Martin Gibson

Yep, two and a bit degrees here but no A levels.

Would you like to take a positive step for your health and contribute to a… | Susan Gibson Would you like to take a positive step for your health and contribute to a PhD research study? Are you a woman over 40? Would you like to be more active? If so this free 6-week walking programme migh...

Trying to work out how to say "Attention women over 40" without sounding like a weirdo, but can't think of a way. But if that describes you, please look at this. My clever PhDing wife will appreciate that very much. www.linkedin.com/posts/susang...

A pair of children cycle downhill in a red two-way red cycle track with a kerbed buffer to a road to the right. An articulated lorry with a white cab and orange body passes them. There is also a footway to the left Everyone in a space designed for them.

I've been looking at my photos and this is by far my favourite: children cycling with heavy goods vehicles. This is why we do it.

Have you heard about the Bike Bureau?

BBC Net Zero Transition Plan is live 🌱 delighted to see our solar-powered, hyper mobile reporting studio makes a cameo 🙌🏽 www.bbc.co.uk/sustainabili...

Positive reading to boost you into the weekend… and a little background on our evolution 🚲🚲🚲

Another fine episode, thanks. I'm a fan of using "illegal e-motorbikes" since that's what these are. They might *look* like e-bikes, but if it doesn't meet the standards and it's powered, it's a motorbike. It's not a bike problem. It's an illegal motor vehicle problem.

What would really work: Massive investments in wind power, solar farms, cycleways, electric buses and faster trains.

What won’t work: expanded airports.

There is a back street near me with several examples of this, plus pavement parking. Like a slalom event for people walking. I tend to avoid the street because it just puts my blood pressure up.

Cargo Bike-shaped Christmas bauble, with Christmas tree in the background.

🎄🚲💪 #treebybike - immortalised in a bauble!

Well played, HEMA 👏👏👏

#DecadeoftheCargoBike

A bit of Saturday morning cleaning improved by the opportunity to catch up with an interesting Streets Ahead podcast episode sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5e8...

Red funnel ferries service status showing amber.

Service status amber for @redfunnelferry.bsky.social with all ferries suspended. Wonder what it takes to turn it red, zombie apocalypse maybe?

Meeting Deadlines   I always meet my deadlines. I don’t even have to try – They sneak up on me from nowhere, Tap my shoulder and say hi.   It’s you! I cry. So how are you? I did not think you’d come so soon. Can’t stop now but why don’t we meet Next Tuesday afternoon?   Or, better still, two weeks from now? My deadline shrugs and sighs. A fortnight on, we meet again, Much to my surprise. Brian Bilston

Today’s poem is called ‘Meeting Deadlines’.

There are so many of these, we really need to start properly funding wholesale redesign of our streets at pace. My children have grown up with this rubbish; I'd like my grandchildren to have better. At current pace of change, *their* grandchildren will still be waiting for better streets.

RiF010 is Rotterdam’s newest public space and the world’s first urban surf pool.

Funded by a municipal initiative and managed by a non-profit, it has transformed the Steigersgracht—a neglected canal in the heart of the city—into a hub for water sport enthusiasts including kayakers and scuba divers.

Oh, I love this!

I'm an on and off radio listener, but so glad I popped on Radio 2 this afternoon. @whisperingbob.bsky.social 's choice of music for the 70s show has been phenomenal. Perfect companion while I prepare dinner. Thanks Bob.

A recorder on a counter

The only thing worse than contraband to find in your kid’s backpack:

That's it, "X" account finally closed. Hasn't been used for well over a year, and now Bluesky is looking like a proper Twitter alternative I've tidied up and chucked out the rubbish.

Enable conversion of footpaths to cycle tracks without requiring landowner consent as a default position, exceptions as needed for agricultural land, environmentally designated areas etc. Start recording CTs on definitive maps or allow retention of definitive footpath status after CT creation.

While government really needs to get serious about funding for active travel, there are also some legislative changes they could make which would be great enablers. Replacing the Cycle Tracks Act with something fit for purpose would be a good start.