The Lower Thames Crossing will destroy 5.35 hectares of ancient woodland and veteran trees, including the newly designated The Wilderness ancient woodland, and the the Woodland Trust owned Shorne and Ashenbank Woods SSSI.
Chinley and Buxworth Transport Group
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We campaign for an accessible, modern railway & work with all stakeholders to promote sustainable transport modes, safe walking routes & better cycling facilities in the High Peak of Derbyshire - and beyond !
Road violence in Greater Manchester is at a five-year high. 1,043 people were killed or seriously injured on our roads in 2025, the most in five years. Today Walk Ride GM launched a tracker that logs every death and serious injury, day by day. 🧵 roadviolencegm.org.uk
Mayer Hillman's career as described in the Guardian is fascinating. Of particular interest was his reaction to the 1963 'Traffic in Towns' report which you can read in digital form below @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social @walkridegm.org.uk @paultattam.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Mayer Hillman obituary
Pioneer of ideas about the climate crisis and road safety, and a champion of walking, cycling and children’s mobility
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Newsletter out on 1/11 - Active Travel, Who's Who in transport funding, action on illegal e-scooters, Northern's Sunday woes as distinct from new Sunday service on High Peak 61! Finally, some ideas for Xmas pantos chinleybuxworthtg.co.uk/news/ @paultattam.bsky.social @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social
Wondering if trials bikes are allowed anywhere on access land, specifically the delicate path to the top of South Head, Chinley. @peakdistrict.bsky.social @cbtransportgroup.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk
🧵 1/4 You're not imagining it, cars are getting bigger. In fact, cars are growing approx. 1.2 cm longer and 0.5 cm wider and taller per year. The bigger the car, the bigger the visibility problem for drivers.
Lots of interesting walking/cycling initiatives in the NW :) @urbancyclinginstitute.org @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social @walkridegm.org.uk @filmendefietser.eurosky.social @peaksandpuddles.com Encouraging Active Travel to School – Chinley and Buxworth Transport Group share.google/bz07gqmYKOQM...
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This coming weekend, the 26/27 Sept there is a an Art Trail by Rail event coordinated by Hope Valley Climate Action group + High Peak Community Rail Partnership. Chinley is hosting a dozen artists at the WI Hall. Read more here... chinleybuxworthtg.co.uk/blogs/hope-v... @peaksandpuddles.com
There’s something liberating about seeing a city from the saddle of an OV-fiets. Yesterday took us across Rotterdam on those familiar blue-and-yellow bikes, with a visit to the Fenix Museum; crossing bridges, rolling through neighbourhoods, and following our curiosity wherever it happened to lead.
Our next Newsletter will be out on 1st September - we cover all kinds of transport issues, from Robots on pavements to Access for All. @railfuture.bsky.social @transportaction.bsky.social @walkridegm.org.uk @disrightsuk.bsky.social @paultattam.bsky.social share.google/xLLtCFd0prjf...
Chinley and Buxworth Transport Group – Community group campaigning for better public transport, especially step-free access to Chinley station
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Did you see us talking about delivery robots on BBC Breakfast today? Delivery robots are on our pavements 🤖 They've been banned in cities in the US for injuring pedestrians and there are no UK laws governing their use. Join the campaign: https://pavementoverload.com/ https://bbc.in/4vNmlUo
Breakfast - 01/07/2026
The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC's Breakfast team.
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Why does E Midlands get a raw deal? Lord Hendy rejected improvements for all E Midlands rail region stations on DfT's 2024 list-Chinley, Sileby, Stamford,Sleaford 1/2 @cbtransportgroup.bsky.social @jon4highpeak.bsky.social @railnatter.uk @christianwolmar.bsky.social www.gov.uk/government/s...
Now the PM has cancelled already agreed improvements in a region where transport funding is already at bottom of the table 2/2 @jon4highpeak.bsky.social @transportaction.bsky.social @railfuture.bsky.social @highpeakgreens.bsky.social @cbtransportgroup.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A good bike path does more than move bikes. It makes room for school runs, grocery trips, chats with friends, and the best way to enjoy summer. What would make you ride more this summer?
Who knew you can use a tyre lever as a spoon? 😆 Another great: "Cycling in the Netherlands", err, no, "the World’s best Cycling Country" video! youtu.be/AP7cxKdNraE?...
Bikepacking Through The World's Best Cycling Country
YouTube video by Cycling366
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Having cycled recently in the Netherlands, I must say Dank U Wel for all the facilities! @filmendefietser.eurosky.social @dutchcycling.nl @cyclinguk.bsky.social @paultattam.bsky.social @railfuture.bsky.social By bike +train in Manchester, Sheffield, Leiden +Wuppertal share.google/ola3bWMntncH...
By bike and train – Manchester, Sheffield, Leiden and Wuppertal – Chinley and Buxworth Transport Group
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Sometimes I treat myself by cycling a lap through the largest bicycle parking facility in the world. Just for fun. Because cycling infrastructure can be both fun and practical!
I cycled to Efteling, the largest theme park in the Netherlands, last week. Of course they have a huge bike parking area, fully staffed to check your bike in and out but only just seen that to encourage fewer car journeys if you cycle to the theme park 7 times in a year you get a free bike bag.
Hoeksveer ferry from Hoek van Holland to the other side of Europoort/Maasvlakte 2 is v. useful, the docks are fascinating, you can visit Portlantis Exhibition-but there is no ferry on a Monday ! www.hoeksveer.nl/EN/ @dutchcycling.nl @hoekvanholland.bsky.social www.portofrotterdam.com/en/portlantis
...where negotiating urban areas is much safer when clear 'give way signs'/priorities + cycle traffic lights give all road users proper respect @rivierarider.bsky.social @hackneycyclist.bsky.social @walkridegm.org.uk @urbancyclinginstitute.org See this website! bicycledutch.wordpress.com/about/
The Netherlands is great for cycling! We used the Maassluis ferry, from Hoek Van Holland northwards the coast route is a delight. We passed through Leiden + Delft ... 1/3 @paultattam.bsky.social @dutchcycling.nl@filmendefietser.eurosky.social @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social @peaksandpuddles.com
Seen today on A617 near Chesterfield. Part of the DfT's 'Roadmap to an Accessible Railway'? @railfuture.bsky.social @cbtransportgroup.bsky.social @transportaction.bsky.social @bettertransport.bsky.social @wrirosscities.bsky.social @greatbritishrail.bsky.social #rail @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social
When you design a city's infrastructure to enable autonomous kids, you enrich life and society for everyone. Children learn to embrace the freedom of safe, independent mobility and parents get their time back. From young to old, proper infrastructure serves everyone. 📸 @radrevolte.bsky.social
radrevolte@radrevolte.bsky.social · 6mo agoErst vorgestern las ich wieder, dass niederländische Kinder laut UNICEF zu den glücklichsten gehören. Die Erklärung: Dort lässt man sie erst mal Kinder sein – viel draußen spielen, Freiheit und Selbstständigkeit erleben. Und ermöglicht wird das durch solche Radinfrastruktur: 🇳🇱❤️🚲
If #HS2 bill rises to £102 billion, that is the equivalent of providing £10 million of investment to 10,000 stations. By way of comparision ... 1/3 @disrightsuk.bsky.social @transportaction.bsky.social @paultattam.bsky.social @bettertransport.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/business/202...
HS2 bill could rise to £102bn with first trains delayed until 2039, government admits
Transport secretary Heidi Alexander blames Conservative government for ‘obscene increase in times and costs’
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⚠️ The gov is repeating HS2 mistakes with the Lower Thames Crossing. At an estimated £769M per mile, this 'smart' motorway is set to cost MORE mile-for-mile than HS2—yet construction has begun without a final business case. Read our press release 👇 transportactionnetwork.org.uk/lower-thames...
Lower Thames Crossing repeats HS2 mistakes and costs more per mile
Transport Action Network (TAN) has warned that the government is set to repeat the mistakes of HS2 with the Lower Thames Crossing ‘smart’ motorway (LTC). This comes as Sir Stephen Lovegrove’s report o...
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Outside Delft Station, the absence of car noise reveals a richer urban soundtrack: trams gliding, bells ringing, birds chirping, laughter echoing, and bicycles creaking by. In place of roaring engines, the human-scale soundscape brings the street to life: so serene, yet simultaneously full of life.
This is an absolutely horrific "road safety" ad from the 1980s in the UK. Our approach has not changed much since then. If our roads are designed such that one "false move" can get a child killed by a driver, then maybe we should re-think our infrastructure? Source: playingout.net/files/resear...
It doesn’t need to be complicated. Give buses their own space and signals, and keep families on bikes or scooters separate. Safer for them, and buses can keep to schedule.
If you want kids to safely cycle on main roads with lorries, the answer isn’t “be more careful” - it’s protected cycle tracks