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Space Syntax heat map of Canterbury city (UK) with most connected streets in red, transitioning orange, yellow and green to least connected in blue

Generous of Space Syntax to share a national connectedness map. It necessarily only covers the main links but here in Canterbury goes to show why the ring road around the city walls is often chocker as these routes are most connected locally spacesyntax-openmapping.netlify.app#14/51.2799/1...

Just over a year ago we planted the Sutherland Road #raingardens with @wfcouncil. 🌱 🌼 What started out as a community planting day is now a vibrant stretch of green space. Just check out the growth! 🌿 #urbangreening

Interestingly Strøget in Denmark is similar length (half the width at c.12m) and has no cycling too, but outdone by other city neighbourhoods now that have cycle access. Can't cycling be permitted off peak? Sad that they haven't tried, at least not presented any design option that includes it

White painted suburban brick church in Copenhagen with stepped gables with large roads around planted triangle islands in front

Front elevation of the church with steps up to west door

I love the restrained interwar simplicity of Grøndals Church on edge of Frederiksberg built 1928 in National Romantic Late Gothic design by architect Julius Smith. Sits on a Y junction of giant interwar roads

I had this on a recent project. 2 way cycle track proposal favoured by communuty consultation hijacked and cut, behind closed doors, by local 'stakeholder' group in favour of retaining few (19) kerbside parking spaces. Opportunity lost for another generation for short term political dogma

Homezone in straight 19c street of terraced houses with lots of trees. Still lots of parked cars but a quiet area close to city centre.

Homezone area with picnic table and play house in street. Vehicles can pass through carefully but parking discouraged with planters, tree etc in this c.30m section

Other unsung spaces I love in Copenhagen are the once modest (but prob now really expensive) potato row houses with their narrow streets and homezone segments

2 5 storey faceted glass blocks opposite each other across street with glazed link bridge on gloomy day

The architectonic exterior of the building along the side access. It's more impressive inside in the Troposphere I believe.

Was passing the Niels Bohr building at Cph University and couldn't help wondering how the running costs seem to have blown some of the Landscape Architecture programme www.landskabsarkitekter.dk/Aktuelt/neds...

Giant climbing wall arch with graffiti frames entrance to community park

Green space surrounded by 5 storey blocks with fading yellow banana mound along edge. Graffiti abounds

Rear of entrance climbing arch from inside park. Some expensive holds on this. Winter trees frame the space

Some of Copenhagens most impressive spots are the unsung community spaces like this BaNanna Park. Born out of local protest against mote development

Carved head of a man with a crown inside curved branch and oak leaf on quire stall

Heads up (Canterbury Cathedral)

The third cycling and walking investment strategy, DfT [UK]

New CWIS targets just motherhood and apple pie? Need SMART targets. ”Increase % of walking & cycling stages /person by 2030” doesn't compare to ”double cycling by 2025” of earlier versions

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36% traffic evaporation - good job. Wish it had been fully closed to vehicles when I was cycling Lonsdale Rd to school 50 yrs ago. Still makes me shudder what traffic speed and conditions we put up with

Left photo 2023 of chicane barriers across shared footpath/cycle track with sign on barrier saying No Cycling/ Cyclists Dismount and £100 fine. Right photo same location today 2025 showing No Cycling/ Cyclists Dismount sign plate on 2.4m high doubble posts. This is promoted NCN1 Crab n Wrinkle cycle route to Whistable

Encouraging to see my city has at last spent some cash on improving this cycle route (NCN1). VFM shown with...erm, a new sign for very tall people on cycles, or perhaps penny farthing riders. Maybe a taster of what long-awaited LCWIP will achieve

Long avenue with segregated cycle track and footway that crosses side road without level change..but lots of tactile warning paving

Seems to hinted at with a half forgiving 12mm upstand swen better here. Which tactiles would you lose with step? Entry kerbs might also avoid need for Give Way markings too

Side road crossing with cycle lanes ane raised footway with Give Way road markings for vehicles to indicate clear priority to walking and cycling across the junction

While jeg elsker Danmark and Copenhagen in particular, the sooner these are just internationally known as side road junction crossings and standardised the better

Kings College chapel Cambridge with people cycling

Oh come all ye faithful

Main road network all planned by LDDC back in the 80s when the area was just bombsites - LBN never envisaged anything other than low density resi. Retro fitting stuff to prioritise walk cycle as a place to live now needs infra surgery

A row of 5 bike lockers in a Canterbury street with Bike Hubs graphic on side

Man in his conservatory on BikeHubs website explains how to use these new lockers, though without a bike. I worked out it involves 15 steps (!) to get your bike in one first time. Well intentioned but clunky and too much friction compared to a car park app. I hope my booking for next week works.

Sadly missed it but absolute credit to @lb-southwark.bsky.social running a 'Guided Cycle Consultation' where Officers actually got out & cycled with residents to consult changes. People saying it was the best consultation they've ever seen. FANTASTIC progress that every Council should copy.

Still yet to visit one as enjoyable as the Nelson St, Hull. Even had music and pot plants last time i was there a few years ago maps.app.goo.gl/WvdCSEYkctF7...

#worthing has quite a collection of deckchairs and council initials stamped on the frames suggest some could be almost 100 years old
#seasideheritage

“Adult Cabaret” sign with a cow on top.

Somewhere in northeastern Arizona. 🥴

View of boats in harbour and parade

Royal Victoria Pavilion and obelisk

Cast iron ornate pier at end of the quay

Massive retaining wall with steps and abutment with openingat base and large lettwring reading Ramsgate Tunnels

Ramsgate, best viewed in the sunshine in November

More than a 3 minute hero

Medieval cloisters with man on mower and wheelbarrows

my Friday afternoons now involve helping in the Cathedral gardens. Such a joy

the £5 fine might not be very effective now

African or European swallows...?

It's sad that fords aren't in fashion anymore

Gonna struggle to fit the new Walk While Cycle Trust name onto that gate

In spring 2025, girls aged 10-18 shared their thoughts and experiences of Rowntree Park in York, and other public parks more broadly. Their voices highlight what makes these spaces feel welcoming - and what could be improved. Part of a local project to raise awareness and improve things.

View along shared surface road with house hable end facing the Avenue of mature trees on other side

One of the courtyards off the main access street

Corner view of home that marks the corner into one of the courtyards

View along the pedestrian avenue showing low hedge that separates it from access street. A shingle clad 2 storey house faces the space

Enjoyed funally seeing award winning The Avenue in Saffron Walden today. Loved the shingle cladding on some homes. One resident said he loved it.. but there were a lot of leaves!
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