The Man in Seat 61 We made it across the land border to Azerbaijan without flying 🇦🇿⚡️ On our final train from Aghstafa to Baku now

On 8 November, the Global Planners Network (GPN) proudly recognizes the 75th ANNIVERSARY of WORLD TOWN PLANNING DAY. #WTPD2024 APA International Division GPEAN APERAU Internationale Royal Town Planning Institute @GlobalPlanners American Planning Association The ACSP AESOP Young Academics International Society of City & Regional Planners

#Beatles 10th November 1961, Tower Ballroom, New Brighton

Off to this soon. Hope I can keep up!

Unbelievable!

How to travel in America

BLOG: "It was stimulating, thought provoking and further reinforced to me the role that planning has in tackling the challenges of rapid urbanisation and the global housing crisis." Read more from RTPI's President on attending World Urban Forum 12: rtpi.org.uk/blog/2024/nove…

Second consultation begins on East West Rail. Transport Secretary Louise Haigh says the scheme will unlock land for tens of thousands of new homes and drive growth.

1/ 🧵 Aneurin Bevan, born on this day in 1897. As Labour's Minister of Health and Housing, 1945-51, he built 805,000 council houses whilst insisting on high standards: homes were one-third bigger than the pre-war average, a three-bed home had two inside toilets.

This is a nice intro to a piece of research: "This thesis is a love letter to the city of Leeds....I could not have hoped for a better city in which to live, learn and work..."

'Warship Week' in Liverpool, which ran from 15th - 22nd Nov 1941 raised £14,889,660, being a record for the country. The money paid for the Mersey-built battleship H.M.S. Prince of Wales

Sound of music snack

Preston is leading the way in urban regeneration, setting itself apart from other post-industrial towns in the north of England.

Study in red and yellow

Great to see Alister Scott giving evidence at the Environmental Audit Committee inquiry on Environmental sustainability and housing growth Making the case for breaking down silos, strategic planning and championing nature in planning, including Green Belts neglected benefits. Thanks for the plug!

‘Affordable’ stats for y/e Mar ‘24 released. Circa 62,000 completed; 65% were rental. These 43,000 starts were 39% down in last year in England and 88% down in London. In England 9,866 were ‘social rent’: Think, 25% of households can afford no more. gov.uk/government/sta…

November 1924, 100 years ago: the novel “The Magic Mountain” (“Der #Zauberberg”), by Nobel laurate in literature, Thomas Mann, was published. The text starts with the voyage undertaken by Hans Castorp, the main character, on board the little train of the #Landquart #Davos Bahn.

The images from France 🇫🇷 today are otherworldly ✨ The sunrise over Chambord

So far, about 1,500 homes have been built of the 10k planned at Northstowe - the UK’s current largest new town. Outline planning permission was granted for Phase 1 of the new town ten years ago and Phase 2 seven years ago. This is not down to ‘nimbys’ or ‘red tape’.