Simon Key

Love to ride my bikes, road, MTB and with the grandkids. Love to snowboard too, can't get enough of this either! Keen to support and promote cycling

[anna holligan 🎙 @annaholligan]

Why do so many children in the Netherlands cycle? 🌍🚴‍♂️

The BBC’s brilliant Newsround programme asked me to explore…

https://t.co/Ienf24z1NC

An uplifting little film for your feed 🌱

[Chris Boardman CBE @Chris_Boardman]

Now for the rest of the country 👇

[Adam Tranter @adamtranter]

Jailed for 26 months and banned from driving for just 40 months.

The victim, a mother aged in her 40s, is left unable to move, speak or breathe independently following the crash.

The system is so very clearly not working.

https://t.co/JAeJBYynrc

[Simon Key @si_key]

@amielbakshi And who is going to pay for this multi billion infrastructure project? And at what cost to other projects?

[Simon Key @si_key]

It's great to see a positive action from @RichParkerLab

[Save Station Street, Birmingham @OldStationSt]

A genuinely really good move from @RichParkerLab. To get people out of their cars you have to make public transport more attractive. This does that, at a time of year when the roads are clogged usually, in the bucket load. 👍

[Simon Key @si_key]

@LouHaigh It's great having talks, but where is the action? And specifically, what actually is going to be done that meaningfully improves things for girls and women?

[Simon Key @si_key]

@jordanbhx And despite all the retoric from @LouHaigh this is still going ahead? What about the opportunity cost of this for other transport spends, like active travel?

[Jordan @jordanbhx]

A reminder that for the same price as one roundabout in Bedfordshire you could build:

- Midlands Rail Hub
- 3 brand new West Midlands Metro lines

[Liz Clements @LizClements]

Fab offer from @MayorWestMids & @TransportForWM for Christmas: free travel on ALL WMids buses after 7pm from Mon 9-Fri 13 Dec. Why not save yourself stress & cost of finding parking space when you're off to do late night Xmas shopping or having festive catch-up with friends? 🎄🚌

[Simon Key @si_key]

@SteveInWatford @laura_laker @LouHaigh Hopefully paid for by the taxes paid by all road users, including cyclists

[Simon Key @si_key]

@adamtranter @LouHaigh It would be great to see some action from the WM Mayor @RichParkerLab and Birmingham Council @CllrJohnCotton @CllrMajid
It's 3 months since declaring the Road Safety Emergency and nothing seems to have changed. Deaths and serious injuries on our roads sadly continue apace

[createstreets @createstreets]

Create Streets and @CBTransport are together launching a new organisation, Tram Network, which will support more cities to create tram lines and work with government and industry to reduce their cost. Check out our latest blog where @RobertKwolek explores a case study in France which has valuable lessons for how we can build cheaper, better #trams https://t.co/0PCHqdW26x

[James @James4Harborne]

We will not give up.

@BrumLeader @Harborne_Jayne @RobPocock1 @PreetKGillMP

[Simon Key @si_key]

@MerPolTraffic So this is also going to be applied to all motorists driving untaxed or uninsured, who break the speed limit?

[Simon Key @si_key]

@tony_eh Sorry, where is the dropped curb, being blocked?

[road.cc @roadcc]

“Downgraded volunteer” cycling and walking commissioner role offering £10k a year doesn’t reflect the “scale and urgency” of “road safety emergency” in West Midlands, say campaigners

https://t.co/7kVAnMtDtc

[Simon Key @si_key]

@mrmjprice I really don't don't see much sign of commitment from you. The evidence doesn't support your statement

[Wandsworth Bridge Road Association @WbrAssociation]

The Hill of Hysteria
Why do changes to our urban environment generate so much anxiety & hostility even though we know the present status quo is failing us?
@London_Cycling @TfL @LouHaigh @metecoban92 @willnorman @carltonreid @modacitylife @laura_laker

https://t.co/0dCEU4s9oz

[Simon Key @si_key]

@jamesrbuk Because it would impact on "hard working people" and they tied themselves so far down in the pre election game with the Tories over who wouldn't tax what

[Simon Key @si_key]

@dolphinwitchuk @Alex4Craig_Dudd The previous government haven't just had an autumn budget, with the opportunity to maintain it