000 per year! We are meeting on Friday the 4th of September to honour those affected and call for meaningful improvements.

Leaders of flag-raising group Raise the Colours Oxfordshire placed trackers on highway workers’ cars to find out their home addresses, the High Court has heard. RTC then attempted to intimidate the highway staff into no longer removing flags by repeating their addresses to them.

E-bikes give people affordable, clean transportation. If kids are getting hit by pickup trucks, the answer isn’t to treat e-bikes like the problem; it’s protected bike lanes, safer crossings, lower traffic speeds, and infrastructure that keeps everyone separated from multi-ton vehicles.

A new housing development under construction in the Netherlands The cycle infrastructure is already in place, complete with junctions ready to connect to future homes, along with dedicated bus lanes Active and sustainable travel is planned from the very beginning, not bolted on as an afterthought

A Memorandum of Understanding with Active Travel England, adopted in 2024, wasn't published until we unearthed it under the Freedom of Information Act. Even now, we can see no signs of the promised annual reports on progress in putting it into practice transportactionnetwork.org.uk/national-hig...

National Highways must come clean on pedestrian and cycle safety

We recently highlighted National Highways' serious failure to meet its road casualty reduction targets - despite their claim that "safety is our most important commitment”. Worse still is their failur...

transportactionnetwork.org.uk

While wildfires rage, oil bosses are laughing all the way to the bank thanks to Donald Trump’s idiotic Iran war. People across the country are facing sky high energy bills. If Burnham is struggling to find the money to help families with those bills, I’d start here.

Sky News@news.sky.com · 2d ago

Oil giant BP profits more than double due to Iran war - again