Air pollution highlights need for safer streets
The recent weather conditions which have deposited dust from the sahara across London have highlighted the chronically bad air quality conditions that we all live with on a day to day basis.As this...
View ArticleProgress on 20mph in Wandsworth comes at a slow pace
The Tooting Labour team are rightly pleased that our council has finally moved forward on consulting residents in Furzedown and Bedford wards on 20mph limits. In Bedford ward, I understand that the...
View ArticleWhy do I do it? Why should the Fishponds trial take place?
We're dealing with a serious RTC on Fishponds Road SW17 with @Ldn_Ambulance and @thehelipad. Please avoid the area. #Tooting— Wandsworth MPS (@MPSWandsworth) April 13, 2014Just gutted for the family of...
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Green shoots of spring?
Easter weekend has come and gone. Whilst walking along Blackshaw Road on Saturday, I saw the car above. Given that the vehicle is damaged from the rear as well as the front, I suspect that some other...
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Tooting Safari seeking 'Space for Cycling'
Really great to see both local residents and Tooting businesses supporting space4cycling.orgSee if you can recognise where these photos were taken, some aren't the best quality, but you have to grab...
View ArticleLocal elections - Imprint
As I'm standing as a candidate to be a councillor for Tooting ward with the Liberal Democrats in the local elections on the 22nd May, I'm legally required to put this imprint on the site. For all...
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Elegant, simple & effective - Merton safe streets
Earlier today I dropped my Brompton into A W Cycles in SW19 (too lazy to change flat on rear myself) and I noticed that Merton Council are updating the older solution they had in place to stop...
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Will you support me, again?
Yes, this is party political, but let me explain.If you follow this blog or my twitter feed, you'll already know that I'm standing as a candidate for the Lib Dems in Tooting. On Saturday Brian Paddick...
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Thank you & don't forget to vote
What a journey this local election campaign has been.It has been a massive learning curve for me and my team, but I'm really proud of everything that we have achieved.Whoever the people of Tooting...
View ArticleThe Prince and his toothache
Having read the last edition of the Transition Free Press, it reminded me of the importance of story telling in the context of Transitioning, and how we discuss change.With this in mind, and my recent...
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Bikehangars coming to Wandsworth for Xmas!
Soon to be up on Wandsworth's Council website (link to follow). The Bikehangars which are becoming more and more common in neighbouring Lambeth are due to make a start on Wandsworth's streets hopefully...
View ArticleFrustration, dismay, but more motivated than ever
Yesterday saw the publication of paper 14-371 which refers to the outcome of the consultation for the proposed trial on the Fishponds road area. Download the paper hereThe headlines are:399 responses...
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Labour tried to silence me!
This week has been a busy one. I hope that what took place on Tuesday evening won't prevent progress on what I believe to be a widely shared aspiration to create safer streets.The local Labour party...
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Welham Road - Dead space, or very much alive?
This morning I was heading off to a meeting, and cycled along Welham Road. I was running a bit late, so wasn't able to take the pictures on the way without cars parked on the street.Last year there was...
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Decaying van rusting to bits in the street
It's coming up for two years since I first came to view the property that is now my home in Furzedown. Fairly confident betting that it's been a little longer that this van has been parked on my...
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Fishponds - a different take on the consultation responses
The whole Fishponds saga for me is a microcosm of the political challenges that we face as a community if we genuinely wish to see progress. Taken at face value the responses from the consultation...
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Back to school - the school run - a little plea
Francis Hirzel cycles to school daily (Gabriel Szabo/Guzelian)from Independent article linked belowAs the start of the school year is only just around the corner, a little plea. A growing number of...
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Why Tooting should support TfL's proposals for new Cycle Superhighways
You may have heard the news this week that Transport for London have launched two new consultations for a North-South and East-West cycle superhighways that will run through the centre of...
View ArticleA chat with Dan from Putney Social
Last weekend I popped down to Putney and caught up with Dan who runs Putney Social.Since then London Cycling Campaign have posted this, a quick way for you to show your support for their latest...
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Inactivity is killing us (Political & Physical)
Public Health England is currently consulting on 'Everybody Active, Every Day':https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/everybody-active-every-dayAn extract from the first document (An evidence...
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