The construction of the new rain gardens* has begun on Grey Street, #Newcastle .

*planting beds that provide a sustainable drainage solution, helping to reduce the risk of flooding.

I will vote for whoever turns picture one into picture two.

this photo of Dante’s Inferno is the same as the cross-section of a cruise ship

More bus priority measures but make sure it’s enforced. This has bus lane has been used as parking for years and nothing changes.

I wrote something for Birmingham Dispatch on the legend of Joseph Chamberlain and why Birmingham’s obsession with a slightly problematic figure obscures its rich and radical history

This is a classic example of a few things, but one of them is how a car-centric urban realm ruins everything.

If there weren't kerbs here, disabled people using wheelchairs wouldn't be screwed over by outside seating. You could have both with far less likelihood of problems.

Impressive but this street is entirely unlit at night and the developer don’t seem to be introducing blue brick pavers on the pavement…

Here's the list I whizzed through for everyone's info! 👇🏼

Gave up my car because I was having such a poor and unsafe driving experience in Birmingham. I can remember driving back from JQ to Northfield via Quinton and thinking: this is it, I’m going to sell my car: undertaken on…

Great lobbying from the marvellous @eleanorjanebroad has led to new street trees in build outs in a London high street. #GreeningUp

Will I need my summer wardrobe this year or not?

I love CBSO but the new relaxation of rules is an awful idea. Allowing the use of phones (even on silent) in a concert will distract audiences and performers, lessening the joy of what should be an immersive few hours. Thoughts: telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/2…

Dream team Stryx, Birmingham's newest commercial gallery, which is offically OPEN ✨️

Public transport and cycling are complementary modes of transport. They reinforce each other and together offer people a very attractive and sustainable alternative to driving.

In Stuttgart 🇩🇪 they understand!

📽 by Constantin🚲🚲

3ºC Neighbourhood is a new piece of research co-authored by CIVIC SQUARE Dark Matter Labs on the risks UK urban neighbourhoods face due to climate + ecological breakdown under a high emissions scenario, likely resulting in +3ºC average global temperature. bit.ly/Neighbourhood3

Lol. There’s only a housing crisis when the demolition of a brutalist building is involved.