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Chris McCracken

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Urban regen & place management; sustainable cities; night time economy. Posting as MD Linen Quarter BID & NI Chair ATCM. For APNI Cllr in Bangor see Facebook.

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Lovely day #Gasworks but apart from isolated perimeter benches, or plonking yourself on flat ground, there is nowhere proper to sit. We’d love to create something special for workers, residents & tourists alike, but we need support Belfast City Council elected reps & community to do it

Lovely day #Gasworks but apart from isolated perimeter benches, or plonking yourself on flat ground, there is nowhere proper to sit. 

We’d love to create something special for workers, residents &amp; tourists alike, but we need support <a href="/belfastcc/">Belfast City Council</a> elected reps &amp; community to do it
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This is a really important campaign for Belfast & the wider region. We are the only major city region in the UK that lacks decent late night transport & availability and cost of transport is the biggest barrier to our night time economy. This is a business petition, but if you

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Delighted to host 30 leaders, representing diverse range of local organisations, at our new members lunch. It’s an opportunity to welcome people to area & highlight the many events staff can join or services companies can access. Thanks Fitzwilliam Hotel Belfast for the terrific lunch.

Delighted to host 30 leaders, representing diverse range of local organisations, at our new members lunch. 

It’s an opportunity to welcome people to area &amp; highlight the many events staff can join or services companies can access. Thanks <a href="/FitzwilliamBEL/">Fitzwilliam Hotel Belfast</a> for the terrific lunch.
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The Belfast Night Czar, alongside the three Belfast BIDs, has written an open letter Executive Office to highlight the necessity of late night transport. This is the most effective quick win NI Executive could agree to support our late night economy. irishnews.com/news/northern-…

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Good to see the single use vape ban come into effect. Aside from potential health problems they were an environmental disaster, particular in our town & city centers. Good to see Charlotte Linen Quarter BID providing commentary on this important issue. irishnews.com/news/northern-…

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Swiss Pavilion by Le Corbusier, 1933. This was cutting edge student accommodation at University of Paris, early form of Brutalism with concrete pillars elevating bedrooms, large windows & light filled spaces, beautiful communal areas. Glass walls, roof garden, landscaped surround

Swiss Pavilion by Le Corbusier, 1933. This was cutting edge student accommodation at University of Paris, early form of Brutalism with concrete pillars elevating bedrooms, large windows &amp; light filled spaces, beautiful communal areas. Glass walls, roof garden, landscaped surround
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Urban transport in Paris. A combination of trams, bike lanes, wide pavements, and metro. Cars are very much lower down the hierarchy.

Urban transport in Paris. A combination of trams, bike lanes, wide pavements, and metro. Cars are very much lower down the hierarchy.
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The Maison La Roche. The slight bonkers home of Le Corbusier, which apparently inspired Dr Suess, bringing pleasure to millions of children worldwide.

The Maison La Roche. The slight bonkers home of Le Corbusier, which apparently inspired Dr Suess, bringing pleasure to millions of children worldwide.
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Beautiful conversion of former Reuilly Army Barracks into private & social housing and student accommodation. High quality apartment living, completed 2019, with roof terraces, communal gardens & cafes #Paris The Royal Society of Ulster Architects

Beautiful conversion of former Reuilly Army Barracks into private &amp; social housing and student accommodation. High quality apartment living, completed 2019, with roof terraces, communal gardens &amp; cafes
#Paris <a href="/ArchitectureNI/">The Royal Society of Ulster Architects</a>
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The astonishing rebirth of Notre Dame Cathedral. It took 182 years to build and just four years to restore after the devastating fire. An act of national determination that has been a stunning success. Immaculate!

The astonishing rebirth of Notre Dame Cathedral. It took 182 years to build and just four years to restore after the devastating fire. An act of national determination that has been a stunning success. Immaculate!
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Finished study trip #Paris with visit to Louis Vuitton Foundation, designed by Frank Gehry in 2014. An astonishing €800m titanium and glass art museum set in parkland with rooftop garden and water features. Currently hosting the equally astonishing #DavidHockney25 exhibition.

Finished study trip #Paris with visit to Louis Vuitton Foundation, designed by Frank Gehry in 2014. An astonishing €800m titanium and glass art museum set in parkland with rooftop garden and water features.

Currently hosting the equally astonishing #DavidHockney25 exhibition.
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Thanks very much Department for Infrastructure for responding so quickly to our request for repainted road markings. Provides safer streets for traffic and a better maintained public realm.

Thanks very much <a href="/deptinfra/">Department for Infrastructure</a> for responding so quickly to our request for repainted road markings. 

Provides safer streets for traffic and a better maintained public realm.
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Day 1 of LQ Healthweek opened with CPR training, Mexican dance, and #TheBigLunch Eden Project Great to welcome over 40 people for a business community lunch Loaf Catering with excellent talk on nutrition by Mike O’Sullivan #Bodyscape health club AndrasHotels Belfast

Day 1 of LQ Healthweek opened with CPR training, Mexican dance, and #TheBigLunch <a href="/EdenProject/">Eden Project</a> 

Great to welcome over 40 people for a business community lunch <a href="/lovelyloaf/">Loaf Catering</a> with excellent talk on nutrition by Mike O’Sullivan #Bodyscape health club <a href="/AndrasHouse/">AndrasHotels Belfast</a>
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Dublin Road is a hive of activity, as lift shafts Queen's University Belfast 🎓 and (in background) new Aparthotel Sonder rise from the ground. Two schemes will soon become four as Kainos & Franwick student accommodation are set to start.

Dublin Road is a hive of activity, as lift shafts <a href="/QUBelfast/">Queen's University Belfast 🎓</a> and (in background) new Aparthotel <a href="/SonderStays/">Sonder</a> rise from the ground.

Two schemes will soon become four as <a href="/KainosSoftware/">Kainos</a> &amp; Franwick student accommodation are set to start.
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Enjoying our dog petting event, with hundreds of local participants, improving employee wellness and feel good vibes as part of health week. #Boneyard Linen Quarter BID

Enjoying our dog petting event, with hundreds of local participants, improving employee wellness and feel good vibes as part of health week.

#Boneyard <a href="/LinenQuarterBID/">Linen Quarter BID</a>