Londoner up north. Fan of eyeliner, dogs, trams, eco glitter, solo travel, and gifs. Intersectional feminist + cycle campaigner = great at parties. She/her.
Jul 27, 2020 • 18 tweets • 5 min read
Oof such complex emotions surrounding this whole "let's prescribe cycling to cure obesity" thing. So heeeere's A Thread Of My Thoughts.
(And a racoon on a tiny bicycle because this is an excellent gif and should be rolled out at every opportunity)
As a cycle campaigner, I'm delighted that cycling is being treated as something of a panacea, which it kind of is, or at least could be. More people cycling = A Better Society. But this puts the onus onto the individual and away from those with the power to begin a cultural shift
Mar 9, 2020 • 19 tweets • 6 min read
I'm annoyed with myself for not tweeting about this yesterday on actual #InternationalWomensDay but OH WELL.
I am one @YorkCycle's co-chairs, and I am proud to bring a much-needed female voice to the overwhelmingly male-dominated worlds of cycling and transport planning. /1
The national gender split of cyclists is 70/30 male/female. In York it's a little better at 60/40 but that's still not good enough. Often it's put down to women not liking cycling or having other priorities, but this lazy, false narrative allows the status quo to continue. /2
