A lot of you know that my day job isn& #39;t related to LTNs or cycling or anything like that -- I work on campaigns protecting civilians in war zones.
You can& #39;t do a job like that without being exposed to real nasty stuff online -- hateful propaganda from world powers, images of the dead and wounded after air strikes, misinformation accusing heroes of being terrorists.
That& #39;s why coming into this world of campaigning -- for safer streets, cleaner air, tighter communities and a way of allocating space that works for everyone, not just drivers -- was so refreshing
You don& #39;t get to see wins very often in my line of work. And it& #39;s much, much harder to see the impact of what you do.

Coming into this space was a respite from the hate and evil that people can show each other.
In the past week it& #39;s definitely felt like the campaigns to stop LTNs are getting nastier.

The place I& #39;ve gone for respite is feeling less refreshing and more personally threatening.
Don& #39;t worry -- this isn& #39;t a thread about how I& #39;ll be stepping away from the campaign (it& #39;ll take a lot more than some threatening messages to scare me away).

But I am taking this moment to remind myself of why I loved devoting my time to this area in the first place.
That reason is a I love my community. I love seeing it change and become safer and more joyous for all. I love seeing that change spread to more communities around the country.

So that& #39;s what I& #39;m going to keep focusing on.
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