Max Sullivan

Cycling journeys up by 43% in London, TfL report suggests Cycling journeys have increased to more than 1.5 million daily this year, according to a new report.

There are now 1.5 million daily cycle journeys in London, a 43% increase since 2019
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

And hopefully some of these trips have been made safer by the Safe Cycling in London Map (bit.ly/378amr0), which has now been viewed over 1.25 million times!

Revealed: 'Unofficial' zebra crossings are putting brakes on selfish London drivers

All London boroughs urged to adopt Westminster council initiative and drive down number of road casualties

Side Road Zebras

Here's a link to a podcast episode I did with Streets Ahead about the Westminster trial. They are a huge win for everyday walking : open.spotify.com/episode/5KrE...

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Written Statement: Side Road Zebra Crossings in Wales | GOV.WALES Ken Skates, Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales

Here's the link to the Welsh government announcement:
www.gov.wales/written-stat...

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Screenshot of a LinkedIn comment from Phil Jones that says: " I understand Welsh Government is using a hack suggested - where the existing exemption from having beacons and zig zags where zebras cross cycle tracks is extended to side roads. Got that? :-) I'm hoping it will also give us simple side road parallels at the same time!"

The word from @phil-pja.bsky.social is that the part of TSRGD which permits zebras across cycle tracks without Belisha beacons and zigzags is simply being extended to side roads. Easy! UK Department for Transport, take note.

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Woman with a buggy crossing a side road zebra outside Edgware Road station

Our trial in Westminster was quoted alongside the Cardiff and Manchester trials in the Welsh government announcement. It has seen proper yielding to pedestrians jump from 40% to 80%.

Ireland changed rules around zebra crossings to make them easier to install on side and main roads.

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More zebras for Wales 🦓🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Yesterday the Welsh government announced backing to councils to use simple zebras at side roads in 20mph streets. I'm proud that Westminster City Council and I could play a role in this progress through our successful trial of side road zebras.

Will England be next...?

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Have to take a moment to celebrate this historic win for the climate. Even though everyone knows it’s needed, it’s no small thing to commit to leaving fossil fuels in the ground.

Epic work from the likes of Uplift and a Secretary of State who is doing the absolute best he can with what he’s got.

Chart showing bills savings from the Budget changes: - Low users save £103 - Medium users save £133 - High users save £201 - Heat pump users save £207 - Storage heater users save £250 All of the savings are mostly electricity, only a bit gas

Here's what we think the Budget means for some different types of household.
In short: good for everyone, but especially good for households that use electric heating.

A black woman on a red upright tricycle cycling in a cycle lane. The cycle has a basket in which is a blue bag. She is wearing a black helmet, yellow long-sleeved top and a purple high vis jacket. Behind her is a red bus, yellow and green ambulance and a green van. In the far background are houses.

Wheels for Wellbeing are concerned by reports that the Chancellor is considering putting a maximum price for cycles allowed through the Cycle to Work scheme.

We are calling for the scheme to be reformed rather than capped.

Read our full statement. wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/wheels-for-w...

This isn't just an excellent piece of transport analysis. It's a love letter. Who could write so thoroughly and thoughtfully other than someone who loves the place they live in, the place they move around, and loves the people they travel alongside? Would that all politicians involved could match it

Hammersmith Bridge Where did 25,000 vehicles go?

I really cannot recommend this excellent piece on Hammersmith Bridge highly enough

Absolutely magical gig by Tina Carr at the Puppet Theatre Barge. There’s nothing quite like a small venue. Also I love that a) there’s a children’s puppet theatre on a narrow boat in London and b) they also do music for adults in the evenings. That’s why cities rock.

We're working with @citywestminster.bsky.social as they plan & build their network of cycleways 🚲🚲

Have your say on the latest: Maida Vale to Regent's Park connecting Cycleway 51 to the new Camden route: maidavaleregentsparkcycleway.commonplace.is

👏👏 @maxsullivan.bsky.social @adamhug.bsky.social

Children sitting on a colourful rainbow street illustration

Today is International Children’s Rights Day 🌍👧👦 and we are excited to announce the launch of our new #StreetsforKids London election campaign - a collaboration with
@cleancitiescampaign.org Europe-wide Streets for Kids movement.

Taking the whole lane ✔️
Distracted (singing) ✔️
No helmets ✔️
No lights ✔️
No reflective vests ✔️
Riding in a pack ✔️

The textbook radical anti-car cyclists our culture despises.

A photo of Barbara Castle outside of the House of Parliament- copyright belongs to the Parliamentary Archives.

This week is Road Safety Week & a chance to talk about Barbara Castle!

Barbara was Transport Minister for three years yet she was able to introduce the Breathalyzer, a proper integrated transport strategy & more!

This was done despite fierce opposition.

📸 Photo from the Parliamentary Achieve

Full Council - 12th November 2025 YouTube video by Westminster City Council

Shocking if true -- but it's not, it's a lie. Here is the question and the answer: www.youtube.com/live/Y-b_qVp...

After a few years of very little, there are now many healthy streets schemes under construction in inner London, such as:
- St Paul’s Gyratory
- Lambeth Br (pic 1)
- C43
- Nine Elms Ln
- Queenstown Rd
- St John’s St LTN (pic 2)
- Keeley St (pic 3)
- Adeline Pl
- Concert Hall App
- Battersea Br north

Me with Sabine holding her article in the Ham & High paper

Brilliant to see my daughter Sabine’s first article in print in the Ham & High www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/255880..., telling her story about the day she stopped waiting for the bus – and started saving £1,000 a year.

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I am calling upon the people of Ireland to immediately begin construction of a thread on this site about how you or someone you know was roasted for a fashion choice. We need it.

All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.

Tanks

Engineering drawing of approved Cycleway 43 section where George St meets Bryanston Square with kerb buildouts and protected cycle lanes

These bits are pavement kerb build outs next to the drop off point for buses at the nearby school, but it's all good news for walking and cycling 🥳

A smiling blond toddler walking toward the camera

The name Seamus spelled out in flower petals on a beach at sunset

My son Seamus died 15 years ago today. He was killed by a careless driver in a crosswalk.

He walked at 9 months, almost as if he knew he wouldn’t have much time. His favorite thing to do was throw rocks into water. He loved the moon. He called butterflies “buddy buddies.” I miss him every day.

Cycle lane near Paddington could become permanent segregated route Westminster City Council introduced a number of temporary cycleways during Covid, including on Westbourne Terrace

The Westbourne Terrace cycleway introduced during Covid on a temporary basis is set to become a permanent segregated scheme. www.mylondon.news/news/transpo...

1. In the wake on Mamdani’s win, we’ll see a lot more far right anti-urban sentiment. Here’s a thread on its roots and evolution.

The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵

Minority representation on TV causes outrage There has been widespread support for prominent Reform MP Sarah Pochin after she complained about the over-representation of minorities on television. Said one angry viewer, "She's right. Every time you turn on the telly there's another Reform MP being interviewed by Laura Kuenssberg." She added, "I respect their way of life and their strange customs, but Reform MPs comprise only 0.7 percent of the House of Commons. Yet Nigel Farage is on Question Time more than Fiona Bruce." "I'm not prejudiced. Some of my best friends are swivel-eyed loons, but enough is enough. There are too many people with angry red faces on television.”

Gotta love Private Eye.
Always cuts through the crap.

Chart showing columns of hours of the day on each day of the week with colours showing numbers of child casualties. Bold red blocks show at 3pm to 6pm on weekdays

Clocks changing for winter is sometimes thought to be better for children having light to go to school in the mornings.

Perhaps it would be more valuable to keep better light in evenings. Children don’t just go straight to and from school. They play and get injured by traffic after school.

Important to see the GLA's ongoing commitment to delivering transformation on the east side of Oxford Street inline with the approach developed by Westminster Council, business and residents to deliver great public realm improvement whilst retaining bus travel www.london.gov.uk/city-hall-ap...

A cat is seen riding a bus. They are standing up and have their front paws on the back of the front seat.

this is what will happen if mamdani makes bus rides free

Fantastic news!! Westminster Council is starting construction on the much needed east / west cycle lane and improved pedestrian crossings on George Street.

👏👏 @adamhug.bsky.social @maxsullivan.bsky.social & team

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