Cronyism! Heritage! And A Bit Of New Town Madness? Or, why getting your homework checked and listening to feedback is really important, Keir

From Bournemouth to Milton Keynes to Adlington… from cronyism to new town corporations to protests… what's going on with planning?

Get all the juice in this week’s Sketch…

#futureplaces #newtowns #newtownstaskforce #designcodes #affordablehousing #socialhousing #poole #bournemouth #miltonkeynes

Back to the future: UK eyes new towns to help housing crunch The UK's newest town Northstowe is gradually taking shape amid cranes and scaffolding, a possible blueprint for others as the government seeks to tackle a desperate housing shortage."It is an exciting...

Tibbalds has been working as part of #HomesEngland ’s team for phases 2 and 3, #masterplanning the new space, creating #designcodes and focussing on creating somewhere that will support residents now and evolve as the community continues to grow.
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Motorcycles, Motonormativity and Two Motormouths Or, what former Top Gear presenters can tell us about road safety

Motorcycles, Motonormativity and Two Motormouths

Or, what former Top Gear presenters can tell us about road safety...

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#jeremyclarkson #jamesmay #cars #20mph #nationaldesignguide #transport #newtowns #motonormativity #designcodes

How can #councils and planners create healthier places?

This practical new guild from @qualityoflifeuk.bsky.social shows how #DesignCodes can provide a framework for healthy place-making.

it's free - do take a look!

Excellent guidance showing how councils can support #health and #wellbeing via #planning and #designcodes. Featuring case study of work I did with Tim Gill (Rethinking Childhood) and CBA landscape architects to produce Northstowe’s Healthy Living and Play Strategy.

Made some #acnh outfits for the girlies~ I was dissatisfied with the amount of black skin usable outfits. So I said fuck it n made some~ #ACNH #designcodes #BlackGirlMagic