Had this idea in lockdown, half-built it, forgot about it, remembered it again, though might as well finish it.
Local Wikipedia: The Encyclopedia For Local People
Wikipedia, but only for things a half hour walk from you.
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This from Shrewsbury's Residents Association traffic policy. How did people cope before cars?! I for one can't sleep without my passing traffic security blanket.
New pocket park in Shrewsbury. Secure bike storage, Brompton hire, benches and community garden brightening up this busy gyratory.
Very grateful that Powys/the Welsh Government decided a year ago to provide Sunday buses to Montgomery. Makes getting home with the baby so much easier. But it is hilarious that Monty (pop 1,200) has a bus every 2hrs, while just across the border Shrewsbury (pop 76,000) has no Sunday buses at all.
Next month Spain is bringing in some new laws to help protect vulnerable road users (Royal Decreto 518/2026). For motorists this means new overtaking rules and no tailgating cyclists. Local authorities can also more easily bring in two-way cycling on one-way streets.
I've spent some of my summer trying to map some of Shropshire's Quiet Lanes on OpenStreetMap. A 2003 CPRE report suggests that there were 25 QL roads planned for Salop so I'm probably missing a few.🧵
🚨 BREAKING: The Government will shortly issue an emergency alert to all phones in England and Wales warning them not to light anything that can cause a wildfire
Interesting cycle track for riders to learn on. The layout is a stylised version of Stratford's road system and features crossings, traffic lights and matching road names. Photo credits Ken Lawler (Facebook)
I made an animation which shows the effects of air pollution on pedestrians waiting to cross the road, along with what can be done to reduce its harmful effects: stepback.gregdev.com Thank you to @ianwalker.bsky.social for the inspiration for doing so during a conversation a couple of weeks' back!
'Step back' - air pollution at pedestrian crossings
Every busy road produces a cloud of pollution you can't see. Where you stand in it matters more than most people might realise.
stepback.gregdev.com
Controversial opinion but closing this park & ride isn't a big loss. Less than 10 minutes to drive to Oxon P&R. The "walk on" service is expensive and inconvenient. Takes a weird long route into town on Saturdays. Biggest issue is if they stop using it for the football parking.
Shropshire Live@shropshirelive.bsky.social · 5mo agoShrewsbury Business Improvement District has expressed concern over the planned closure of the Meole Brace Park & Ride service, warning that the move risks making the town centre harder to reach for workers and visitors alike. www.shropshirelive.com/news/2026/06...
Major problem in the UK is that we really don't build *apartments* outside of major cities. We are desperately in love with sprawl, unnavigable suburbs, and car dependency. Most homes do not need to be the UK standard "tiny shitty semi detached" pattern.
M a r c u s 🏳️🌈🇧🇧🇬🇧@marcusjdl.bsky.social · 6mo agoAlso polling shows that British people like to think we are looking after nature, which is one thing we should be proud of! www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
Listening to yesterday's Shropshire Council planning committee. £130k of Section 106 money towards rejigging a roundabout near a hotel development but nothing for active travel despite there being a strategy to improve infrastructure nearby.
"Shrewsbury Town Centre Design Code" got approve yesterday. It seems like a well written document with lots of modern urban design guidance in it. You can read the draft version here shropshire.gov.uk/committee-se...
New solar lighting going up along this shared path in Shrewsbury💡
New route into this retail park replacing a muddy desire path.🎉The old official way was over 400 meters further.
Active travel saves the NHS at least £54 million a year just in Liverpool alone. Other regions especially the north east need to sit up, take note and ramp up their efforts. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Active travel' in Liverpool City Region 'saves NHS millions'
People walking, wheeling and cycling in the Liverpool City Region saves the NHS an estimated £53.8m a year.
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Cycling in Shrewsbury. I've got no idea how to report this as the estate doesn't appear to be adopted by the council.
I look forward to reading another balanced article on cycling from the Telegraph.
"fire engines have been "using the cycle lane" to get away from jams" Ok good. "[Councillor] Minnery said that this itself was not 'not a solution' and could be a risk to cyclists who are hard of hearing or wearing headphones." Excuse me, what? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Shrewsbury gyratory leaves fire engines 'using cycle lane'
A committee is told that emergency services have been using the cycle lane to get through.
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Shropshire Council deputy leader has confirmed that the Castle Street two way cycleway (in red) has being axed from Shrewsbury's Station Gyratory changes. Disappointing but not entirely surprised, the project seemed to be a bit of a hot mess. Lets do it properly next time.
Shropshire has a new parkrun. Great! Shame its inaccessible to anyone outside a car. 👎
Shrewsbury greening scheme looks promising. Hopefully a road diet to undo some of the mistakes Thomas Telford made 200 odd years ago.
Six things I like about Cambridge’s new Eddington district: why it's a good example that other developments should follow.
Bravo to @juliandean99.bsky.social for discussing active travel shortfalls at today's planning committee meeting.👏 Amendment to have a "framework travel plan" for Shrewsbury's Riverside development approved.
I've been looking at my photos and this is by far my favourite: children cycling with heavy goods vehicles. This is why we do it.
