Rob Watkins

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[Rob Watkins @robwatkins]

As an xmas project, I built a bot to tweet daily usage of my favourite bike path - Cycleway 31 in SW London - using data from the IoT traffic sensor located halfway along

[Cycleway 31 @Cycleway31]

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[Rob Watkins @robwatkins]

@seatsixtyone Eurostar have used this as an opportunity to increase the price of the Saturday morning train to Lille. £179 for a ticket to Lille ... save £135 by staying on the train until Brussels 😕

[Rob Watkins @robwatkins]

@MJ_Willis @cllr_alambritis Nice to see the 30mph limit working well 😆Any news on the pedestrian crossing?

[Rob Watkins @robwatkins]

@lastnotlost Don't forget the Merton u-turn on Kingston Road parking restrictions (+cycling improvements): https://t.co/QmewE7jM1P

[Rob Watkins @robwatkins]

@jitensha_oni Parcours 2 takes in the Solčava Panoramic Road in Slovenia, which must be one of the most scenic places I've ever ridden a bicycle

[Rob Watkins @robwatkins]

@nedboulting Good job and some great Haribo product placement 😆Orangina Pik is a favourite of mine, too

[Rob Watkins @robwatkins]

@PlanningShit @thetzilla This one’s showing off its pearly whites

[Rob Watkins @robwatkins]

@markvauxhall @lastnotlost In place of kids you could strap a couple of dolls in? 😆

[Rob Watkins @robwatkins]

@markvauxhall @lastnotlost It’s OK as long as you have the kids with you - if you’re riding to pick up them up you’ll need to find another route

[Rob Watkins @robwatkins]

@markvauxhall @Wimbledon Those are awful!

[Rob Watkins @robwatkins]

@markvauxhall @Wimbledon Nah, it’s from 2021. I can see the value of lime bikes getting to/from the tennis - especially if heading up the hill from Wimbledon!

[Rob Watkins @robwatkins]

@markvauxhall @Wimbledon The cycle parking could definitely be better signposted. The facilities aren’t great - would be better if they sent one of the hundreds of G4S staff to watch over it - but there’s lots available

[Rob Watkins @robwatkins]

Proposed removal of existing bike land to be replaced with share use path

[Richmond Council @LBRUT]

We're proposing changes to the road layout next to Hampton Court Palace 🛣️

In addition to residents' views we also want to know the thoughts of other road users, in particular pedestrians and cyclists.

Learn more and tell us your thoughts ⬇️
https://t.co/636OCZpRn0

[Rob Watkins @robwatkins]

@MJ_Willis @GroupMerton The rollout of hangers is just glacially slow. The area in the circle contains 1000s of small terraced houses or conversions with limited/no access to a secure bike storage. There should be dozens of hangers.
People aren't expected to store their EV in the kitchen...

[Rob Watkins @robwatkins]

@MJ_Willis Encouraging EV use is fine, but the council also needs to do more to provide alternatives to driving. In this 4 square mile area there's just *one* cycle hanger with space for 6 bikes, and AFAIK no plans exist to install any more (cc @GroupMerton)

[Rob Watkins @robwatkins]

@markvauxhall @MJ_Willis @RPLibDems I was very surprised to see they’re building a different petrol station rather than knocking it down and replacing with flats

[Rob Watkins @robwatkins]

@NS_Int if I have an international bicycle ticket for the Amsterdam-Berlin service, do I also need to buy a fietskaart dal for travelling on domestic trains to Amsterdam?

[Rob Watkins @robwatkins]

@RPLibDems @annie_kenny @thameswater There is a pretty obvious tide mark showing how far up the pavement the water came. I could send over a few videos if you’d find them useful?

[Rob Watkins @robwatkins]

@RPLibDems @annie_kenny @thameswater It looks to have cleared up faster than last time - these were taken ~10 mins apart. Unfortunately it seems the shops between Boots and the old 'Spoons have been flooded, not helped by people driving through and pushing the water outwards

[Rob Watkins @robwatkins]

@greateranglia OK that's what I thought - the first screengrab is from @thetrainline who are giving out the wrong info!

[Rob Watkins @robwatkins]

@thetrainline your info on bike reservations seems to be wrong? E.g. the 0853 Manningtree -> LST says "reservation not required", but this train starts in Norwich and according to @greateranglia policy a reservation is mandatory

[Rob Watkins @robwatkins]

@MailOnlineVideo @MailOnline No you can't, sorry

[Rob Watkins @robwatkins]

The queue for Eurostar at St Pancras at 9pm - these ppl are in line for the 6pm departure to Amsterdam (3+ hours late)