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Air pollution particles in young brains linked to Alzheimer’s damage | The Guardian

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Exclusive: if discovery is confirmed it will have global implications as 90% of people breathe dirty airLast modified on Tue 6 Oct 2020

Tiny air pollution particles have been revealed in the brain stems of young people and are intimately associated with molecular damage linked to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease
If the groundbreaking discovery is confirmed by future research, it would have worldwide implications because 90% of the global population live with unsafe air. Medical experts are cautious about the findings and said that while the nanoparticles are a likely cause of the damage, whether this leads to disease later in life remains to be seen.

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Tuohy to lead CfBT at ‘critical time for transport’ – The Transport Network

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The Campaign for Better Transport (CfBT) has appointed Paul Tuohy as its new chief executive.
Mr Tuohy stepped down as chief executive of active travel and campaigning charity Cycling UK, which was previously the Cyclists’ Touring Club.
He will join CfBT in November, taking the role vacated by Darren Shirley, who has left to lead the Department for Transport’s new Acceleration Unit.

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‘Dramatic’ plunge in London air pollution since 2016, report finds | The Guardian

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Exclusive: Number of people living with illegal pollution levels has fallen by 94% since Sadiq Khan became mayor

Damian CarringtonSat 3 Oct 2020 08.00 BST

Air pollution in London has plunged since Sadiq Khan became mayor, with a 94% reduction in the number of people living in areas with illegal levels of nitrogen dioxide. The number of schools in such areas has fallen by 97%, from 455 in 2016 to 14 in 2019.
Experts described the reductions as dramatic and said they showed the air pollution crisis was not intractable. More than 9,000 people in the capital were dying early each year due to dirty air in 2015.

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49. Winning the War on Cars in Rural America – The War on Cars

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September 29, 2020

Dave Cohen of VBike Solutions
Reducing automobile dependence in America’s suburbs, small towns, and rural places is a daunting task. But a tiny non-profit organization in Brattleboro, Vermont is offering a glimpse of how it might be done. Launched in 2010 by bike advocacy legend and psychotherapist Dave Cohen, VBike Solutions is fomenting an electric-assist bicycle revolution in the Green Mountain State. Forging partnerships with state government, electric utilities, financial institutions and local bike shops, VBike is making e-bikes more accessible, affordable and just plain normal. Dave calls it “car reduction therapy for Vermonters.” And as War on Cars co-host Aaron Naparstek discovered while playing softball in Brattleboro this summer, it seems like it’s working. Plus: Vermont’s state bird makes a cameo!

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Casualty figures underline case for hierarchy of road users, says Cycling UK | road.cc

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Latest data from DfT also highlights danger to vulnerable road users from inattentive drivers, says charityCycling UK says that the latest road casualty figures for Great Britain underlines the case for proposed changes to the Highway Code, including a introducing a “hierarchy of responsibility” to help protect vulnerable road users.The national cycling charity also says that the figures, released by the Department for Transport (DfT) highlight the danger caused by inattentive motorists, with “Driver or rider failed to look properly” making up around 40 per cent of factors identified by police at crash scenes.

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European Parliament builds cycling into future rail planning with deal – Cycle Industry News

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Mark Sutton1 October, 2020The European Parliament has secured an informal deal with rail operators that will see greater provision for multi-modal travel, including cycling, as part of new developments and carriage upgrades.Developed in the spirit of aligning the railways with the Green Deal, rail companies will now need to deliver an “adequate number of bicycle carriage spaces on board their trains.”

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“At All Times” TfL Bus Lane Trial – help needed! – LCC

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TfL have made more than 80km of London’s bus lanes ‘’At All Times” and every day of the week as part of the Streetspace programme (Details and consultation). For existing cyclists this is a big win, extending the hours when bus lanes offer some protection and hopefully stopping some of the most dangerous driver behaviour out of bus lane hours.

To the best of our knowledge all *red routes* within the following boroughs are now “At Any Time”.  Rolling out a change this big overnight was impressive but there’s some snagging to be done.  The existing signs have been modified with stickers but it seems that some have been missed.  
You can help by reporting them to us and we’ll collate and pass on to TfL.  
Email your reports to LondonCyclingData@lcc.org.uk 

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Updated campaigning resources list – LCC

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With so much change happening both in London and beyond we’ve been getting a lot of requests for guides on campaigning, background information and evidence to support the effectiveness of walking and cycling schemes. We’re in the process of updating our website and getting all this stuff in better order but for now this is your go-to page so get it bookmarked.

The LCC ‘Activist Resources’ pages have guidance on planning and running campaigns. The Campaigners Handbook is the core document in this section but there are also useful guides to help you run a healthy group and meetings, work with the media, and use social media constructively

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