Andrew Pearson

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@mkristensen GitHub’s dependabot currently doesn’t work with SLNX, it fails to update nuget packages. Any idea when that might work?

The new SLNX solution file format for is here!!! Upgrade your .sln files today to take advantage of the new and much simpler format. Use either the .NET CLI or Visual Studio to do it. devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/introdu…

@BCA4Barnes I’d avoid traffic by the pond at the moment. A car has overturned, police have closed a section of Station Road.

@KirstieMAllsopp @MayorofLondon @MPSHammFul All the campaign groups for Hammersmith bridge went quiet about a year or so ago. We hardly hear from them now, not sure why. If we do it’s to promote something impractical like a shuttle service instead of a working bridge.

Filming in SW London, and reminded how utterly pathetic it is that the 6th largest economy in the world, is incapable of fixing/replacing a bridge spanning one of the most famous rivers in the world, running through our capital city @MayorofLondon @MPSHammFul #HammersmithBridge

@RichmondCycling @BCA4Barnes @RichmondPkCycle Yes, like my children who could not use the strip or carry their bikes up the stairs. I am well used to it.

@Andy_Pearson_ @BCA4Barnes @RichmondPkCycle Agreed it wasn't ideal for everyone, but there's many who can't lift their bike, remember. 👍

Our newsletter is out, so here's a 🧵 with some of the good bits... Cycleway 9 is progressing. Well done @HounslowCycling and @LBofHounslow x.com/LBofHounslow/s…

@RichmondCycling @BCA4Barnes @RichmondPkCycle I always found the old cycle channel at Barnes Bridge not worth using. It was quicker and easier to just lift the bike. The channel was so close to the wall that my bike’s handlebars were forced into the wall. Maybe it only worked for smaller bikes.

@RichmondPkCycle Barnes Bridge had its cycle channel removed. We're joining @BCA4Barnes and others to ask for this to be reinstated. Without it the bridge is unusable for most cyclists.

@BCA4Barnes @limebike @AlexanderEhmann @CllrMillum @RichmondStreets @RichmondCycling This happens regularly. Yesterday morning, the pavement on the high st by Sainsbury’s was blocked by Lime bikes laid on the floor. A few days ago, Beverley path was blocked by Lime Bikes left there.

These bike racks were installed to serve residents coming to support local businesses on the High Street. They should not be used as a @limebike storage area. @AlexanderEhmann Can we get these bikes off our pavements? @CllrMillum @RichmondStreets @RichmondCycling

@Bigdai100 @KingstonCycling I disagree a bit. The marking does hint to cyclists as you say, but pedestrians chatting wouldn’t notice the line and will walk in that area. In practice this is no different to before, and creates lots of little frustrations.

A nice addition to the cycle lane on Kingston Bridge. It's a low kerb separating the pedestrian space, makes it clearer and safer for both types of users @KingstonCycling

The Green Party just lost a vote. At the door, the party rep’s first question, ‘can you vote?’, is not the way to win over someone with an accent. Then ask if any questions. The response to ‘yes’ is to say read this and hand over a leaflet @ChasWarlow

@AJPendleton @c_blackhurst @TheNationalNews @_wearepossible If we have to change off a bus, wait for a bit, then get on one of those, when previously we just took the bus across, then we’re being sold a dud. No doubt we’ll have to pay extra fares too. That’s just not something I would use, and I wouldn’t vote for anyone that supported it

@Andy_Pearson_ @c_blackhurst @TheNationalNews Well there’s almost certainly little chance of ever getting a bus across there, but the gold standard of alternatives, which would be genuinely visionary, is @_wearepossible’s autonomous pods. wearepossible.org/latest-news/we…

🧵 Quick, local view on #HammersmithBridge as we approach the fifth anniversary of its closure (to vehicles). TL:DR, it's not been 'closed' for most of the time, is not really a symbol of broken Britain, but rather of a failure to think outside the petrol-powered box.

@AJPendleton @c_blackhurst @TheNationalNews As a cyclist & commuter by public transport, I have to respectfully disagree. Any proposal that involves getting off the bus at the bridge, changing onto something else or walking across to connect again for an onward journey is just not realistic. We need better, much better.

Expect a lot of 'Hammersmith Bridge is a symbol of everything that's wrong with Britain' blah blah 'can't build anything' teeth gnashing. Here's the first I've seen, by @c_blackhurst in the @TheNationalNews. thenationalnews.com/opinion/uk/202…

@CllrMillum But only for a few weeks…..

@BCA4Barnes @charliecampion @sarahjolney1 @Gareth_Roberts_ @AlexanderEhmann @CllrMillum @StephenCowan @hammersmithandy @London_Cycling @willnorman @SadiqKhan We don’t need a rickshaw, that’s a sticking plaster, and not a good one. We need a functioning bridge just like the rest of London has.

Our community needs access to Hammersmith and beyond! By foot- without being run over by delivery riders, by bike- without the need the share a narrow footway with pedestrians, by mobility scooter- giving the less mobile their independence, & by our much needed rickshaw service!

@BCA4Barnes @StephenCowan @CllrMillum @HsmithBridgeSOS @CastelnauCentre @FiSHHelpBarnes @AlexanderEhmann @Gareth_Roberts_ @sarahjolney1 And then you see this in the news about £300 million spent on another Thames crossing… inews.co.uk/news/politics/…

No more delivery riders running over old ladies on the footways! Hammersmith Bridge will re-open to cyclists, cargo bikes and e-scooters from Tuesday 13 February! Whoop whoop! lbhf.gov.uk/news/2024/02/t…

@JamesHenryChard It’s not really open to cyclists. We have to get off and walk, adding 10mins to journey. The precedent with the tunnel dates back over 100 years. IIRC residents near there complained they had no crossing and should get a rebate on taxes. I believe there was a court case on that.

@Andy_Pearson_ Firstly, I don't think you're correct on Blackwall Tunnel. Secondly, Hammersmith Bridge is currently open to pedestrians/cyclists. Thirdly, there are several areas which are further from a vehicular Thames river crossing.

You're going with "fears" are you, Evening Standard?🧐

@BCA4Barnes @LBRUT My favourite was the tree left in Barnes Green.

Thanking the good people of Barnes for keeping our pavements clear. And also to @LBRUT for clearing hundreds of Christmas trees within days.

@CllrMillum @JuliaNedenWatts @BCA4Barnes @RichmondStreets @FiSHHelpBarnes @Ruils Pretty much every back road between Station Road and the railway line. The gutters are full of old leaves, quite a few drains are blocked. These haven’t been cleared since mid November.

Please do not dump your Christmas tree on the pavement - this could become an impassable barrier to residents with mobility issues. Thank you. @RichmondStreets @FiSHHelpBarnes @CllrMillum @JuliaNedenWatts @Ruils

@JuliaNedenWatts @BCA4Barnes @RichmondStreets @FiSHHelpBarnes @CllrMillum @Ruils Thanks, that might be useful if trees become a problem rather than a minor eyesore. As the streets/gutters nearby in Barnes haven’t been swept of leaves in over a month, I find I have just a little scepticism about the council’s motivation to clear these soon.

@Andy_Pearson_ @BCA4Barnes @RichmondStreets @FiSHHelpBarnes @CllrMillum @Ruils You can report rogue Christmas trees via the Richmond app, or on the Council website here #abandoned" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">richmond.gov.uk/services/waste…