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Android or IOS? If Android, there's plenty of 2FA apps such as Aegis (Android v6 upwards) that do the same thing as the g-app
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I put mine on Freecycle last autumn, and they were collected the next day.

-Vous êtes gentil avec vos vélos, mais comment on fait après une grosse chute de neige?

-Copenhague: #holdmyCarlsberg
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@rosamundi.bsky.social if you haven't seen this, and if of interest ... lots of joy.

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Busy cycle lanes around Parliament square this morning in London

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I fear one or two of the locally self-anointed conservation and architecture 'forums' (aka one-man bands) will object with something about demolishing medieval walls (which have actually been rebuilt umpteen times over the centuries ... )

No ball games
No bikes
No scooters
No noise
No kids on their own
No fun

I've just checked our consultation response and the clumsy phrasing was contained within so not @linusrees.bsky.social's fault - it was reported accurately. We do need TfL to more actively fund and help to execute alternative E-W routes but we are leading on the planning and design of those routes.

Thanks for the update.

You said, we did See the results of the consultation here

What's written in the screenshot/report is untrue - multiple E-W alternative cycle routes are in the works led by WCC. North of Oxford St, have a read: marylebonewestend.commonplace.is/en-GB/propos.... And another through Mayfair at an earlier stage.

Lots of MPs asking the same question to DfT about publicity of highway code changes

As MPs' questions to ministers are usually on behalf of constituents, I wonder if there's an organised campaign asking what #DfT is doing about #Publicity of #HighwayCode changes?
Lots of @dft-answers.bsky.social in the last couple of weeks

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"...enough for .... 170,000 more active trips per day [across England]."

Londoners make *1.5 million* cycle journeys per day.

Loving the ambition.

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FFS, Westminster Council continuing under Labour to fail building an east-west cycle route off Oxford Street.

WCC has been crayoning routes on maps for 10+ years and done SFA.

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GILES COREN | NOTEBOOK Sorry, Belsize Park, it’s just those awful bike lanes… June 23 2025, 8.07pm BST Giles Coren MELANIE PHILLIPS Protect pedestrians from these deadly cyclists May 06 2024, 9.00pm BST Melanie Phillips

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Regent’s Park cycle lane will block funerals, warns vicar Parishioners at St Mark’s church in north London could have to contend with cyclists speeding past the entrance new Ellie McDonald Friday January 23 2026, 9.30pm GMT, The Times A street view of a road junction with St Mark's church and surrounding trees in the background. St Mark’s church looms over the junction in Primrose Hill on the route of the proposed cycle lane GOOGLE STREETVIEW Tucked away in one of London’s most desirable postcodes, St Mark’s church has marked the gateway from Regent’s Park into the leafy streets of Primrose Hill since 1851. But now the church has unexpectedly found itself in the middle of a planning row after its vicar raised concerns that proposals for a nearby cycle lane could stop parishioners, dead or alive, from entering the building. “It was just a complete surprise,” the Rev William Gulliford, the vicar at St Mark’s, said. “How are people going to get to church? How is everyone going to get out? And how will a hearse pull up outside the church and then be able to take the coffin out?” The holy row began after Camden council announced plans for a new east-to-west cycle route, stretching from St John’s Wood to Camden Town and joining up parts of the pre-existing network across the borough.

Running along Prince Albert Road, a busy thoroughfare at the top of Regent’s Park, the two-way cycleway would go past St Mark’s at the junction with St Mark’s Square. Gulliford said the current proposals seemed “very unclear” and, although he was not “objecting to changes”, added that he remained concerned over accessibility to the church were the plans to be implemented. He said: “It’s very difficult to see what they’re actually proposing on the website. The fact that nobody consulted us about it was just a bit tiring. About 900 people have also objected. It was questionable how people are going to continue to access the church, and my issue was why push this through at a time when nobody can really object? It felt surreptitious.” The vicar said he was keen to “see fewer cars in London and more cyclists”, and added: “But I just don’t like when things are done in what feels like a slightly underhand way. I’m sure it was thoughtless. I don’t want to cast aspersions on anybody. All I’m trying to do is just make sure people can get to church.” • Will new traffic lights really slow down Regents Park cyclists? The council has argued that cycle lanes increase safety for bike riders and improve accessibility across the borough, with early proposals including better crossing points, wider pavements and additional plants and trees along the route. Camden council is investing some £22 million to improve accessibility in the borough for walking, cycling and public transport.

A full public consultation on the plans is expected later this year following the initial survey. Responses are divided. One of the many objectors to the closure raised concerns about longer journey times. They said: “The legitimate concerns about the ‘cross-Camden cycleway’ are not just those of car owners. Many residents who do not own cars are equally concerned. Their fear is not about car use but about becoming even more isolated and cut off from surrounding areas with longer journeys, poorer air quality and reduced safety as traffic is funnelled into fewer streets.” A supporter of the plans said they were a “well thought [out] proposal in making the area more liveable. Separated cycle lanes slow down and reduce traffic. Wider and clutter-free pavements are all priorities for such an area in between two parks and between Primrose Hill and Camden.” A spokesperson for Camden council said estimated costs could not yet be confirmed, and that the aim of the project was to “create protected space for people to cycle, while also improving the surrounding areas for pedestrians” to improve safety for all road users. They added: “We will continue to listen to residents, businesses, community groups and faith organisations as we consider next steps, with no decisions being taken until all engagement feedback has been fully assessed.” Councillor Adam Harrison, cabinet member for planning and a sustainable Camden, said: “I have shared with local residents who have written to me that we will not close St Mark’s Square.”

2/ Of course, being The Times, now riddled by right-wing influenced nonsense about cycle lanes and people friendly neighbourhoods, the same edition includes the latest claim by a vicar that cycle lane stop folk getting to church
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Was 2025 the year London became a cycling city? new Uptake has surged and TfL’s cycleway now rivals Copenhagen’s in scale, with Timothée Chalamet among those embracing the ubiquitous Lime bike Timothée Chalamet on a lime green bike on a red carpet at the UK premiere of "A Complete Unknown." Timothée Chalamet arriving at the premiere of A Complete Unknown at BFI Southbank, London, in January last year TIM P WHITBY/GETTY IMAGES FOR THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY LIMITED Sam Corbett Monday January 26 2026, 4.45pm GMT, The Times Was 2025 the year London truly became a cycling city? When the first velocipedes appeared in London in 1819, the Victorians nicknamed them “dandy horses” and “boneshakers”, and their riders have sometimes been called much worse. But bicycles have steadily grown from an eccentric 19th-century novelty to a dominant force — perhaps the dominant force — on the city’s streets. Recent data from Transport for London (TfL) revealed another double-digit percentage increase in cycling in the capital in 2025, to 1.5 million daily journeys — roughly equivalent to the combined daily ridership of the Northern and Piccadilly London Underground lines, and a surge of 43 per cent compared with 2019. The accelerated uptake can be attributed to several factors, including the increased availability of rental e-bikes and consistent investment in cycling infrastructure. Since 2016, TfL’s network of cycleways has grown almost fivefold from 90km to 431km. And when cyclists brave the roads alongside motor vehicles, they no longer find what the MP Anthony Steen described in 1995 as “a battlefield, with every inch contested.” There are fewer vehicles in the city centre, and they drive much slower than they did in the Nineties.

The uptake is particularly marked among commuters. In the City of London, cyclists now comprise 56 per cent of all traffic in peak commuting hours. Heatwaves and strikes gave many the nudge to try cycling for the first time last year, with Lime and Santander Cycles reporting usage surges of more than 70 per cent during the first day of the September Tube strikes. • Bike crashes rise during Tube strike, ambulance service says It was also a year in which cycling made an unlikely entrance into the fashion sphere. Timothée Chalamet set the tone in January when he arrived at the London premiere of A Complete Unknown aboard a Lime bike (which he claims led to a fine of £65 for improper parking). His example was then followed by stars including Pedro Pascal, Olivia Rodrigo, and even several professional Japanese sumo wrestlers. In September, Vogue declared the Lime bike to be “the most coveted accessory” at London Fashion Week, and the England cricket team — back when they were popular — arrived at a match at the Oval on them after their team coach became stuck in traffic. What next, then? TfL has promised to extend the cycleway — which at present runs to 431km, comparable to Copenhagen’s in length but in a city far larger — by about 30 to 40km a year, with a particular focus on areas of outer London where the network remains most sparse. In 2026 cyclists can expect new cycle lanes in areas including Woolwich, Newham, Hammersmith and Streatham Hill.

The risk of cycling in London should continue to decrease this year. “We know the biggest barrier to people cycling is not feeling safe,” Will Norman told The Times at a café near TfL’s Southwark headquarters. Norman, who cycles to Southwark from his home in Hackney every morning, has been the city’s walking and cycling commissioner since the role was established under Sadiq Khan in 2016. He is continuing to push for zero annual transport deaths by 2041 as part of the city’s Vision Zero strategy. “You can’t have any other target than zero. Some will say that’s impossible, but Helsinki has done it and Oslo has done it,” Norman says, referring to feats achieved in Helsinki in 2025, and Oslo in 2019 and 2023. In comparison, 110 people were killed in road accidents in London in 2024, and 253 in New York. Of course, much of the increase in journeys has been driven by the availability of the almost ubiquitous rental e-bike. Convenient and zippy, they’ve encouraged Londoners to complete more “multi-modal” journeys, speeding from Tube station to final destination. Antisocial parking, however, has angered many. Reactions are largely split according to age: Lime reports that almost half of Londoners aged 18-34 use their bikes on a weekly basis, while, according to a survey conducted last year by Boston Consulting Group, 69 per cent of Londoners aged over 75 think they should be banned entirely. E-bike parking and use is regulated by local authorities, meaning 33 different regimes across the city. In August last year, for instance, Hounslow council ended its contract with Lime and awarded one to Forest, while neighbouring Richmond council renewed its Lime contract but continued to refuse access to Forest. The result was a rampart of abandoned bikes along the border of the two boroughs.

Norman and TfL hope this issue will be solved this year with the passage of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, which would allow the transport body to create city-wide regulations. With Lime, Forest and now Voi continuing to jockey for market position, it remains to be seen which providers will benefit — and which will be hindered — by such an approach. But as more people take to the dandy horses and boneshakers, will other transport providers lose ground? One survey conducted by Lime in November suggests that 43 per cent of Londoners now think the city is better known for its bicycles than its black cabs. Steve McNamara, general secretary of the Licensed Taxi Drivers’ Association, is unconvinced: “Are we concerned about losing our iconic status to a load of green bicycles? No.” He believes there are still occasions when cycling just won’t do. “If you, me and our wives are going out for dinner, we’re not getting four Lime bikes, are we?”

Sam Corbett writes in The (London) Times: "Was 2025 the year London became a cycling city?"

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@carltonreid.com one for your history collection, if not already in it?
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Useful Hints on Cycling Cycling ... Is the one of the most healthful and invigorating kings of exercise: as well for mind as body. But like other good things it may be abused, and the faults of its votaires are visited upon it. Beginners ... On commencing to ride should act with moderation. A short time only each day with the machine at first, then gradually lengthening it in proportion as the ease grows with which they can manage it. It is never quite wise to start on a long ride without first having a few preliminary shorter ones. With regular practice and care, there is practically no limit which the human frame may not train up to. In Riding .. It is well to avoid gutters, ruts and tram-lines. Cross the latter as nearly at right angles as possible, slacken speed in turning a corner. Keep the machine upright and work the pedals evenly. Oiling ... Sperm, or neat's foot, or other refined oil is best. Vegetable oils should be avoid as they contain gum, and soon clog a bearing. Cleaning ... The best agent for cleaning the bearings is paraffin oil. To Polish ... The bright parts use plate powder, and clean white rag, or a wash leather. If very dull moisten a little with water or with methylated spirit From Rust .. In default of special preparations, a coat of vaseline is good preservative. The Chain ... Should be cleaned with paraffin, and then oiled with "Lucasine". Sold by us in 4d boxes. Pneumatics. Care should be taken that the tyres are fully inflated.

2/ Note the "Useful Hints on Cycling", although I (and the whales) am glad we've moved on from using sperm oil

A wonderful post by @thegentleauthor.bsky.social about the 1896 catalogue for The Metropolitan Machinists’ Co with the bells, lamps, saddles, trouser clips, capes, gaiters and other accessories for the discerning Victorian cyclist

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Cycle-counter CS3Count on the Embankment cycle lane in London at 2,383 cycle journeys for the day at 08:38 this morning (149,625 for the year). @cs3cs6count.bsky.social

2/ Hey Havering, say goodbye to your buses

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If Tory -> Reform defector Rosindell gets his way and the London Borough of #Havering is transferred out of London into Essex, @diamondgeezer.bsky.social ponders on the consequences ...

"Havering's bus network could significantly deteriorate"

#Hexit

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Two pictures of the electronic display on the cycleway CS3/C3 journey counting totem showing "cyclists today 7881" and "cyclists this year 135448"

22 Jan'26, mid-evening, still raining after a day of drizzle:
> #CS3Count Victoria Embankment 7,881 cycle journeys recorded so far today, 135,448 since Jan 1st.

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The cycleway #C3 #CS3 counter on Victoria Embankment recorded 56k cycle journeys over the week ending Sat 17th Jan ... compared to 42k-ish the same weeks in 2024 and 2023
#JustNumbers
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Sunday 18th scores courtesy of @bobfromaccounts.bsky.social 👇

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Broad Lane, N15 18th January at 1614hrs The road is restricted at Fountayne Road due to an overturned car. As this is near a blind bend, buses are diverted on safety grounds. Routes Affected 41, W4 41 towards Archway from The Hale at Broad Lane, A The Hale, L Monument Way, L High Road, R West Green Road to LOR. 41 towards Tottenham Hale from West Green Road at High Road, L High Road, R Monument Way, A Hale Road to LOR. W4 towards Ferry Lane from High Road at Monument Way, L Monument Way, A Hale Road to LOR. Same in reverse. Diversion Reference D86273

3/ "... due to an overturned car. As this is near a blind bend, buses are diverted on safety grounds.

Routes Affected ... "

Porters Avenue, RM9 18th January at 1255Hrs Road restricted southbound at the junction with Haskard Road due to a road traffic collision. Routes Affected: 62, 145 62 from Valence Avenue at Wood Lane, R Wood Lane, A Longbridge Road, L Lodge Avenue, L Porters Avenue, R Gale Street. LOR 145 from Longbridge Road at Lodge Avenue, R Lodge Avenue, L Porters Avenue, R Gale Street. LOR Diversion Reference: D86269

Pimlico Road, SW1 18th January at 1300hrs, Road closed both directions at the junction of Ebury Street due to an RTC, Routes Affected: 11,137,170,360,452 (137 360 452 on NOE 74416) 11 W/B From Buckingham Palace Road at junction of Semley Place, R Semley Place, R Ebury Street, L Eccleston Street, L Eaton Square, A Eaton Gate to LOR at Sloane Square 11 E/B from Sloane Square, A Clivedon Place, A Eaton Square, R Hobart Place, A Lower Grosvenor Place, A Bressenden Place, R Buckingham Palace Road, L Terminus Place LOR 137 360 452 S/B from NOE diversion at Buckingham Palace Road, A Ebury Bridge Road, L Chelsea Bridge Road LOR 170 from Buckingham Palace Road, L Chelsea Bridge Road, R Chelsea Embankment LOR (same on reverse) Diversion Reference D86268

2/ ... "due to a road traffic collision. Routes affected ... "
... "due to an RTC. Routes affected ... "

https://networkmanagementcc.blogspot.com/2026/01/southwark-park-road-se16.html?m=1 SCC Bus Network Information Dashboard Real Time Information on Incidents and Events affecting TfL's London Bus Network 18 January 2026 Southwark Park Road, SE16 18th January at 1300hrs, Road blocked E/B due to a parked car, Route Affected: 1 From Southwark Park Road, L St James's Road, L Catlin Street, R Rotherhithe New Road, R Old Kent Road, R Dunton Road, L Grange Road LOR Diversion Reference D86270

Strange how the anti-cycle lane bus huggers never mention how often London's buses are delayed and diverted by badly parked and crashed cars

The Tour de France is coming to Britain, but the costs of hosting should be spent elsewhere | BikeRadar The costs to host the world’s biggest race running into the millions

I am very curious about much UK cities are paying to host the TdF (BBC reports Scot Gov has put up £9.25m www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...), the types of budgets providing those funds (tourism? transport?), and how they compare to active travel investments.

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@jim.londoncentric.media in Parly records (again?)

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Tooley St · London, UK London, UK

Something like Tooley St on C4?
(Oh, doesn't have a dedicated track westbound ... will scratch head again)
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