Collage of Lambeth Green Party activities from this week: 'Joined the 500,000 people who marched against the division and hatred of the far-right' 'Highlighted the urgent need for improvements to Streatham Leisure Centre' 'Secured funding for Streatham Green transformation' 'Demanded increased monitoring of air pollution across Lambeth'

Here are just a few of the things your hardworking @lambethgreenparty.bsky.social councillors have been up to this week.

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Thanks to everyone who gave up their time and braved the rain today.

Let's #TransformTulseHill
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Thank you very much for your support Caroline. Let's @TransformTulseHill
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London council weighs parking surcharge on 'supersize' SUVs Lambeth to commission study into whether larger vehicles pose a greater danger to pedestrians and cyclists

They were so good!
www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

Research shows SUVs three times more likely to kill a child under 10 - Highways News A group of school children will urge councillors in London to take action to stop ‘carspreading’ as new research shows SUVs are three times more likely to kill a child under the age of 10. A delegatio...

Good luck to the children speaking tonight at this #Lambeth council meeting. Children aged 0–9 are three times more likely to die from a collision when hit by an SUV. We need councils to introduce ways to curb the rise of bigger, heavier vehicles. #Carspreading

The vast majority of people I see commuting by bike are just normal people wearing normal clothes, travelling sustainably, usually more swiftly and with added health benefits.

Norwood Park community day was great fun. 10 new benches & some old ones painted, de-brambling, mulching & feasting. Thank you for having us Friends of Norwood Park

#Ourbike

The problem with this is the ‘side’ bit. If it said ‘Labour is helping drivers’ or some such I could live with it but ‘on the side of’ means against someone else. Who? Pedestrians? Cyclists? Children? Stop stoking this culture-war rubbish.

Miliband accuses opponents of net zero 'nonsense and lies' The energy secretary warns that an anti-net zero agenda could forfeit jobs in the future.

BBC News - Miliband accuses net zero opponents of 'nonsense and lies'
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Well said @edmilibandmp.bsky.social

Now prioritise rail and active travel over road and airports expansion.

Correct !

82 years young!

Museums and the Digital Enclosure of the Public Domain – Douglas McCarthy

Excellent new piece by @culturedoug.bsky.social on the wrongs of public museums restricting access to images:

"...by throttling access to digital reproductions, museums limit the range of perspectives and narratives that can be shared about art and history..."

douglasmccarthy.com/2025/04/muse...

Coroner's call for older driver eye tests after fatal crashes Visual legal standards for motorists is

BBC News - Coroner's call for older driver eye tests after fatal crashes - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Regular retesting also required

Rachel Reeves: Why she may have to raise UK taxes in October The chancellor is on track to meet her own fiscal rules, so why is there talk of tax rises in the autumn?

BBC News - Rachel Reeves: Why she may have to raise UK taxes in October - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@bbc - stop fear mongering.

For the first time, the Norwegian government has calculated the value to society of the health benefits of increased walking and cycling.

🚲 ~€2.8 for each additional km of cycling
🚶‍♀️ ~€4.2 for each additional km of walking

Thanks, never noticed them before, though not a daily route.

Choices.

A road with some cars travelling. One has a very smoky exhaust and the fumes have stayed in the air after is has accelerated away.

500 signatures and counting! Let's get this to 1000.

🚘 💨 Remember #Dieselgate? That was 10 years ago.

Diesel cars fitted with defeat devices are still on our roads today. We believe the public needs to know what we're breathing - please sign our letter if you agree. buff.ly/4hxAJZx
#AirPollution

🚨The rise of ‘Carspreading’🚨
UK car owners say supersized SUVs “not necessary in towns and cities” and the majority think more SUVs “will make parking more difficult” and are “not necessary in towns and cities”
cleancitiescampaign.org/carspreading/

Trying to cross a road with children is not safe with such huge vehicles parking on pavements at crossings blocking sightlines
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A train passing through a station platform at speed.

Why do people drive or fly short-haul instead of taking the train? Hmmm 👇 .

"While high ticket prices have long been an issue, it is becoming more so each passing year, given the annual rise in train fares against 14 years of fuel duty cuts or freezes for car drivers."

https://buff.ly/410hTEI

“At the top end of the seven new bands for emissions-based parking charges, the most polluting cars - such as Range Rover SUVs - would need to pay £340 for an annual permit. Diesel vehicles will have a 50 per cent surcharge.”

Good evening to everyone, but especially to the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham’s new residents’ parking charges 👊 www.lbhf.gov.uk/news/2024/10...

Before and after photos of someone's front garden. Before: grass and shrubs. After: only tarmac.

In "why is my home more susceptible to surface water flooding" news

Are these new? Great to see if so but could do with some secure Kerbside options for cargo bikes. @solveschoolrun.bsky.social

A school street sign, a bike lane and a rental cargo bike.

A school street, a cycle lane and a rental cargo bike. Off to take kids to swim lessons apparently!

A beautiful snapshot showing how even complex school run trips are now able to be made sustainably.

#familycycling #schoolrun #cargolife

@rezinachowdhury.bsky.social @lambethlivingst.bsky.social

You can’t park there!

A driver has crashed their car over the pavement and into the wall on Lordship Lane, near the junction with Court Lane.

This road has a 20mph speed limit.
@jamesmcash.bsky.social @margynewens.bsky.social @richardleeming.bsky.social

Anyone in the West Norwood Area, please support your local library 📚

www.norwoodforum.org/node/3509

a child standing in front of a truck - text: the all new 2025 child. invisilbe from every angle.

Invisible.

A letter to Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander, pointing out the very lacklustre and short-sighted Clean Air Plan for GM.

Why are @andyburnham.bsky.social & @heidialexander.bsky.social endorsing the purchase of Euro 6 #Diesel buses when other cities are phasing them out due to the high levels of #AirPollution they still emit?

Surely children in #GreaterManchester deserve a healthier start to their lives too?