Fran Graham
@frangraham88
Environmentalist, cyclist and a few other things too
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05-11-2009 15:47:17
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A first in London, Camden is installing a cycle hangar (ie on street protected parking spot) specially adapted for a disabled resident. Adapted bikes can support overcoming disabilities and increase mobility in a more sustainable way. Congrats to Camden 🎉Wheels for Wellbeing
Intriguing new paper on e-bikes: In the UK, replacing car trips with e-bikes could reduce CO₂ emissions by up to 24.4 metric tons/year. That's equivalent to ~1/5 the country's total CO₂ emissions from transport (source: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…). doi.org/10.1016/j.tran…
Exciting Job Opportunity Chief Executive of Active Travel England for Department for Transport Please click the link for more information & how to apply: gatenbysanderson.com/job/GSe82292/C… #womenintransport #departmentfortransport #chiefexecutive #jobopportunity
There are a few more days to express interest in joining the Bristol City Office Environment Board, which is particularly keen to hear from those who work closely with communities and/or are from groups under-represented on the board. Deadline 9 am 14 Feb bristolonecity.com/about-the-one-…
Want to have your say on active travel? All residents, businesses and organisations are being invited to submit evidence to Bath & North East Somerset’s citizens’ panel on active travel 👇 BritainThinks University of Bath newsroom.bathnes.gov.uk/news/call-evid…
We've secured £5.8m to make it easier and safer to 🚴 or 🚶 for shorter everyday journeys Incl: Pedestrianising Cotham Hill Park Row permanent cycle lane Bristol Old Market segregated cycle lanes & pedestrian crossings New cycle links in Kingswood See⏩ westofengland-ca.gov.uk/news/metro-may…
This street in Rotterdam has a National Bollard Exposition, showcasing only the finest Dutch bollards! World Bollard Association™
🩺🚴‍♀️💨 Inspiring to see nurses from Guy's and St Thomas' using e-bikes to see up to 10 patients a day. "It reduces the time it takes to get to my patients," says a community nurse. W/ Guy's and St Thomas' Guy's & St Thomas' Foundation Impact on Urban Health bit.ly/3Djz4Uu By Cycling Weekly @thewlistt
I have no problems with a law on death by dangerous cycling – everyone must obey the rules of the road. But in 2022, 1760+ people were killed on UK roads – 3 involved someone being hit by a bike. What’s the gov plan for stopping 5 people being killed a day by motor vehicles?