Jonathan Foster-Clark

Transport policy and strategy advisor. Excited by all things cities, singer and lover of close harmony. All views my own.

[Jonathan Foster-Clark @JFosterClark]

Delighted that our choir @GWCBristol won silver in our singing contest at the weekend! And the standard was so high: we’ve been raising a glass to our friends and gold medal winners @CottontownC and bronze medalists @malevoxchoir.
News here: https://t.co/rtozUsxAGp

[Jonathan Foster-Clark @JFosterClark]

Brilliant. Well done Denmark.

[Nicholas Fabiano, MD @NTFabiano]

The irony

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

It's a goal of mine to help make this the most famous, well-known and UNDERSTOOD quote about cities in history. Please share it as much as you can.

[Jonathan Foster-Clark @JFosterClark]

A great cartoon summarising the challenges of EVs...

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

The problem of too many cars isn’t just about the tailpipe. And altho EVs seemingly address that issue (or “move” it, depending on the electricity source), their increased weight, and the potential increase in size & distance driven (due to #JevonsParadox) make EVs “complicated.”

[Tomos Doran 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 🇮🇱🕊️ 🇵🇸 @portraitinflesh]

I don't want to be mean, but anyone who thinks "fifteen minute cities" means people literally won't be allowed to travel more than a quarter of an hour away from home probably need supervision every time they use a pair of scissors.

[Jonathan Foster-Clark @JFosterClark]

Genius!

[Jonathan Foster-Clark @JFosterClark]

This is a great analogy.

[How-Sen @HowSenChong]

Tapping the sign

[Jonathan Foster-Clark @JFosterClark]

This is going to be so exciting!

[The Great Western Chorus @GWCBristol]

Call-out to our #acapella and #barbershop community.
We're delighted to be hosting @TNFquartet very soon!
In addition to our big show in Cardiff, we're delighted to be running a masterclass with the guys on 15 November. More details at https://t.co/Y51xrk2BMP and on QR below.

[Jonathan Foster-Clark @JFosterClark]

Inspiring!

[Andy Burnham @andyburnham]

To mark #BlackHistoryMonth2024, I took a group of amazing students from @RCDivineMercy on a tour of our city-centre to learn about how, in 1862, the humble cotton-workers of Manchester took a stand and refused to handle slave-picked cotton.👇🏻

[Jonathan Foster-Clark @JFosterClark]

@BethRigby It wasn't a 20k donation Beth. Stop lying about this.

[Jonathan Foster-Clark @JFosterClark]

Now here's a clear example of why 20mph speed limits are a good thing in local communities in #Wales.

[BBC Wales News @BBCWalesNews]

'If the driver was travelling faster than 20mph, we would have been in a much worse situation' https://t.co/aMu9G7xYR2

[Jonathan Foster-Clark @JFosterClark]

@JamesCleverly would you like to respond to this? What would have happened if your car was doing more than 20mph?

[BBC Wales News @BBCWalesNews]

'If the driver was travelling faster than 20mph, we would have been in a much worse situation' https://t.co/aMu9G7xYR2

[Jonathan Foster-Clark @JFosterClark]

@JamesCleverly @WelshLabour Whoa that's a bit aggressive, James: 'I'm coming for you'
There won't be many people there to welcome you.

[Jonathan Foster-Clark @JFosterClark]

A brilliant summary of the insanity of a car-based society....

[How-Sen @HowSenChong]

Hilarious bit from @adamconover about how crazy our private car-based transportation system is.

[Qagggy! @Qagggy]

CO2 absorbed by a tree: 48 lbs.
CO2 emitted by a car: 10,140 lbs.

Trees are essential but real climate action requires taking cars off the road.

[Jonathan Foster-Clark @JFosterClark]

@Conservatives Yeah, and poor Rishi needed all that funding for helicopters, and poor Boris needed all the funding for redecorating 10 Downing Street, and the poor Conservatives needed all that funding from a racist donor. We haven't forgotten what you did.

[Jonathan Foster-Clark @JFosterClark]

@darrenpjones This is a fabulous speech Darren.
Proud that you're our MP and at the heart of government delivering that change 😀

[Roger Hallam @RogerHallamCS21]

What real disruption to people's rights and going about their daily lives looks like. And scientists are saying it will get a lot worse.