The RTPI is delighted to report there are now over 100 members who have gained Chartered status via the Chartered Town Planner Apprenticeship route. Well done to all those that have achieved this status. 👏 Read more:rtpi.org.uk/news/2024/augu… #chartered #apprenticeships

Until the early 2000s, a number of night trains made their early morning arrival into #Brussels🇧🇪 - some of them seasonal, some daily, and many of them travelling via the Ardennes line with its steep gradients, requiring haulage by the powerful Class 20. Pictured is one of these.

Thank you Team GB for travelling back from Paris by train! 🥇 Champions for Earth 🌍 standard.co.uk/news/uk/team-g…

Good blog from David Stewart on the new Vacant & Derelict Land Hub, another step showing encouraging progress in tackling Scotland's VDL legacy.

A career in #planning is richly rewarding and has a genuine positive impact on the lives of millions. Find out more about what planners can change, read about inspirational planners, and view ‘next steps’ to enter the profession. 👇 planningyourworld.org.uk/next-steps #ALevelResultsDay

Why can Dijon, France plan, approve, and build a 12 mile tramway in 4 years, while it takes 13 years to build a 1 mile tram extension in Birmingham? Our new report, written with createstreets, explores how Britain can make building new tramways cheaper and faster. 🧵

There is a mystery at the heart of Britain's transport. Why does it cost more than twice European average to create trams & >3 times as much as in Germany? Our latest report with Britain Remade sets out to solve the puzzle & make practical & actionable proposals to fix it & boost

New research, commissioned by the RTPI, revealed overwhelming support for effective strategic planning in England across the public and private sectors, with 96% of planners agreeing that a change to current practice is needed. Read more: rtpi.org.uk/news/2024/augu…

This week’s #appealtips focuses on the role of Interested Parties in the appeals process. Even if you aren’t directly involved in an appeal, you can still have your views heard by the Inspector. For more information, see our guidance on GOV.UK. #planningappeals

Chuffed to have guided this through. Great to have to support of RTPI North East RTPI North West Region and RTPI Yorkshire

Perusing a 133-yr old railway timetable, as you do, I have been disabused of my belief that being able to travel direct from Charlton to north London is an exciting, modern innovation. Turns out even in the 1890s I could have gone straight through the, ahem, Thameslink Core.

Alongside the full research into strategic planning I was involved in, published on Friday by Royal Town Planning Institute I wrote a short blog about the journey we will need to take to deliver effective strategic planning across England. rtpi.org.uk/blog/2024/augu…

📢 RTPI ELECTIONS 2024: Voting for our elections are now open! Vote for your next Vice President, Chartered Trustees and General Assembly using the unique link sent to your email. Voting closes 5pm on 16 September. Find out more: rtpi.org.uk/elections #RTPIelections

BREAKING: European Sleeper to launch a Brussels-Venice train twice a week in February & March next year via the scenic Brenner Pass, with couchettes, sleepers & (yay!) dining-car. Fares tba, booking opens next month. Recommended Eurostar connection leaves London St Pancras at 11:04.

I walked 10 min from my apartment in Katowice to the train station and I’m taking a train that’ll take me to downtown Warsaw (180 mi, like Seattle to Portland) in 2h for $35 in peace and quiet. I love America but the lack of trains and high speed rail is such a miss.

Visited this. Amazing

New England is the only place in America with borders that make sense

Last day Royal Town Planning Institute !