The project I worked on conducted focus groups with people aged over 65, they're less positive about automated vehicles than younger people, but still fairly positive. (Note this was on automated public transport). www.sinfonica-kme.eu/focus-group-...

Deep fried mozzarella ball from at Italian restaurant in Vilnius. The right level of runny...

I suspect what is going on here, is that the big supermarkets have increasingly switched to pay at pump and the level of theft hasn't really gone up significantly as it's more got concentrated in the smaller sites which don't use that technology.

What about this quote - I get £40,000 is a lot for a small business, especially if on small margins but at the same time, this over six garages over a year. It's roughly £18 a day. Again not a small figure, but this is less than one a day. I suspect most shops have a higher crime rate than that.

The Times suggests £1.2 million a week stolen. Sounds a big number yes and not insignificant. Well yes, but RAC estimates that 3800 million litres of petrol and diesel sold a month. So that means something like £5 billion total revenue. So this means theft is about 0.1% of total sales.

And talking of the subway, no point in painting if the steps are in such bad condition that'll you trip over.

This is actually quite nice but really who wants to sit next to eight lanes of traffic?! Why wasn't this on Ludgate Hill??

Such a missed opportunity on Ludgate Hill to create a proper green walking connection between the City Centre and JQ. Does feel the Council has a lack of ambition. (And don't get me started on the paint in the subway being described as an improvement)

After four years of working in Brussels, finally see the main landmark on Sunday Mini-Europe was fun.

Perhaps the best location map ever?

St Pancras Eurostar Lounge has mega fans (as being tested by Travel Basil).

Fun Quiz, although I'm slightly disappointed that I got 0% in all rounds. I think it might have been different with some other question wording.

One of things we really need to avoid is making transport more complicated than it needs to be. Here are the Seatfrog Standard Premium current bid prices from Euston to Birmingham. On train it's £24. Some will save £2 but the bids for 16:40 train are more than on train!

Brussels leading the way as usual... But also this is what TfWM needs to do in the unopened Digbeth tram section

Crowd at New St heading to UK Board Games Expo. Always find it fascinating how there's really big events that have no real news impact.

I can see this argument for Manchester or other cities with multiple bus operators but for the West Midlands where NX runs the vast majority?

Inspired by @hpsvanessa.bsky.social earlier, here's my latest Linkedin job suggestion. Never done anything to do with Policing...

Innovation Workshop at TRA. Some interesting insights about how funding, pension funds can be leveraged for road safety. But also important points about city streets being different to highways.

So looks like I'm an Eco-Socialist, at least on the short quiz. I suspect in reality I'm a bit more pragmatic than this.

Been to see the Stuggart 21st Century station plan museum. Got some thoughts:

Also no cult of marmalade?

Possible cross over event...?

Does feel like a game where people are trying to control certain territories.

Been and done my civic duty

Agreed, sounds like the £2k cap would be a targeted intervention though and Guardian not explained it properly: www.ippr.org/media-office... Fuel duty, I can see the idea, reduce costs as a reward for efficiency but I can easily see the speed limits not happening.

Likely same vibes...

Also can this be the artefact?

Terrible headline from EU, talking about costs of further integration with EU. Even mentions Horizon Europe as a cost, with only a cursory comment that we've got more out than we put in for years. Plus Horizon Europe now includes the likes of Korea, Canada, New Zealand

This doesn't look a good start for a user friendly consultation...

I can probably answer this question myself (lack of joined up thinking with NH and land costs) but why didn't we build a new link to JLR as part of the A4545?