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🚲 edi.bike | issue 161 | 7th Sep '26

Bike Station fundraising after flash flooding; Spokes push back on unambitious Princes St plans; Byelections deliver two more cycling councillors; Transport Committee agenda review; plus events, infrastructure, route closures & more:

https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/issue-161-7th-sep-26/

#bikeTooter #biking #cycling #cyclingUK #localNews #edinburgh #ActiveTravel #urbanism #scotland #newsletter

🚲 edi.bike | issue 161 | 7th Sep '26

Bike Station fundraising after flash flooding; Spokes push back on unambitious Princes St plans; Byelections deliver two more cycling councillors; Transport Committee agenda review; plus events, infrastructure, route closures & more:

https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/issue-161-7th-sep-26/

#bikeTooter #biking #cycling #cyclingUK #localNews #edinburgh #ActiveTravel #urbanism #scotland #newsletter

🚲 edi.bike | issue 161 | 7th Sep '26

Bike Station fundraising after flash flooding; Spokes push back on unambitious Princes St plans; Byelections deliver two more cycling councillors; Transport Committee agenda review; plus events, infrastructure, route closures & more:

https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/issue-161-7th-sep-26/

#bikeTooter #biking #cycling #cyclingUK #localNews #edinburgh #ActiveTravel #urbanism #scotland #newsletter

If we build #ActiveTravel infrastructure at all, it’s piecemeal or eg goes through a poorly lit park then we wonder why cycling for transport is dominated by the least risk averse, ie. young men.

And all because a few people get angry on FB #MyRideOurRight @[email protected] @[email protected]

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5g45idhfyyj7cyttvic2dllw/post/3murg37r2w223

If we build #ActiveTravel infrastructure at all, it’s piecemeal or eg goes through a poorly lit park then we wonder why cycling for transport is dominated by the least risk averse, ie. young men.

And all because a few people get angry on FB #MyRideOurRight @[email protected] @[email protected]

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5g45idhfyyj7cyttvic2dllw/post/3murg37r2w223

If we build #ActiveTravel infrastructure at all, it’s piecemeal or eg goes through a poorly lit park then we wonder why cycling for transport is dominated by the least risk averse, ie. young men.

And all because a few people get angry on FB #MyRideOurRight @[email protected] @[email protected]

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5g45idhfyyj7cyttvic2dllw/post/3murg37r2w223

The #FT reduces itself to classic clickbait.

"Who's the biggest menace on the roads?"

#cycling #RoadDanger #RoadViolence #ActiveTravel #biketooter

I've found the article, may be paywalled

https://www.ft.com/content/ba1df81f-8eaf-4d22-973d-8c3e4f2c26a2

A Conversation with Changing Lanes Documentary Director, Ben Wolf

https://youtu.be/XE9CW_3IWFc?si=HzSoKYAN7JY-qKoA

"How streets get transformed into safer, more inviting places is messy and difficult. This fascinating new documentary by Director Ben Wolf dives deep into the details of just such a transformation in New York City, and the results are beautiful and inspiring, yet frustrating on so many levels"

#ActiveTravel #urbanism #organising #changemaking #cycling #NewYork #ChangingLanes #BenWolf #USpol

18-Jun-2026
The suburban street design that’s been driving emissions since WWII

all those stupid mazes of cul de sacs - there should at least be a signposted cycle and footpath as a shortcut, which would help to encourage #activeTravel

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1132774

#science #cities #planning #suburbs #climateCatastrophe #urbanSprawl

"Countryside access curbs in England ‘cost six times’ Scotland’s right to roam
This article is more than 6 months old
Exclusive: Data shows implementing English countryside legislation cost £69m over five years"

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jun/06/englands-restrictive-rural-access-rules-cost-six-times-that-of-scotlands-figures-show

#UK #England #ActiveTravel #countryside #RightsOfWay #RightToRoam

"‘Get on my land’: the farmers who want strangers wandering their fields
A growing number of landholders are joining forces with right-to-roam campaigners to boost public access to the countryside"

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/08/get-on-my-land-the-farmers-who-want-strangers-wandering-their-fields

South Devon farmer: "is applying for the government’s new sustainable farming incentive (SFI) but is dismayed it does not include any support for new footpath creation or better incentives for educational visits."

#RighttoRoam #UK #England #RightsOfWay #farming #ActiveTravel

#ActiveTravel #BikeBus #NorthBelfast #CycleToSchool
BBC News - Catching the 'bike bus' to school in north Belfast
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-66940437

My phone is full of pics of damaged walking and cycling infra. Is that normal?! 😅

All reported through https://www.fixmystreet.com/ so hopefully fixed soon

#BicycleMayor #activetravel #bathuk

Yeah, I can do hashtags, here we go: #Buddhism #meditation #Dhamma #CrossCultural #artist #designer #maker #AntiRacism #AntiFascism #CimateAction #Ireland #Brazil #HousingForAll #ActiveTravel #AndACyclist #mindfulness #feminism #Bhikkhunī #art #culture #SocialJustice #Cork #handcrafted #JoiaAutoral #JoyaDeAutor #ContemporaryJewellery #JewelryArt #JewelleryMaking #DesignerMaker #WearableArt #WallArt #VideoArt

Yeah, I can do hashtags, here we go: #Buddhism #meditation #Dhamma #CrossCultural #artist #designer #maker #AntiRacism #AntiFascism #CimateAction #Ireland #Brazil #HousingForAll #ActiveTravel #AndACyclist #mindfulness #feminism #Bhikkhunī #art #culture #SocialJustice #Cork #handcrafted #JoiaAutoral #JoyaDeAutor #ContemporaryJewellery #JewelryArt #JewelleryMaking #DesignerMaker #WearableArt #WallArt #VideoArt

Yeah, I can do hashtags, here we go: #Buddhism #meditation #Dhamma #CrossCultural #artist #designer #maker #AntiRacism #AntiFascism #CimateAction #Ireland #Brazil #HousingForAll #ActiveTravel #AndACyclist #mindfulness #feminism #Bhikkhunī #art #culture #SocialJustice #Cork #handcrafted #JoiaAutoral #JoyaDeAutor #ContemporaryJewellery #JewelryArt #JewelleryMaking #DesignerMaker #WearableArt #WallArt #VideoArt