I've completed the London 100 Mile Walking Challenge for #LondonWalkingFestival!!

One of the things I've learned is how walking is the best way to discover the remnants of the capital's amazing past which are still scattered around our streets & neighbourhoods. London's history really comes to life walking along the @ThamesPathNT in central London.

Queenhithe was a thriving Saxon & Medieval Dock - and is only inlet surviving today in the City of London.

At low tide you can still see the remains of the old port on the foreshore.

Today we've published our report on bus-stop bypasses in London 📃

Our analysis shows a very low risk of collisions between pedestrians and cyclists.

But we know there's work to do to improve designs and cyclist behaviour.

content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-stop-bypas… Bus-stop bypasses are used around the world to facilitate safe cycling on bus routes 🚲🚌

We cannot deliver safe cycling infrastructure without them.

Stopping their use would put cyclists' lives at risk, including disabled cyclists who use bikes as mobility aids.

Our climate is changing. We must cut CO2 emissions, but it's also vital we adapt our city to better cope with extreme weather.

Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) cut the risk of flooding by slowing & reducing the flow of rainwater into drains & sewers.

Long geeky🧵1/6 In London, we're building SuDS into our transport schemes to reduce local flooding - like this example at Old Street.

The unused subway spaces were converted and soakaway chambers installed.

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I’ll be taking a break from Twitter for the next few weeks for the pre-election period, but prompted by an excellent @KuperSimon article in the @FT about the future of cities, I wanted sign off with a few reflections from a London perspective: (1/11) The piece focussed on how the pandemic will lead to cities making better use of streets, re-thinking the vast amount of space we currently allocate to inefficient when moving, yet barely used parked cars. (2/11)

ICYMI THREAD: a round-up of new plans that we’ve published over the last couple of weeks. @TfL & @MayorofLondon are working hard to give people the option of walking & cycling for essential journeys, freeing up precious space on public transport & our roads for those who can't. First up, scheme that fills the 1km gap along Tooley St between C4 at Tower Bridge Rd & the new London Bridge cycle lanes. Includes a new pedestrian space at the “Tooley St Triangle” where a superfluous slip road will be closed to cars. More details here: consultations.tfl.gov.uk/general/3269f8…