Chris Kimber

Really enjoying the Bruce series @ladymissbarton.bsky.social . Great early archive content too

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Hackney Cycle Ways 20km Loop - London Cycling Campaign Join us for a ride round the borough, taking in many of Hackney’s cycle tracks, low traffic neighbourhoods, Cycleways and parks. Dalston, Millfields, Chatsworth, Hackney Central, Well St Common, Londo...

Led ride around Hackney this Sunday, starting at 11am from the Rio Cinema. Taking in a good portion of the borough and its cycleways / LTNs. Weather is looking, quite frankly, ridiculously good for November!

See the link below to sign up:

Just getting started here. Expect updates on Hackney LTNs, liveable neighbourhoods, cycle tracks, bus filters, school streets and anything related to reducing traffic in Hackney. Hello! 👋

Come say hi next time…

YouTube video by Streetfilms® London's Church Street Removed the Traffic and Created a Walking, Biking & Transit Paradise!

How my local high street went from a traffic clogged, polluted and unsafe route to a street I love spending time on:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLrl...

UK only, in case you're wondering

This week on BBC Sounds we launched two new part-time live sport streams. Sports Extra 2 and 3 join the Radio 5 Sports Extra family, allowing BBC Sounds to make more live sport available and easy to find

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Better parking? Really? How will that help the traffic/pollution/road safety problems that Hackney has? Genuine question. At the very least we need more cycle lanes, fewer journeys by car, more bus priority and better speed enforcement, imho

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Stupidly excited about this tonight… saw Bowie live at Milton Keynes for the Serious Moonlight tour, and again in ‘95 at Wembley, still love pretty much everything he did up to Let’s Dance (esp Hunky Dory, Diamond Dogs, Young Americans & Scary Monsters)
#bowie #mildmayclub

BBC Sounds - The Morning After Mix - Available Episodes Listen to the latest episodes of The Morning After Mix on BBC Sounds.

BBC 6 Music have upped their music mix game this Christmas. Many really excellent episodes of The Morning After Mix available now, curated by Flying Lotus, Big Thief, Clairo, Leon Bridges and Charli xcx
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

And yes, i'm not a big fan of cars generally, preferring active travel and public transport where possible, but this has got to be a lot better than having to use your phone whilst driving

BBC Sounds launches first integrated in-car app Listeners can now enjoy music, radio, and podcasts from the BBC directly from an in-car display

BBC Sounds just launched on Android Automotive. This is our first "built into the dashboard" (not tethered to your phone) product. Limited roll out (new BMW and Mini) initially, more to come in the future
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
#bbcsounds

@edmiliband.bsky.social and @chrisstark.bsky.social explaining the new Clean Power action plan on Radio 4 today #cleanenergy #greenelectrcity
full interview here www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Politics and Policies for London’s Low Traffic Neighbourhoods This seminar will explore the pioneering policies and contentious politics surrounding the design and implementation of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) across London. We will hear from experts on th...

1/ Yesterday I spoke at UCL about the transformational benefits of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods.

This is what LTNs do:

* Halve road injuries.
* Eliminate rat-running.
* Reduce pollution, even at boundaries.
* Reduce street crime.

And here's the evidence...👇
www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/pla...

I was in the online audience, it was great to hear you talk on this Jon!

Use some of that fuel duty £ to subsidise EVs and improve public and sustainable transport. Then introduce road pricing for petrol/diesel with 3 year EV exemption. Then ban SUVs from urban areas and follow Wales with a 20mph speed limit.

All this moaning from the car industry about weak demand for EVs making the 2030 target hard. Here’s a simple win-win for the environment and car makers: immediately remove the 5p fuel duty cut, and confirm that fuel duty will rise every year by above inflation. That’s the consumer incentive sorted.

« If you plan a city for cars and traffic, you get cars and traffic. If you plan for people and places, you get people and places »

Yet another massive crash on Lordship Park N16 this week due to ridiculous driving, in what is meant to be a 20mph zone. Luckily no pedestrians hurt. Apparently TFL won’t install speed cameras because there haven’t been sufficient deaths on the road. Seriously..
#tfl @hackneycouncil.bsky.social

Just fyi, using voice via an Echo/Alexa speaker, you can rewind BBC radio up to 6 hours. E.g. “Alexa, ask BBC Sounds to rewind to 7am”. On our mobile apps and web the rewind window is limited to the start of the current live programme, so in most cases much less than 6 hours #bbcsounds

Live News - Listen Live - BBC Sounds Listen live to BBC Live News on BBC Sounds

Listen live to Starmer being interviewed on BBC local stations
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A few months ago we launched a new 24/7 Live News audio stream curated on BBC Sounds from across multiple BBC outlets, radio, tv, online. The more crazy things become in the world, the more value we delivered. Very proud of this work
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Less than 2 years to the American midterm elections, after which, assuming Trump hasn’t changed the constitution, he’ll be a lame duck as the Republican Party focus on who the next leader will be. Silver linings etc

Talking Rubbish Podcast A weekly podcast that unpacks the complexities of recycling, whilst having a lot of fun! Each episode dives deep into the world of waste management, exploring inn…

If, like me, you’re a little obsessed with excess packaging, single-use plastic and recycling, then I can recommend this new UK focussed podcast. It’s fairly new, so plenty of room for further development, but it’s definitely not rubbish, unlike its subject matter

www.talkingrubbishpodcast.com

The Briefing Room - What does the Budget mean for the UK’s economy? - BBC Sounds The chancellor attempts to fix the UK’s finances - will she succeed?

This is the best audio analysis of the Budget I’ve heard (& I don’t mean instant reaction). Comprehensive and serious, from economic experts.

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...