@GlasgowCC Thanks v much for installing these dropped kerbs on Festival Gate so quickly after their absence was drawn to your attention! From a happy cyclist!
EXCLUSIVE: First new Glasgow Subway train for 43 years entered service a few minutes ago. They will eventually routinely have no driver or staff on board. @TheScotsman background: https://t.co/mnjQZl301H
So my beer can, from Münich, can get refunded in Quebec, but in Scotland we can’t even arrange a Deposit Return Scheme for our own cans and bottles on our territory. Why not?
“Currently about 2/3rds of all Dutch children walk or bike to school, with 75% of secondary school kids cycling to school. By enabling safe and active travel, Dutch cities prevent an estimated one million car journeys to school each morning.” — @modacitylife in #CurbingTraffic
Cycle lanes reduce congestion. Their capacity for moving people is about six times that of car lanes. More cyclists means fewer cars on the road, saving billions of 💰💰💰in congestion costs (and on healthcare, pollution etc.) HT @WeAreCyclingUK
What if every city had “Bike Buses” for kids going to school & daycare? What if safe, protected bike infrastructure made them easy? From Nijmegen NL, a #BikeBus developed in partnership with an after-school childcare. HT to great folks at @Cycling_Embassy
How to power an off-grid life in a remote part of Scotland
Find out how a hydroelectric scheme is making a difference to residents
➡️ https://t.co/n2sD3nGnZS
We have the potential to do so much more hydro in Scotland with projects like Coire Glas, Cruachan 2 and Red John which between then would generate 2.5GW. The biggest barrier to taking them forward is the failure of the UKG to provide a hydro scheme route to the market.
Raeph Ballantyne was a quietly-spoken but razor sharp BBC camera journalist who began filming with us in the summer on the Met's battle against abusive cops within its ranks
He was taken ill and sadly died at the weekend. This film's dedicated to him.
https://t.co/Dw949SeqOe