The frothier anti-walking and cycling infra comments are depressing. We’re having to confront radical change in every aspect of our lives, but so many seem to want to veto potential positive change for others since they can’t imagine it’ll have any positive impact for themselves.

I recognise the privilege I have from my “good lifey” up upbringing. The bike was always first choice and I organised my adult life around being car free.

If you’ve organised your life around continue cheap convenient private car travel, I can understand some change is scary.

The job that is 60 miles away down the motorway is not going to become the job that is 3 miles away or can be done from home overnight.

But people do know spending £2b from an already allocated pot on something other than cars is not going to dissolve that motorway overnight?

For everyone who can, the walk, the bike, ebike, scooter, or mobility aid needs to be the first choice. It needs to be a viable and attractive choice. It’s going to take some imagination and hard graft to make that happen.

We can’t let the crab mentality stop us trying to make things better - and safer and more equitable and sustainable and affordable etc. etc. - for millions of people.

It’s exciting times to be in my job and in our field... pity I’m going on maternity leave in two months!