Dr Harrie Larrington-Spencer

"The charity's Chief Executive Sarah Mitchell added: "This update to the rules doesn't alter our strong commitment to supporting all those who cycle, including transgender and non-binary people."

Actually that's exactly what it does.

Screenshot of the ?&S Christmas ad. Featurj g a huge completely stationary jam on a motorway.

Car culture is wild. Coz wdym the M&S Christmas advert is celebrating a huge traffic jam (which generally means a very serious, often fatal collision) and promoting people exit their cars on the motorway.

I immediately reject a request if they want it done in an unreasonable timeframe. I think two weeks was the last one 😑

Disabled people's access needs in transport decarbonisation Click on the article title to read more.

I haven't discussed the actual bus stop bypass. My thoughts on those are here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Don't get me wrong, it's great that we're considering the accessibility of our pedestrian environments as such concerns have consistently been neglected.

But it's not inclusion if we only care about accessibility when visibilised by new and (often artificially) contentious infrastructures.

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So why is one bus stop highlighted consistently, whilst others (as it's a common design) are ignored?

Simply because the cycle infrastructure, and surrounding media on cycling, materialises what has previously been considered normal and mundane within our urban fabric.

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In terms of accessibility I find this stop much more precarious.

Similar pavement width and bus stop design.

But no extra space to pass for those walking and wheeling (provided by the cycle lane previously), only a steep kerb drop onto a road with some drivers exceeding 40mph.

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Wide, straight road with a bus stop on the left hand side.

But this isn't my main point.

Where we got off the bus there was a similar stop. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I've not seen this one discussed on social media.

It's a well used stop on a long, wide, straight road, which has a 20mph limit but many drivers go much much faster.

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and cycling appropriately or waiting according to conditions.

It necessitates those waiting at the bus stop (which gets busy in the mornings) to consider where they are standing and move accordingly if others need to pass.

And generally just looking out for others with patience and care

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It's obviously not perfect. Ideally the pavement would be wider. But on a pretty busy commercial and residential road, it is progress.

And ultimately, accessible infrastructure is not just the material, but it's mediated by us too.

For example, a cyclist looking ahead to the bypass

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1. No seating is an issue. I think there's space for a perch (see 3).

2. Even with the buggy parked there is space to walk and wheel past on the pavement.

3. If pavement space isn't enough, i.e wider wheelchair or difficulties with proprioception, the cycle lane is flush and can be used.

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Bus stop with over hang but no seats on the pavement. There is a cycle lane bus stop bypass and a road with cycle and pavement on the opposite side.

Reflection on on how cycleways materialise mundane pedestrian infrastructure.

This is a bus stop on the newish Chorlton cycleway.

I've seen so many posts about it on social media. Largely around accessibility concerns.

So here's my thoughts:

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Screenshot of a headline they says 'manchester t reveals city's most liveable areas, where the average house price is over 500k'. There is a map of the Manchester t which stretches from ancoats south west to Bowden, and from Chorlton south east to encompass didsburies, heatons and Cheadle Hulme.

I'm not sure the term 'liveable' is up to scratch if it's describing areas with an average house price of over £500,000

A green graphic featuring two children, a post box, a bird, a snail and a cat. The text reads: There's lots to see and do when you walk or wheel to school.

It’s the first day of #InternationalWalkToSchoolMonth 🚶🌍

We have lots of family-friendly activities to keep kids busy including our #AutumnStreetSafari to add adventure to your autumn walks 👉 https://bit.ly/481SJto

Poncho. Rains rain coat and if cold with Patagonia down jacket underneath (Uniqlo have good ones). Doc marten Chelsea boots. I prefer tights to trousers if cycling on rainy days as they dry quicker. Ages ago I saw commute to office trousers somewhere but never tried.

The research was funded by University of Salford (Higher Education Innovation Fund) and Transport for Greater Manchester.

The analysis highlights the importance of neighbourhood in place-based decarbonisation and the value of understanding neighbourhoods in the context of the road and public transport networks they link to and the socio-economic context they inhabit.

Through go-along interviews in LTNs & proposed LTNs in Greater Manchester, we explored the nuances of public opinion, finding commonalities that transcend entrenched positions: aspiration for a better neighbourhood, concerns about unequal outcomes, & shared frustrations over implementation.

Many thanks to Graeme for responding to peer review and making edits whilst I am on maternity leave.

Agree to Disagree? Insights into Community Views and Sources of Division in Relation to Low Traffic Neighbourhoods in Greater Manchester Low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) involve the use of modal filters to limit motorised traffic from residential streets while retaining access for people walking, wheeling and cycling. They can be seen...

📢 New open access paper by myself and Graeme Sherriff in Active Travel Studies

Agree to Disagree? Insights into Community Views and Sources of Division in Relation to Low Traffic Neighbourhoods in Greater Manchester

Available here: activetravelstudies.org/article/id/1...

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"I had a face-to-face consultation with this kind 55 year old lady who came into my clinic with her baby daughter"

A photograph showing the shop front of Rare Mags (blue) with various other buildings that are either falling down or being built. To the left of the frame is a crane extending upwards (blue and orange)

Just us in the middle of it all. The street is changing around us, hang in there while we get some new neighbours. We’ll be here.

New stuff every day, coffee machine on, every day apart from Mondays, all on the website is in stock, ready to go. Happy to help, we love what we do.

Hive mind: can anyone give me some examples of an installed DIAGONAL zebra/parallel crossing? UK only.
Thanks 🙏

Pavement where the right hand side is blocked by large signs (for a vehicle diversion) and with cars parked on the left hand side of the pavement. The pram being pushed would not fit through the gaps between the pram and the cars.

Manchester transport strategy: make walking the natural transport choice

Manchester pavements:

Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout

This should be headline news - the implications are horrifying …

Really well thanks. She's a dream and after nine months of hyperemesis I think I probably get more sleep now!!

Thank you. She's an absolute dream ❤️

Baby hand holding an NJ feeding tube

One year anniversary of being six weeks pregnant and falling down the stairs and breaking my coccyx on the way to RGS.

Missing the conference again this year but for a much better reason.

And if you work in the physical activity, active travel, and health space in GM, see if you can help support what is an incredibly cost-effective health and wellbeing intervention for an often underserved demographic of women.

So if you're a new mum or mum-to-be in Greater Manchester (or know any), check out the club.

People are kind and welcoming and Becca, who founded WMC, always makes sure to greet new joinees which is a small thing that goes a long way if you're nervous.

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