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Feb 17 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Talking about LTN’s and 15 minute cities on #BBCAntiSocial, Radio 4 today with presenter @adamfleming - the podcast should be out in an hour or two if you missed it. It got quite heated with @alanvibe 😳😳😳

We agreed at the end to go for a coffee! ☕️ … 1/3
Shout out to the wonderful human who booked me, @justoctavia who’s amazing … 2/3
Super lush to be at Radio 4 in Westminster! It felt a bit like the book when Peppa Pig went to London- I can’t believe I’m here doing this! … 3/3
I spent the whole time in the studio with my hand up 😆😆 there still felt like not enough time! Ah well. It was good to say what we said but we could have done with coming back next week! Also I accidentally said I went to street parties in lockdown 😱😱 (I didn’t).

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Feb 18
These are some of the points I made on Radio 4, for anyone short of time!

I’m yet to meet someone who’d welcome more cars on their street. We all want fewer cars in my experience - the question is how exactly we go about having less … 1/6 Image
It’s recognised pretty much universally that we need to reduce congestion- even the RAC mentions this- it says on their website to “avoid unnecessary journeys where possible” …

The term “15 minute city” was coined by @CarlosMorenoFr … 2/6 Image
You can watch Carlos’ TED talk here. I love that he says:

“The rhythm of the city should follow humans not cars”. And that we need to converge life into a “human-sized space”.

When it comes to freedom, you are of course still free to travel to … 3/6

ted.com/talks/carlos_m…
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Feb 17
Just off to the #Radio4 studio to talk about 15 minute cities at midday - on the show #BbcAntisocial. Exciting!

I’ve got a notebook full of scribbles and a head full of anecdotes- do tune in if you can!
It’s very important to wear your best gladrags and accessories even for radio I’ve decided! Here- blazer with red collars
Plus - necklace alert- the swimming baths girl!
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Feb 16
Oh! Gentleman Saucepot alert!! 🚨🔥🚲🚲

I met Tom today, and we started chatting, and it turns out he’s one of our tweet friends … @ChinaRockman!

And just CHECK OUT how smart he looks when he rides!

Beige Mac ✅ Brogue boots ✅ Flat cap ✅ Snazzy bike ✅ … 1/3 ImageImage
So we happened to be cycling along near each other at one point, and I said “oh I do like this bike of yours, so smooth and understated!” (Just like me of course 😉😆)

He said- “oh are you Carla”, and it turned out we’d chatted on Twitter, and that he lives in the … 2/3 ImageImage
Highbury LTN and is an Arsenal season-ticket holder.

We rode and chatted for a bit and then parted ways, and he sent this photo later on and said “don’t forget to show these stickers!”

What a fashion inspiration he is

🥳🥳… 3/3 ImageImage
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Feb 15
Let me show you the looks on the faces of people who live in #15minutecities

All of Dad’s table-tennis teammates live nearby. There’s about 6 of them- they meet twice a week and go for coffee after. One of them is Sue here. After playing a nice game and having a chat ... 1/5 ImageImage
she might pootle over to her allotment 5-minutes walk away. On this day she’d grown rhubarb and Brussels sprouts which she was going to cook for dinner.

It’s a lovely space here where Sue knows everyone - has a lovely gossip while getting some fresh air … 2/5 ImageImage
If she didn’t feel like cycling, she could walk home in 10 minutes, she has that freedom. No need to drive. …

And over to the table tennis matches … 3/5 Image
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Dec 1, 2022
Most of the drivers I come across are extremely polite and safe and thoughtful of me on my little bike. But this morning something happened that left my 7 yo son and I extremely shaken.

We were walking across this zebra crossing on a small road near the school. A driver … 1/8
had stopped at the zebra crossing.

She looked like she was talking to someone. She then decided to carry on driving without looking up. She literally didn’t look in front of her at all, just carried on looking sideways, but with her foot on the accelerator. My son and I … 2/8
were a few feet into the zebra crossing when she started driving towards us without looking.

I shouted and then just had to pull my son fast out of the way. We just about made it. She at this point (after just driving straight over the zebra crossing without looking) … 3/8
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Nov 30, 2022
Guys, I had a *vibes* traffic-light encounter this morning!

So I rocked up at a red light with music just casually coming from my new snazzy speaker 💪🏻 and looked over to see an extremely hipstery young chap right next to me.

To give you a sense, he was wearing: Khaki … 1/4
jacket, jeans with the bottoms rolled up, and … 👀 … 🥁🥁
a mustard woolly hat. Nice!

So anyway, the great thing was that my Spice Girls playlist had just finished, and the COOLEST SONG popped on! It was “Lonely Boy” by The Black Keys … (obviously I only play songs … 2/4
from 30 + years ago, but Spotify had somehow put it on, and he must have thought I’d chosen it!)

So I hung out there with my Dior AW2020 outfit and cool tunes chosen *on purpose*, and he TOTALLY side-eyed me.

YASSSSSS! Still got it! (It’s .. 3/4

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