…The Economics Of Funding Infrastructure Improvements ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY BILLION POUNDS?!!! ALL AT THE TAXPAYER’S EXPENSE? This is the narrative you get mostly in the news in regards to High Speed Two, the UK’s “controversial” high speed rail project. Costs are exhorbitant (I will look at this in a future post) and will beContinue reading “Why HS2 Is Actually Free”
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Upgrading Europe’s Busiest Bus Corridor – Manchester Oxford Road
By all means, the Oxford Road/Wilmslow Road bus corridor would be considered a sucess. The corridor connects the city centre, from Piccadilly Gardens through the campuses of The University Of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University and RNCM. Continuing on, the corridor passes by Manchester Royal Hospital, Curry Mile, Rusholme and the large student neighbourhood of Fallowfield.Continue reading “Upgrading Europe’s Busiest Bus Corridor – Manchester Oxford Road”
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For all 0 people who follow my blog, I thought I’d update you on my name change! Whilst I still want to talk a lot about transportation and urban design, I think I want to change the blog to something where I can talk more about politics in general and other topics like technology, climateContinue reading “jhrambles”
Why the Conservatives Will Ultimately Be Responsible for Killing UK Rail Privatisation.
There has been a lot of talk in news and politics about Rail Privatisation. One of Labour’s key manifesto statements has been the “re-nationalisation” of UK railways, a move that (in theory) is supposed to improve reliability and result in cheaper fares. However, it may not end up being Labour that kills rail privatisation, butContinue reading “Why the Conservatives Will Ultimately Be Responsible for Killing UK Rail Privatisation.”
The solution to traffic, add more lanes! Right?
The incessant debate around traffic can drive people almost as mad as the jams themselves. I think everyone would agree the world over that traffic is possibly the worst part of urban living. The solution is simple though…Build more car lanes! Right? Well, maybe not. A concept known as ‘induced demand’ states that the moreContinue reading “The solution to traffic, add more lanes! Right?”
Our Urban World
Hi! I don’t actually do much in relation to urban design, traffic engineering, etc…however, I have a massive interest in cities and the people/economics that built them. Currently 55% of the world’s population live in cities, with this figure expected to grow to 68% by 2050. This rapid growth brings both potential prosperity, but alsoContinue reading “Our Urban World”
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