➡️https://xitter.cf/t.co/7wlt78sNfo. Local gov transport policy officer. Transport writer and speaker, with special interest in road pricing. @SmarterCam leader 2015–21.
Cambridge, UK
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A clear, well argued case by Cllr @AndrewGant3 in @OxfordClarion for essential transport changes in #Oxford to create a healthier, happier and thriving city. It’s all about vision, leadership and listening.
oxfordclarion.uk/oxford-traf…
#LTN #TrafficFilter #ZEZ #WorkplaceParkingLevy
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The Economist just published a deeply-researched story about car bloat, and it's very, very damning:
"For every life that the heaviest 1% of SUVs and trucks save, there are more than a dozen lives lost in other vehicles."
Well worth your time: economist.com/interactive/un…
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‘Action to tackle water scarcity, for example, has shown what can be achieved when local authorities, central government and public bodies work in partnership…’
Worth saying, so far ‘Greater Cambridge has seen statements but nothing concrete on water credits…
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Letter from Housing and Planning Minister @mtpennycook to local leaders @NikJohnsonCA, @cllrbridget, Lucy Nethsingha, @mikelode1, and Elisa Meschini, about the growth of Cambridge assets.publishing.service.go… - talks of removing barriers to development, but also of being collaborative
So, four years after @CambsCC first introduced an experimental bus gate on Mill Road bridge to support active travel and improve bus reliability, it has decided to abandon its weak defence of the challenge to the permanent TRO, and rerun the process again:
cambridgeshire.gov.uk/news/a…
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The water credits system is, last we heard, being developed- but the agreement to do so, between the councils and Michael Gove, has been enough for the development to go ahead.
The release doesn’t specifically mention the water credits scheme - but was the main measure agreed between the last government, LD run @SouthCambs, and Labour @camcitco, to address the water scarcity concerns and unlock ‘stalled’ development in Greater Cambridge (1)
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THREAD: I’m going to try this thread to clearly state my perspective on electric vehicles, car dependency and better cities, to those who frequently ask me, including media, elected leaders and many others. Here goes. Please share if you think it helps. 🧵#EVS
Of all the insights gained from this year’s #Nudgestock, the most important and sobering must be @JonHaidt’s analysis of the harms that social media has been doing to children since 2012 – well worth 30 minutes of your time:
youtube.com/live/qV-sjk6tKGw…
@Nudgestock #anxiousgeneration
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Someone reminded me of that thread today, so ill tell you something.
I live in Finland now. Some time ago I left my job hoping to get another one. It didn't worked out and I became unemployed.
(A secondary thread).
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Here is the full judgment in the latest stage of the Mill Road bridge judicial review application. The case will now proceed to a further hearing and the bridge will stay open to cars in the meantime. assets.caselaw.nationalarchi…
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Buses don't often have a great reputation. In any case, they're certainly not the preferred method of transport. But there is a route in Yorkshire that didn't just overcome the stigma, it demolished it! There are lots of lessons to learn from #the36, so let's go through some:
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ALT A blurry photo of a Harrogate Bus Co. 36 bus (myself).
ALT A photo of the upper deck interior of an old 36 bus (Transport Designed).
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Boeing's 787 "Dreamliner" is manufactured far from the company's Seattle headquarters, in a non-union shop in Charleston, South Carolina. At that shop, there is a cage full of defective parts that have been pulled from production because they are not airworthy.
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ALT A Boeing 737 Max with Boeing livery, flying through a grey-blue sky. It has split in two. The tail section, which is falling out of the sky, has a large REJECTED stamp on it. A parachute sailing away from the wreckage suspends a '¯\_(ツ)_/¯' ASCII shrug emoji. Image: Tom Axford 1 (modified) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blue_sky_with_wisps_of_cloud_on_a_clear_summer_morning.jpg CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en -- Clemens Vasters (modified) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:N7379E_-_Boeing_737_MAX_9.jpg CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en
If you believe driverless and unstaffed trains, trams and buses are the future, read this (unsettling) account of why trained staff on public transport are essential, not a luxury. We must never ignore the experiences of women and other “vulnerable” people.
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Article from a construction industry website about @michaelgove's plans for developing Cambridge building.co.uk/focus/a-visio…
Delving deeper into the claims for retrofitting “water efficient devices in existing buildings” to unblock houses and commercial space stuck in planning, I discovered an unfortunate miscalculation, which deserves another 🧵…
In the #CaseForCambridge, there is a reference to how the government will “support growth in the shorter-term by delivering water savings through improved water efficiency of appliances in existing buildings that can offset new homes and commercial space.”
It is, however, unclear over how many days this reduction in abstraction could be sustained, and hence how much water would be saved annually. The approach is also still being researched: “If demonstrated, then NBS could provide an additional water saving mechanism …”
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It is worth noting that the government’s plan is focused on Greater Cambridge. However, where the water savings need to be made is in the supply area for @Cambswater, which is not the same as @southcam
+ @camcitco. @huntsdc needs to be part of the conversation too.
