Some cities use images of bikes and riders, with or without helmets. Some use riderless bikes – and others just get the geometry all wrong. Can you tell what city it is from its cycle lane icon? Wed 26 Jun 2019 13.00 BST link to original article
Brands invited to compete for exclusive TfL cargo bike logo – Cycling Industry News
Jonathon Harker25 June, 2019 Manufacturers of cargo bikes for businesses and consumers are being invited to take part in Transport for London’s (TfL) first ever Best Cargo Bike competition. The winner will receive the exclusive use of a specially designed TfL logo for 12 months for marketing and promotion, as well as promotion on TfL’s… [Read More]
A cyclist’s guide to biking the city – a cartoon | The Guardian
The Illustrated City: Urban cycling is good for health, the wallet and the environment – but is still not without its risks Fri 28 Jun 2019 Dave Walker is a cartoonist from Langdon Hills, Essex, who often cycles in London. He is the author of The Cycling Cartoonist, published by Bloomsbury link to original article
Network Rail bosses told to fly to meetings because trains too expensive, internal policy reveals – inews.co.uk
Company policy is in place to save public money Sunday June 23rd 2019 Staff working for Network Rail have been told to fly around the UK for business when it works out cheaper than taking the train. The company’s policy stipulates that members of staff should fly to their destination if it saves money. According… [Read More]
What oil companies knew: the great climate cover-up – podcast | The Guardian
Bill McKibbenWed 19 Jun 2019 03.00 BST Before 1988, climate change was a subject confined to the realm of academic journals. That all changed when the scientist James Hansen told Congress that global heating was caused by the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere as a result of the burning of fossil fuels. That… [Read More]
Edinburgh cyclists win damages over injuries caused by tram tracks | The Guardian
Dozens of people could be in line for payments after judge’s landmark ruling Severin CarrellLast modified on Fri 28 Jun 2019 21.15 BST Dozens of cyclists in Edinburgh could be in line for damages after a judge ruled the city’s tram tracks were to blame for two incidents. In a landmark legal ruling, the court… [Read More]
BBC – Future – The ‘3.5% rule’: How a small minority can change the world
In 1986, millions of Filipinos took to the streets of Manila in peaceful protest and prayer in the People Power movement. The Marcos regime folded on the fourth day. In 2003, the people of Georgia ousted Eduard Shevardnadze through the bloodless Rose Revolution, in which protestors stormed the parliament building holding the flowers in their… [Read More]
Misleading headline complaint dismissed | Cycling UK
Friday, 21 June 2019 A Cycling UK complaint about an inaccurate national news headline suggesting cyclists had killed more people than motorists in the Netherlands has been dismissed by the press watchdog because it says the article was not aimed at a UK audience. The charity made its complaint to the Independent Press Standards Organisation… [Read More]
Consultation (ends 10 Jul 2019) Safe speeds for central London – introducing 20mph speed limits – TFL – Citizen Space
Overview We want your views on our proposals to make the streets we manage in central London 20mph by 2020 and the associated measures. Last year, in partnership with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), we published the Vision Zero Action Plan. The Action Plan sets out our ambition to eliminate death and serious injury from… [Read More]
Electric Vehicles Are Driving Demand for Lithium — With Environmental Consequences
Lithium, sometimes referred to as ‘white petroleum,’ is a key component in energy storage and in recent years demand has skyrocketed ForbesJun 11 Almost three-quarters of the world’s lithium raw materials come from mines in Australia or briny lakes in Chile (one of which, in the Atacama Desert, is seen here) giving them leverage with… [Read More]