Quite a week for cycling policy & design. Infra design is freed from the Dep Transport unfit-for-purpose infra that we've had to use for 30 yrs. Just need all LAs to get up to speed .... As for re-allocation urban space? Could take a little longer... we need to make a start

This change is vital - to prevent so many serious and fatal collisions to cyclists and pedestrians. Please make a response to the consultation on changes!

At last, this is music to my ears. Don't let any highway designer say Dutch-style layout won't work in UK

Here's something to look forward to lockdown or no lockdown. Just cycled part of it and it's superb. Full opening with tunnel planned for December. Led by Lake District National Park with a big contribution from Highways England. Good things do sometimes happen! Lake District

This is why 60% of adults never ride a bike. Today, Botchergate, Carlisle stuck in traffic. Cycle lane? Or parking lane! Authorities will soon have all the powers & funds to change this Cumbria County Council Cumbria Police BBC Cumbria Cumbria Crack Active Cumbria We can't live like this!

I take my helmet off to Wesley Hamnett. I spotted Wesley on this 3-year-old's bike in Carlisle en route from Glasgow to Manchester for 4 charities. He goes through Penrith and Kendal today to do a parachute jump in Morecambe. Then Russia to ride to Manchester but not on that bike!

Do we have the ambition to achieve this for Cumbria?

Over the border in Newcastleton yesterday. Pleasantly surprised to see kids coming home from school on their bikes! Have no doubt this is down to initiatives of Scottish Cycling @leecraigie SustransCymru & others. The new 20mph speed limit also makes a big difference ScottishBordersInfo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Keswick Railway Trail reopens 5 years after being destroyed by Storm Desmond. Congratulations to Lake District National Park. This is a free outdoor resource that Cumbria can be proud of lakedistrict.gov.uk/keswickrailway

A greener and cleaner square mile. Good to see City of London taking out car parking spaces for cargo bikes, helping reduce the number of van deliveries. ⁦City of London⁩ road.cc/content/news/c…

'A small step for LEGO, a giant leap for children's imagination worldwide!' Support us in making the world's largest city bicycle-friendly. The faster we reach 10K supporters, the stronger the signal: ideas.lego.com/projects/acdc6…

The UK Met Office advises us to "consider not cycling" in this snowy weather. Met Office please look around to see how other nations cope. This is active travel to school Finnish-style

BICYCLE MAYOR OF CUMBRIA ELECTION CALL FOR CANDIDATES. My time as BMC ends soon. My committee invites candidates. If you have an inclusive vision for cycling, can communicate at high level meetings, good on public & social media contact [email protected] Cumbria Crack

Here's a shocking reminder of why we need to change the way we travel and why the school run is a litmus test for all the damage we are doing. This is why I'm supporting schools to lobby for "School Streets" and Low Traffic neighbourhoods bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-572…

Today I have hope for humanity. Seen this morning: father & son on school run via bicycle + tagalong. It was raining, too. (Generic pic)

Congratulations Chris Chris Boardman CBE on your new role. I look forward to working with you & your team in Cumbria. Together we will raise ambition & standards!

Active travel now accounts for 20% of all minutes of activity taken by adults in England gov.uk/government/new…

'When in 2007 #Ljubljana closed 12 hectares of its city center to private cars, just 40% of residents approved. A decade later, no less than 97% were against reopening to motor traffic: “None of us can really imagine cars ever staging a comeback”.' —Melissa & Chris Bruntlett