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Assuming you are not suffering from consultation fatigue.... public consultation on Islington's St Peter’s low traffic neighbourhood trial opened on Monday 13 September and runs until Monday 11 October. You can take part in the consultation by visiting: https://www.islington.gov.uk/consultations/2021/st-peters-people-friendly-streets-trial

Please reply to the consultation if you or your family have enjoyed better walking and cycling east of Angel, on Danbury Street, Wharf Road, Prebend St, Quietway 2, etc since the trial started in summer 2020.

Almost all local people I speak to enjoy the new changes, but few appreciate the impact of the small but organised groups against LTNs, and the need to push back on the anti's and tell councillors to keep going.

Every response helps - it is islington's "first" LTN which they are consulting on after a year of people experiencing it. It would be good to get an overwhelmingly positive response to the trial.

The scale of the challenge to improve air quality, reduce car traffic and reduce road danger was in full view during council-organised consultation events. I attended one event at the weekend and had a chat with local officers to show our support; the Cabinet Member for transport was also there and getting absolutely mobbed by a (small) handful of (very) loud anti's - taxi lobby etc. They were shouting, bullying, and intimidating local people who have positive views of the LTN. Police / support officers attended to de-escalate.

Hats off to councillors in Islington and Hackney and elsewhere working towards the right things. Really unpleasant people are against LTNs. No wonder some councils don't have the resilience to keep LTNs in place. It takes commitment and whole lot of energy to see these things through.

I've been following Cycling UK's legal efforts for a judicial review of West Sussex Council's decision to remove "pop up" cycle infrastructure on Upper Shoreham Road.

After some initial bad news, its good to hear some progress on this from CUK:
https://www.cyclinguk.org/press-release/west-sussex-county-council-go-court-over-cycle-lane-removal

Fingers crossed for the eventual day in court..

Great to meet you too and what a wonderful group of people and a lovely ride it was. Looking forward to the next one. And thanks for the drink at the finish line - I didn't realise you had paid until I was leaving!

Thanks Cornelius for posting the consultation, I cycle through that every now and again and its a massive improvement - incredible. I urge as many people as possible to respond to the consultation.

Assuming it fits OK (about a 38" chest) count me in. Will PM you, happy to meet up

Thanks v much. I'm about 6ft 2in. I will go away and look at details. Thanks for the offer of a test ride i might take you up on that if convenient... but don't let me hold back a sale.

Chrome "MXD notch" sling bag for sale

Used but well cared for. Not a lot of use.

Pros - durable materials, well made, lots of different compartments
Cons - not waterproof, too many compartments (?!)

One in one out on bags from now on... and i have similar topo bag that suits me and my stuff better - i find the topo more cavernous for bulkier things and a water bottle.

Photos of the chrome bag here:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/9zcgb2R7aN9dvvjA8

Its this one:
https://www.chromeindustries.com/product/mxd-notch-sling-bag/BG-239.html?dwvar_BG-239_color=BKBS&dwvar_BG-239_size=NA&cgid=mxd_travel_collection

I'd like £40

Pick up preferred so you know what you're getting. N1.

Dibs followed by PM, please, if any interest

Interested but let me look into surly geo. How tall are you, assuming the saddle height is set up for you? Cheers

Thats the strong impression I'm getting.

That, and over time, people providing these services are moving onto instagram to promote their businesses - and thats something i don't use - I'm missing out.

I've gone with a local business we've relied on in the past (veg).

Any recommendations for vegan catering serving Islington / Hackney?

Oliver's previous suggestion (vegan peasant catering) looks closed since early last year sadly.

I'm looking for buffet / street food style for around 10-20 people.

Thats an incredible map thanks for sharing.

I think it's this report by rachel aldred that debunks the perceived issues about demographics and LTNs:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/16/claim-low-traffic-schemes-only-benefit-better-off-debunked-in-new-study

Thanks for the update on lbhf. Hope it goes well.

Yet another appalling presentation - falsely saying main roads are like rivers. Car traffic is not a force of nature, it is a product of human choices - it would be useful for assistant directors in LBHF to recognise this fundamental point.

Sad to hear this for Ealing. I understand the new leader of ealing council has had a senior role at commonplace (he may still do). He has said all other LTNs will go to a CPZ style referendum. It will be interesting to see what happens. Needless to say, I think this is the wrong way of doing it.

As always, credit to hackney, camden, islington for sticking with LTNs, as well as others like lambeth where I assume we can expect even more with their recent leadership change.

A bit slow off the mark here, but we're picking up the bread baking baton here.

Anyone know a good shop around Islington or Hackney which sells things like bread proving baskets?

My dog loves our infrequent pedalme taxi rides. Much more than trains and cars. I assume he'll trust me just as much when it's me pedalling.

I've just joined the cargo bike club with a decently priced second hand workcycles fr8. Cycled my brompton to pick up the new bike, and it handled nicely on the way home with my brompton tied on the back. Looking forward to riding around with more heavy stuff, passengers and convincing my dog to get in a large box on the front.

Looking for a service and some replacement parts/accessories. I think Bikefix is a workcycles dealer.

Any other recommendations for a lbs out there to get parts or accessories?

Just finished bullsh*t jobs by david graeber. I really enjoyed it and i think its a solid addition to the books about the working world and shorter working weeks. It kept me well entertained

Thanks very much - your experience sounds like what I would expect - I'll report back if I get this plan sorted for the summer.

Cheers, yes, that's a good idea.

I've heard enough stories from some disabled people to fear the experience of trying to board a train with a non standard bike. I assume most cargo bikes like the bullitt will be a non-starter (either in policy itself or in the way train staff choose to implement their policy).

the omnium mini seems like the obvious choice but I think is too small for my needs; the mini max seems like a sensible choice for selected infrequent train travel - looks a bit like a normal bike, shorter than a tandem and if someone decides its width is a problem, its rack could be grudgingly removed.

Does anyone have any experience of taking cargo bikes on (UK) trains?

I guess this is generally bloody difficult i.e. generally not permitted, but having seen that video of the bloke and his dog on king alfred way, i'm considering a cargo bike for me and my dog and wondering if its possible to take one on a train for weekend getaways etc. I guess they are considered as being like tandems in restrictions: https://www.atob.org.uk/uk-bike-rail-restrictions/

I figure its less of a problem the shorter and less bulky the cargo bike is, e.g. omnium mini max better than omniums regular cargo size bike, etc

Any experience on this? Should i stick to the forum dog thread?!

4 photos of the 2 wheels now added - same link as before. Happy for you to come look at these wheels.

Thanks for letting me know. Been wondering if this is the bike for me and my dog. Seen others on the forum like this. Still undecided about size, but I can't get an answer from my freeholder about parking it in our communal bike storage. GLWS

Sorry to hear this. Hope the physio goes well.

I had a crash almost three years ago in Whitechapel, and as a result ended up with a dynamic hip screw, so a slightly different outcome for me. Extremely positive praise for the team at the Royal London. I wasn't weight bearing for 3 months, so there was lots of work to do to get back to health.

I was cycling before i was properly walking. Your revovery will be different I think. I enjoyed switching my cycling to a more chilled out ride mtb style while recovering.

Where are you based?

Some of my cycling and driving neighbours here in Islington were more sceptical than me of our local LTN til it went in (summer 2020) and settled down after 1-3 months. They generally got used to it and enjoyed the benefits over its cons.

Its good to see commonplace being used and the council engaging with you and the community. Of course, the devil is in the detail on these schemes as has been said before, engineers are experts at technical stuff, but local people are experts in how their low public spaces work (or don't work).

LTNs are one tool to better manage motorised traffic and enable walking and cycling, and shouldn't be seen as the start or end point.