Interesting. West Midlands Police have added an auto updated field for today's date on the Operation Snap form. It would great to see the form be set to auto fill more personal details, allowing reporters to more quickly make a report.

Puffins.

Guess where we are.

Out early for a short ride in Sutton Park. The temperature is starting to rise already.

At the risk of raising fearfulness about cycling in Sutton Park, there’s been another bike theft at knife point. Do remain observant and head away from potential high-risk places. It would be great to see regular police cyclists in the area.

How will walking, wheeling and cycling investment fair under a Burnham government? The evidence is promising.

This driver gave me even more room. My neighbourhood is now populated with drivers who know we should pass cyclists at more than 1.5m. Cyclist and eggs arrived home safely. 2/2

Been to the shops for eggs. Two great safe passes on the way back. Pass in the oncoming lane when it's safe to do so. Thank you so much. 18 months ago I'd get one or two close passes each time I rode here. Now it's wide and safe every time? How do we account for the change? 1/2

We were out running in the park before it got too hot.

Reckless drivers who close pass cyclists need to understand that it’s not just the cyclist who is being close passed that may report them.

It's overcast, but still lovely for cycling. It was a runner and dog walker day today in the park. No close-passes there or back. Which is great.

@Tesco could you tell your driver to stop parking on the approach to a crossing. The children crossing were entirely obscured by the van. Happily the children waited until the light was red, but the driver in front jumped the light. Jockey Road, Sutton Coldfield, Wednesday 8.08pm

This was the second close-pass of a five minute cycle ride. The oncoming lane is completely empty for 20 seconds; the pass took three seconds. This driver will also have the opportunity to reflect on how time-consuming and expensive it is to not pass at more than 1.5m.

And this is how it should be done.

Cycling back from the chemists, I faced the closest of close-passes in a long time. Seconds later there is an opportunity to pass at over three meters. Locally, most drivers now pass wide. This driver clearly hasn't heard about the consequences of close passing. They will do within 14 days.

First poppy

Dekker examines how Dutch cycling organisations were able to influence national and local government and road engineers and planners over a century. Dutch cycle culture was not inevitable, but it was formed in the distinctly Dutch cultural and political environment. 2/3

New border planted. It was not a good weekend to do this.

Wonderful pootle round the park this morning. It’s glorious here. Great to be back in shorts and seeng so many other people out on their bikes.

It's understandable that few people cycle in north Birmingham when cyclists face drivers who don't understand they should give way to on-coming traffic when there's parked cars in their lane, and then shout obscenities at the person following the Highway Code. How do we stop this?

Yes, brilliant cross city trains, although the frequency has been reduced to enable the reopened line. The tram is great if you want to go where it goes. We have a couple of much better cycleways than those in Leeds, but we lack a network that goes where people want to go.

It's a great job by the designers, engineers and contractors within very tight constraints. Great demonstration of what can be done. 8/8

Regular spots for bike parking (too often forgotten in new schemes) with Sheffield stands were well used. There's so many there's still capacity. 7/8

There's 'priority' for pedestrians at the pelican crossing and space to wait while crossing. 6/8

Depth of waiting space for the bus is limited, though. At busy times bus passengers spill out onto the cycle lane, increasing potential for conflict. Stopping buses on the main carriageway would have been better: more space for everyone walking, wheeling, cycling and bus riding. 5/8

Footway and cycleway by-passes the bus stop. Two designated crossing spots for pedestrians using zebras and tactile paving. Cyclists were giving way to pedestrians crossing, so the design works. 4/8

There's continuous footways and cycleways over junctions and Dutch curbs for drivers crossing. Drivers did seem to be waiting for pedestrians and cyclists before entering the minor roads. 3/8

Cyclists sail past drivers stuck in congested traffic. Pedestrians have lots of space and are even more separated from motor vehicles. far more people are cycling or walking now. 2/8

We were back in Leeds last week and the Headingley cycleway is finished. Works really well, and another step in building a network for cycling in north Leeds. There's good separation (even if it's narrow) and no motor vehicle stopping should reduce parking on the cycleway 1/8

Cycling in Graz (“Austria’s cycling capital) is general good. Infrastructure is not up to Dutch standards, but here’s my top 5 things other cities could do. Number 4: build cycling and walking bridges across the river.