Excellent news. Regeneration in action: 🎵 Saves a vacant heritage building 🎵 Establishes orchestral music in a traditionally working class area 🎵 Brings investment via jobs, visitor footfall & spin offs 🎵 Transforms an interface, further breaking down barriers in this city

Where the names have no streets. #SaveCrumlinRoadCourthouse

#SaveCrumlinRoadCourthouse

This is Hercules Place, looking towards Hercules Street, Belfast in 1879, buildings being demolished here as in Hercules Street to widen the street that would become Royal Avenue. First building on the left is the Bank Buildings later rebuilt in 1901

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. 🧵

On Sundays I post a calendar of NI Urbanism & Placemaking related events. Since 2021 lockdown Place Connect has put #AllinOnePlace >386 events & counting (cool, eh?). I'm now contemplating if & how to develop this beyond the troubled Twittersphere; any suggestions very welcome.

Want to find out more about placemaking and free in Belfast next week? Then @planqub has it covered. My Neighbourhood Conference 19, summer school 20-23 and MSc research Pecha Kucha 22nd All free open to all... 1/2

Enniscorthy!

Such eloquence from both Obamas. Hope is making a comeback. #DNC2024 #KamalaHarris2024

Monck Street, Wexford. Ireland's first full street retractable canopy.

Just loving the awnings. These used to line our city streets - so good to see them back. x.com/ni_pictures/st…

Tragic magnificence. #SaveCrumlinRoadCourthouse

Ever wonder who your anonymous Twitter friends really are? The answer's probably fairly dull, but there's a certain thrill in imagining who they could be ...

Upcoming events, #AllinOnePlace. #Urbanism #Placemaking #NorthernIreland

#ColdplayDublin

Today, Ukraine begins a new school year, despite the war and all the challenges. Today is one of the most important days of the year for millions of Ukrainian children, families, and teachers. I am grateful to everyone who has made this school year possible for Ukraine—to all

Beneath the trees. Paris. Dublin.

One of the best things about having Samson & Goliath on our city skyline, is that they move! Here they are from the Limestone Road in North Belfast - a new view to me.

Look Belfast, fountains! (Market Square, Dundalk). #FixTheFountains