Google tells me Penzance to Aberdeen is 505 miles, so in 8 hours is an average 63.125 mph.

There's been a suggestion from Stephen "Simple Minds fan" Williams* to use multistorey car parks for bike parking.
https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/bike-parks-could-replace-cars-in-some-car-parks/

Now, I agree with him that reliable, secure parking is an incredibly important component of being able to use a bike for transport around town. Sheffield stands on wider pavements are great but there simply aren't enough of them. Locking to railings and fences is not necessarily secure, can cause trips hazards and often annoys property owners/users. But I'm not sure that putting bikes in multistoreys is an attractive idea.

Firstly, it is insecure; bike locks and the Sheffield stands themselves are not invincible, and these locations give thieves the isolation and time to work out of sight. As he points out, theft of cars is much rarer nowadays but theft from cars is still very common.

Secondly, these places are dark, ugly, and stink of oil and urine. They are simply the least attractive edifices in any modern town, not places anyone would seek out.

Thirdly, the locations themselves are not always convenient. Stacking cars vertically in centralised locations works because there is no other space for them; cyclists would generally rather park nearer their destination(s).

That said, the basic principle that parking space, as well as road space, needs to be reallocated, is one I agree with.

*To be clear, I have no idea of his musical tastes and I'm not implying he has a simple mind!

It is a good idea (though not necessarily as part of the MetroWest thing). Are there concrete plans for it to happen?

Circulation zones, modal filtering; it's not rocket science and it's not new. Most of all though, I'm imagining the Frome opened up and flowing...

She's not the first person to point out this problem. It's also an issue for the elderly of either sex and of course children. As well as for anyone with a bike (let alone trike) which is in some way non-standard. All these points were made when they were trialling the onboard bike cupboards for the IETs^▸ (Intercity Express Train) (and probably Voyagers too).

Three-day season tickets are a (probably overdue) recognition of changing work patterns but do nothing for those working eg one week from home, one week in office. Could we have a "n days per month/quarter/year" ticket?

They might be taken to signify "even we realised that a painted line cycle line would be too narrow/unprotected/etc to do any good, so we painted these instead." In some cases at least.

They are some use though in the case of "bike boxes" aka advanced stop lines at traffic lights.

I'm mildly surprised at the arrests. There doesn't seem to have been any trouble in Bristol last weekend.

Happy Birthday Temple Meads!

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/warning-letters-sent-people-caught-4467137

They might have it working by November...

I wandered down to Prince Street Bridge today to see what was going on. Not a lot, really. It was pretty much like any Saturday on Wapping Wharf, with people milling around, eating and buying, except everyone was crossing the bridge on foot, bike or electric monowheel. There were a couple of XR^▸ (Crossrail) people visible, chiefly a man singing really bad (my opinion, I'm sure some people liked it) folk music. I wanted to ask someone, but didn't get a chance, if they were hoping Kye Dudd would follow this weekend up in a year or so by closing the bridge.

But I did get a chance to look around the Matthew. 

We're arguably already getting it but it's not, and probably won't be, from the XR crowd. It's in Africa, the Middle East, India and other parts of the world where the line between famine and feast is thinner and frailer.

Edited to sort out the missing quote.

Ironically, that 1895 plaque with its praise of Colston is still in situ.

There is a website and an app which allows you to report a pothole by either filling in a form or taking a photo and using your phone's location services (GPS, presumably) to alert the relevant HA^▸ (Highways Agency) of the site, size, depth.

https://www.fillthathole.org.uk

Fix my street is another one. It also allows you report faulty street lights, traffic lights out of order and similar faults.

https://www.fixmystreet.com

Kye Dudd, the city council's head of transport, cited XR's closure of the Bridge as having proved it was possible, when the official closure was announced a couple of months back.

I'd imagine that with the recent Greencore coronavirus outbreak, people might become wary of packaged cold food. (I don't think Greencore supply Pret but they do supply most supermarkets).

Anyway, I guess it's easier to lay staff off now then hire again when/if business picks up than carry on paying the same number and end up going bust.