Wandsworth Living Streets
@wandsworthls.bsky.social
Campaigning for safe, attractive & enjoyable streets across the London Borough of Wandsworth
🥰😍SMART URBAN PLANNING...DESIRE PATHS Finland urban planners wait for the 1st snowfall before deciding where new paths should go. These informal routes are known as desire paths trails created by repeated human use rather than by design www.gislen.com/navigating-t... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desire_...
Have any high street revitalisation experts talked about them often being traffic sewers that people drive through to spend elsewhere? I recently looked at Green Lanes in Haringey which is a traffic sewer being managed for long distance traffic (16.5k vehicles per day). 1/2
How many times will the system ignore the warning signs. "Renshaw had previous driving convictions dating back to 1997, including for dangerous driving and driving while disqualified." Drivers who drive badly, will continue to do so. And he'll be back behind the wheel in two months 🤬
Rosamundi@rosamundi.bsky.social · 24h agooh fuck offfffffffffffffffffffffff www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Final road casualty statistics for 2025 reveal that 29,918 people were killed or seriously injured in crashes in Britain. 56% were pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists. For #RoadSafetyWeek this November, we're campaign to protect vulnerable road users. Read more www.brake.org.uk/how-we-help/...
'A new 2,600-square-metre Tideway Tunnel project has opened to the public at King Edward Memorial Park in Wapping, extending the park into the River Thames and creating new terraces, planting, seating, public art and an improved section of the Thames Path.' www.tideway.london/news/site-ne...
How will your child get to school next term? Not by car, advises TV's Dr Xander Van Tulleken. Biking or walking, he says: "You arrive at school less stressed, more relaxed, you've been able to socialise with friends and have a sense of empowerment and freedom you do not get in a car." Link 👇️
If this campaign is really about passenger safety it is not addressing the real danger to passengers and pedestrians. metro.co.uk/2026/06/29/c...
Car crashes into people queuing at a bus stop in north London
metro.co.uk
Looks like the Royal Parks are finally, after >6 years, going to open the gate at the south end of the Park Lane cycle way so cyclists and pedestrians don’t have to squeeze through the narrow ped gate. (And bypass the stupid shared space crossing to Hyde Park Corner as well)
Climate is a pattern, and the pattern has changed. = Climate Change
No matter how much you've spent on a car, you still need insurance & a valid licence. Good to see the @metpoliceuk clamping down on dangerous driving in 'super' cars. Last week they seized 90 vehicles worth over £8m in an operation targeting uninsured drivers, anti-social and dangerous driving.
A UK study found that telling potential SUV buyers that those vehicles directly result in higher fatalities for pedestrians, cyclists and children had zero effect on their decision to buy them. What does work? Financial penalties: Increased fees, taxes, parking. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
SUV buyers undeterred by warnings of risk to pedestrians, UK study finds
Exclusive: Research suggests financial penalties necessary if number of large vehicles on roads is to be reduced
theguardian.com
Anybody who thinks that road deaths *experienced by others* are somehow acceptable should watch this video and be made to suggest which members of their family should be sacrificed: youtu.be/k2tOye9DKdQ?...
There's no one someone won't miss - Man on the street - Towards Zero
YouTube video by Transport Accident Commission Victoria
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She is, of course, correct that restrictions need balance and moderation. The balance and moderation is that if you cannot control the speed of your vehicle, you do not get to drive.
Carlton Reid@carltonreid.com · yesterdayGenuine sentence from this piece. “Of course safety matters; road deaths are tragic. But any restriction on citizens needs careful balance and moderation.”
There's been extensive research on floating bus stops, where cycle tracks pass bus stops on a main road. They need to be designed well - but the claims they're dangerous just don't match the evidence. Without them, cycling won't be inclusive & safe for everyone. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
Disability campaigners call on mayor to scrap floating bus stops
The stops, first introduced in 2013, involve a cycle lane running between a bus stop and the pavement
standard.co.uk
There is a reason for the overwhelming ubiquity of the sheffield stand. We know what works. This isn't it.
Joe Dick@whatjoewrote.bsky.social · 2d agoSurely a lead contender for worst cycle parking space in Edinburgh, up on Calton Hill.
A new direct crossing, *and* a rat run closed off, *and* more greenery, *and* almost all pavement cycling eliminated—what a massive transformation on Olympic Park Avenue. Would’ve been nice if the Olympic Park developments had been like this from the start, but hey—much, much better late than never!
Will Norman@willnorman.co.uk · 2d agoThe recent transformation of Olympic Park Avenue is looking excellent. One side of the bridge has been converted from a road, making a new safe bike lane connecting up the Westfield Ave cycle tracks to the Chobham residential area and Cycleway 16 into Waltham Forest. 🚲🚲🚲
With the best will in the world, the infrastructure is patchy to say the least. Have you tried cycling CS7 recently? Or the Wandle Trail through Earlsfield? It is not yet a serious proposition...
Cities are going to need many more trees to help people cope with extreme heat. Parked cars reflect heat and also increase street temperatures. So the obvious thing to do is to plant trees in the place of street parking, avoiding pavements (which will cause issues for pedestrians in the future).
When you look at funding, imagine if we funded active travel properly. Not just breadcrumbs. If we proactively looked at cycling and walking investment as exactly that. Investment, not just for today, but for people’s entire lives. The cost saving to the NHS would outweigh up front cost surely?
The correct headline would be something like: ‘motor vehicles are even more dangerous around e-scooters than around motorcycles or cycles…’, but that would identify the source of the danger so they won’t say that.
"As communities worldwide look for ways to reduce road danger and create more liveable places, Wales offers a powerful lesson: sometimes the biggest change comes from changing the norm." #20splenty #Wales
20's Plenty for Us@20splenty.bsky.social · 4d agoThe Welsh national 20mph default speed for urban/village streets has already won the Prince Michael of Kent International Road Safety Award and will be seen as one of the most successful road safety interventions this century. #20splenty pja.co.uk/2026/08/06/r...
The Welsh national 20mph default speed for urban/village streets has already won the Prince Michael of Kent International Road Safety Award and will be seen as one of the most successful road safety interventions this century. #20splenty pja.co.uk/2026/08/06/r...
Rethinking safer streets: Lessons from Wales’ 20mph transformation - PJA
How do we create streets that are safer, healthier and more people-focused? Speed is one of the most influential factors. The relationship between speed and…
pja.co.uk
In Amsterdam, residents can apply for the city to remove the pavement stones and prepare a narrow planting bed helping Dutch streets become greener, cooler and better prepared for heavy rain. #ActOnClimate #Smartcities #ClimateActionNow
Most of us need to be more active and consume less unhealthy stuff. Building activity into everyday life is important and a big part of a complicated jigsaw. Govt hasn't been putting enough effort into that. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why have obesity rates doubled since 1993?
Around seven million more adults are living with obesity than would have been if obesity rates had stayed the same as 1993.
bbc.co.uk
The Metropolitan Police Service. Very much part of the problem (not the solution). And of course WBC won’t take any action. @willnorman.co.uk
@walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social is launching an inquiry to improve transport and travel for children and young people. They’re calling for evidence about what works, including case studies. The closing date for all submissions will be the 31 August 2026. #ActiveTravel @walkridegm.org.uk
Children and Young People's Inquiry on Transport and Travel: Launch and call for evidence
Walk Wheel Cycle Trust is launching an inquiry to improve transport and travel for children and young people, and we're calling for evidence.
walkwheelcycletrust.org.uk
Telling that the reaction to e-scooter injuries is to try to stop people using a form of affordable (inclusive) urban mobility rather than to control the use of much larger vehicles on the road.
