GOV.UK) Government to review how road users should behave in relation to cyclists and pedestrians. Department for Transport review is part of government drive to keep cyclists safe on the roads updated national standard for cycling training published to improve safety awareness of all road users cycling and walking minister Jesse Norman announces new measures… [Read More]

Copenhagenize) I haven’t been on a bicycle for 7 days. The reason? A couple of cracked ribs. I’ve tried each and every day to cycle, but it hasn’t been possible. When a siple cough is enough to bring tears to your eyes, riding a bicycle is a long shot. A serious blow to my pride… [Read More]

the guardian) People are definitely laughing, and on this occasion, also pointing Coco KhanFri 16 Nov 2018 14.00 GMT ‘I’m still a long way from riding on the roads.’ Photograph: Alamy The main difficulty in learning things as an adult that, ordinarily, you’d have learned much younger (in my case, swimming and driving) is overcoming… [Read More]

the guardian) Threat to major population centres is increasing as planners fail to prepare for impacts of global warming, report says Last modified on Fri 5 Oct 2018 00.45 BST London, Jakarta, Shanghai and Houston and other global cities that are already sinking will become increasingly vulnerable to storms and flooding as a result of… [Read More]

the guardian) Craille Maguire GilliesThu 15 Nov 2018 10.24 GMT On a 6,000-mile bicycle journey along the Silk Road, the author explored the notion of wildness – the Earth’s and her own Kate Harris, at her home in Atlin, British Columbia. Photograph: Joanne Ratajczak When Kate Harris was a child, her Pony Club instructor told… [Read More]

the guardian) Sun 18 Nov 2018 An increasing number of parents are shunning good schools because of the local air quality while some are even looking to move out of cities altogether, as fears over the effects of diesel emissions on health mount. Last week a major study published in the Lancet found that pollution… [Read More]

TfL – Citizen Space) Overview We are proposing to change the layout of Tooley Street. These changes will reduce road danger, improve air quality, and provide better facilities to enable people to walk, cycle and use public transport, supporting the objectives of the Mayor’s Transport Strategy (MTS). Why we are proposing this Tooley Street is… [Read More]

Streetsblog USA) Baby Boomers love cars. Their kids? Not so much. That’s the upshot of a new survey by the research firm Arity, which reveals a stark generational divide about cars and driving — and how few alternatives Americans of any age have for getting around. The main common ground? Everyone — Baby Boomers, Generation… [Read More]

The Guardian) Turk held for obstructing public highway and has no regrets in taking part in mass civil disobedience Sun 18 Nov 2018 Turk, one of the generation of young British artists who became art superstars in the mid-90s, said he had no regrets about taking part in one of the biggest acts of mass… [Read More]

The Guardian) Ernesto Araújo has called climate science ‘dogma’ and bemoaned the ‘criminalisation’ of red meat, oil and heterosexual sex Jonathan WattsLast modified on Fri 16 Nov 2018 03.32 GMT Ernesto Araújo has called climate science ‘dogma’ and bemoaned the ‘criminalisation’ of red meat, oil and heterosexual sex Brazil’s president-elect Jair Bolsonaro has chosen a… [Read More]