Hi active travel fans. Please help by supporting the extension of Cycleway 9 from Syon to Hounslow. Cycleway 9 has been transformative for families in Chiswick, Hammersmith and Brentford. Let’s bring that love to more Hounslow families! haveyoursay.tfl.gov.uk/cycleway-9-w...

Syon Park to Hounslow town centre walking and cycling improvements

Find out more about our plans to extend Cycleway 9 between Syon Park and Hounslow Town centre, and have your say by taking our survey.

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“It is time to look seriously at a lightweight autonomous shuttle service to reconnect the community with Hammersmith town centre. Reality has finally dawned that there is no way to reopen it to cars, so we can at last get on with working out what could be possible with the bridge we actually have.”

Hammersmith Bridge won’t reopen to cars after repairs deemed too costly

Council report instead recommends focusing on safeguarding access for the 12,000 pedestrians and cyclists who use the west London crossing each day

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We discussed this subject this morning as well, with some figures of actually how busy it is - but just with pedestrians and cyclists instead of vehicles. We have a sensor there showing over 12,000 commutes daily over the bridge. Not closed at all telraam.net/en/location/...

This year's #BetterTransportWeek celebrates how better transport connects people and places. Better transport doesn't just help us get around, it helps create cleaner air for children, safer streets, and healthier communities. 💪 Find out more at @bettertransport.bsky.social or 👇.

Better Transport Week

Better Transport Week is Campaign for Better Transport's annual celebration of public transport, shared and active travel.

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There is something deeply rotten about this case. I sincerely hope that the parents of the victims receive the justice they have had to fight so hard for.

The Times and Sunday Times@thetimes.com · 4mo ago

A woman is due to face trial over a collision outside a southwest London school in which two eight-year-olds were killed and several others injured www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...

1. The latest importunate poop to drop on our heads from Telegraph columnist Steve Bird has been concocted by one of west London’s worst people, David Tarsh, a drearily fixated motor lobbyist who sometimes finds it expedient to pose as a concerned pedestrian.

Unbelievable trip to Leipzig to watch a truly memorable Palace victory and experience the seriously impressive Rayo Vallecano support.

A classic piece of cycle lane opposition from a Lib Dem MP

We're "excessively lax" about holding motorists accountable for their actions because for decades every level of society - including the people who should be keeping us safe - have seen motor harm as inevitable anf outside anyone's control #motonormativity www.theguardian.com/money/2026/a...

Rise of the ‘ghost owner’: 18,000 UK vehicles in use without proper records

Exclusive: Labour MP calls on DVLA to take action, saying speeding, hit and runs and other crimes are going unpunished

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Cities don’t thrive when space is owned by cars, they thrive when it’s shared by people. From superblocks to school streets, this is what's possible when cities place care, empathy, and inclusion at their core—and why leadership matters more than ever. Our piece in @theguardian.com: bit.ly/4sYZlzy

In London we have Labour MPs standing up in the House of Commons and knowingly spreading falsehoods about motor traffic increasing and cycling decreasing since the closure of Hammersmith Bridge to motor vehicles. The conspiracy runs deep and it will take a generation to shift the mindset.

Urban Truth Collective@urbantruth.bsky.social · 6mo ago

"There's always going to be debate in city planning. Always. But there's good faith debate, based on disagreements, and then there's deliberate lies and misinformation." Print article ICYMI of @brenttoderian.bsky.social’s ABC News interview on the truth and lies about “15-Minute Cities. #UrbanTruth

The closure of Hammersmith Bridge to motor vehicles has created much safer conditions for walking and cycling across a huge area of Hammersmith and Barnes and resulted in fewer vehicles on all West London bridges including Putney and Chiswick. Keep it closed to cars forever.

Fleur Anderson MP@fleuranderson.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Thanks to everyone who has written to me about the impact the Hammersmith Bridge vehicle closure has on you. Keep them coming!

Have they not heard of bollards? No need to stand there all day and night protecting this from bad lazy and destructive driving, get some bollards put in! @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social @apiln.bsky.social @hounslowcouncil.bsky.social

“Wait, we’re afraid of walkable distances now?”* *best response ever to the manufactured conspiracy theories about “15-Minute Cities” and the simple idea of having more things we need nearby. #UrbanTruth

“Albert Bridge to remain accessible to cycles and pedestrians for the next year.” Fixed it for you, BBC. (This local resident is fucking DELIGHTED! It’s a joy to cross right now - children & runners & people on bikes & even dogs all smiling across the full width.) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Albert Bridge may close for up to a year to repair cracks

Kensington and Chelsea Council says the bridge may open sooner if a

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Crossed Hammersmith bridge on my bike earlier & honestly only sociopaths who live nowhere near here would think it’s a good idea to bring 25k cars back over this bridge every day Sound on for a rant about the Putney politicians demanding exactly this based on convenient lies & political cowardice

We will now post only here on Bluesky. We aim to ramp up our campaign for safer, more accessible and more climate resilient streets in West Dulwich whilst sharing inspirational measures introduced elsewhere. We remain grateful for your support 💚

Labour politicians in Wandsworth are out of control with their quite deliberate spreading of misinformation about Hammersmith Bridge. It is time for them to accept it will never open to cars again and start working on solutions to traffic problems in Putney. Try some cycle lanes and LTNs.

Leo Murray@crisortunity.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Actual manual counts were taken by the DfT in 2017, 2019 (after the closure), 2021 and 2023. They show traffic was comparable immediately after the HB closure (41k in 2019 compared to 43k in 2017), then fell to 33k in 2021 before rising to 37k in 2023. Here: roadtraffic.dft.gov.uk/count-points...

In what universe could you look at this and think yeah let’s reopen this to cars.

Another great starter pack—highly recommended. It’s worth noting that more of us need to work on multiple important issues simultaneously. Making a city more walkable isn’t just placemaking; it also improves mental health, combats loneliness epidemic, reduces crime, AND helps tackle #climatechange.

Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 11mo ago

ICYMI, this STARTER PACK is my team-up with celebrated climate scientist @katharinehayhoe.com, and it’s full of people & organizations that specifically embrace the overlap between better cities and climate action! Please follow them, and help spread the pack around! #ClimateAction #UrbanistShoutOut

Sadly Fleur is continuing to deliberately mislead Putney residents by claiming that the closure of Hammersmith Bridge to cars is increasing traffic in Putney. The reality is that traffic is down on all surrounding bridges since the closure of Hammersmith Bridge. Trust in politics 🧐

Fleur Anderson MP@fleuranderson.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🎆 My November 2025 newsletter is out! It’s been a busy month with: 🚫 banning plastic in wet wipes 🏠 Alton estate regeneration 🚗 tackling Putney traffic …and so much more! 👇 🔗 mailchi.mp/fleuranderso...

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba... Somebody appears to have forgotten to mention Adam Wharton …..

Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden recalled to England squad by Thomas Tuchel

England manager Thomas Tuchel recalls Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden to his squad for games against Serbia and Albania.

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Your Comeback Guide to all the Anti-Cycling Arguments You’ll Hear This Year. momentummag.com/your-comebac...

Your Comeback Guide to all the Anti-Cycling Arguments You’ll Hear This Year

Anti-bike arguments aren’t just frustrating—they’re outdated, inaccurate, and often repeated without a shred of evidence.

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The TCCG group behind this petition are simply the latest astroturf front for the local H&F car lobby, and are absolutely riddled with local tories who are implacably opposed to any and every measure to reduce motor traffic, improve air quality or support cycling and walking. Embarrassing stuff

Interesting research on attitudes towards & use of e-cargo bikes in the UK. Particularly noteworthy for demonstrating the level of interest in e-cargo bikes nationally and the extent to which they replace car journeys. In a trial in suburban areas over 50% of the distance travelled replaced car use

E-cargo bikes as a personal transport mode in the UK: insights from surveys and suburban trials

This paper explores the potential of e-cargo bikes as a personal transport mode in the UK, reporting on a series of surveys and trials. Hypothesising …

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If your not willing to give up car lanes for bus lanes your equity is performative

As of 11am on Friday, al fresco dining has come to St Martin's Lane in the West End, with Rupert Street market arriving in Soho later that day. It's a huge step towards making our city more people-friendly. This street is now free of general motor traffic 11am-11pm daily until end of October 1/

This latest 'secret war on motorists' is.... the govt confirming it won't go ahead with Rishi Sunak's 2023 'Plan for Drivers', a half-baked and panicked series of measures to make it harder for councils to introduce LTNs and 20mph zones which not even the Conservatives ever really believed in.

Great to see my old friend @johnjohnstewart.bsky.social making the case for Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) to support local active travel journeys in yesterday’s Times www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...

“The efficacy of the measure can no longer be credibly questioned, so it’s time we started implementing them across London and at pace. With so many lives at stake we cannot afford not to.” #LTNsAreGoodActually Chapter 847

You can't argue with the data - LTNs are officially saving lives

It’s a truth many struggle to accept, but in London cars have become killers.

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