Alex Nurse
@alexnurse.bsky.social
Reader in Urban Planning at the University of Liverpool. Researching: Cycling, Urban Governance, Cities and City-Regions.
Likes are usually bookmarks (or it might mean I like it!)
DMs not open. I'll reply to an email if you need me.
Likes are usually bookmarks (or it might mean I like it!)
DMs not open. I'll reply to an email if you need me.
15th November and we're done. I threw maybe 10 or so out, but I ate precisely zero green tomatoes.
November 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM
15th November and we're done. I threw maybe 10 or so out, but I ate precisely zero green tomatoes.
We spend a lot of time on the carrot, but quite often that means we either forget about the stick, or we're scared of using it...
You're never particularly popular if you say that out loud though...
You're never particularly popular if you say that out loud though...
Yet another evidence review argues very strongly that simply providing alternatives to driving doesn't reduce driving
This isn't surprising, if only thanks to habit. If I unthinkingly jump in my car for every trip (as many do), new buses won't change that
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This isn't surprising, if only thanks to habit. If I unthinkingly jump in my car for every trip (as many do), new buses won't change that
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reducing traffic with “carrots”: A review of the evidence
Reducing traffic volumes is one way to reduce carbon emissions from the transport sector. Since increasing driving costs is often met with public resi…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:59 AM
We spend a lot of time on the carrot, but quite often that means we either forget about the stick, or we're scared of using it...
You're never particularly popular if you say that out loud though...
You're never particularly popular if you say that out loud though...
I heard this was coming a little while ago.
The biggest question for me is if/how they can sort the geolocation for end use parking. There are times when they're an absolute pest - especially around campus.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The biggest question for me is if/how they can sort the geolocation for end use parking. There are times when they're an absolute pest - especially around campus.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New deal to see hundreds more e-scooters in Liverpool
Micromobility firm Bolt will replace Voi in the city from February 2026.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I heard this was coming a little while ago.
The biggest question for me is if/how they can sort the geolocation for end use parking. There are times when they're an absolute pest - especially around campus.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The biggest question for me is if/how they can sort the geolocation for end use parking. There are times when they're an absolute pest - especially around campus.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
You can actually see the stress spike just before submission as I realised I'd forgotten to cost something...
...and then the HR crash afterwards back to the lowest HR ive seen all week...
...and then the HR crash afterwards back to the lowest HR ive seen all week...
November 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
You can actually see the stress spike just before submission as I realised I'd forgotten to cost something...
...and then the HR crash afterwards back to the lowest HR ive seen all week...
...and then the HR crash afterwards back to the lowest HR ive seen all week...
Done. I'm going to watch Batman with my child.
November 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Done. I'm going to watch Batman with my child.
Me trying to get 7 (already down from 8) pages of text in to 6 pages.
a cartoon of homer simpson reaching for a bag of food
ALT: a cartoon of homer simpson reaching for a bag of food
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November 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Me trying to get 7 (already down from 8) pages of text in to 6 pages.
Better to remain silent and be thought of a fool than open your mouth and remove all doubt...
Nothing, NOTHING more fun on LinkedIn than seeing someone you think is silly getting dragged for not knowing simple things about something they claim to be an expert in. Nothing.
November 14, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Better to remain silent and be thought of a fool than open your mouth and remove all doubt...
There are plenty of things about the academic job that are incredibly stress inducing.
Without fail, the job that sends my cortisol levels through the roof: writing grant applications.
Without fail, the job that sends my cortisol levels through the roof: writing grant applications.
November 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
There are plenty of things about the academic job that are incredibly stress inducing.
Without fail, the job that sends my cortisol levels through the roof: writing grant applications.
Without fail, the job that sends my cortisol levels through the roof: writing grant applications.
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Police and crime commissioners to be abolished, government to announce
Police and crime commissioners to be abolished, government to announce
System introduced in 2012 across England and Wales has faced criticism from police chiefs
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UK politics live – latest updates
The controversial system of police and crime commissioners is to be abolished by the government, the Guardian has learned.
Under the system, introduced under the Conservatives, all 43 police forces covering local areas across England and Wales had to answer to an elected official. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Police and crime commissioners to be abolished, government to announce
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One to remember when people complain about the slow pace* of the planning system and say "but China builds everything so quickly..."
November 12, 2025 at 7:52 AM
One to remember when people complain about the slow pace* of the planning system and say "but China builds everything so quickly..."
Good morning.
Am I excited about my impending research leave you ask?
Am I excited about my impending research leave you ask?
November 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Good morning.
Am I excited about my impending research leave you ask?
Am I excited about my impending research leave you ask?
Last night I thought I was fairly on top of my workload (especially for the busiest time of the year) and my stress levels were actually fairly good...
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Last night I thought I was fairly on top of my workload (especially for the busiest time of the year) and my stress levels were actually fairly good...
If you sent me a DM before, tinfoil hat as it might be, I'm not sending my private data to a third party i've never heard of. Email me and I'll sort you out.
November 9, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you sent me a DM before, tinfoil hat as it might be, I'm not sending my private data to a third party i've never heard of. Email me and I'll sort you out.
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I'm on research leave for the first half of 2026. I'd like to use some of that to do some of the reading I'd love to but never have time or head space.
I'd love your recommendations of books/papers you think I should be looking at.
Cycling/Active Travel especially, but also devolution/local govt.
I'd love your recommendations of books/papers you think I should be looking at.
Cycling/Active Travel especially, but also devolution/local govt.
October 5, 2025 at 9:42 AM
I'm on research leave for the first half of 2026. I'd like to use some of that to do some of the reading I'd love to but never have time or head space.
I'd love your recommendations of books/papers you think I should be looking at.
Cycling/Active Travel especially, but also devolution/local govt.
I'd love your recommendations of books/papers you think I should be looking at.
Cycling/Active Travel especially, but also devolution/local govt.
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Unless there's an unbreakably valid safety reason why not, all button-operated pedestrian crossings should activate the lights in pedestrians' favour instantly when pressed.
November 8, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Unless there's an unbreakably valid safety reason why not, all button-operated pedestrian crossings should activate the lights in pedestrians' favour instantly when pressed.
Someone on reddit summed up the current state of affairs in the UK pretty well if you ask me (which you didn't, but you are here)
November 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Someone on reddit summed up the current state of affairs in the UK pretty well if you ask me (which you didn't, but you are here)
For a while now I've been making so many spelling mistakes that I've been wondering if I'm going mad. It turns out that the youngest child button mashed off the spellcheck in my settings...
Not convinced I've fixed it, mind.
Not convinced I've fixed it, mind.
November 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
For a while now I've been making so many spelling mistakes that I've been wondering if I'm going mad. It turns out that the youngest child button mashed off the spellcheck in my settings...
Not convinced I've fixed it, mind.
Not convinced I've fixed it, mind.
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The haters said they couldn't do it. And they were right. Honestly, great call from the haters.
NEW: The End of the Line: the centrepiece of Saudi Arabia’s Neom gigaproject - a 500m tall, 170km long wall-like building intended ultimately to house 9 million people - can’t get out of the ground, say more than 20 former Neom architects, engineers and senior executives.
ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
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End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance
ig.ft.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:08 AM
The haters said they couldn't do it. And they were right. Honestly, great call from the haters.
That snake was in St Helens. It was ace!
My nan and grandad bought me a lego train from that Woolworths.
My nan and grandad bought me a lego train from that Woolworths.
Huge animals made in wood, steel or fibreglass, these were beautiful works of art for children – made to be touched, climbed on, dived into and slid through.
The Poole animals were the first that Hand created and are among very few known to survive. Are you aware of any more? If so, get in touch!
The Poole animals were the first that Hand created and are among very few known to survive. Are you aware of any more? If so, get in touch!
November 7, 2025 at 11:14 AM
That snake was in St Helens. It was ace!
My nan and grandad bought me a lego train from that Woolworths.
My nan and grandad bought me a lego train from that Woolworths.
I've had such a crap commute this morning, that I've written to my MP and Councillor.
I'm just a bloke trying to get to work, and I want to go home to my kids at the end of the day.
Our road culture is fundamentally broken.
cc @liamthorp.bsky.social
I'm just a bloke trying to get to work, and I want to go home to my kids at the end of the day.
Our road culture is fundamentally broken.
cc @liamthorp.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I've had such a crap commute this morning, that I've written to my MP and Councillor.
I'm just a bloke trying to get to work, and I want to go home to my kids at the end of the day.
Our road culture is fundamentally broken.
cc @liamthorp.bsky.social
I'm just a bloke trying to get to work, and I want to go home to my kids at the end of the day.
Our road culture is fundamentally broken.
cc @liamthorp.bsky.social
Why has copilot appeared on my emails?
How do I turn it off?
Just go away. I dont want it.
It's worse than that paperclip...
How do I turn it off?
Just go away. I dont want it.
It's worse than that paperclip...
November 7, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Why has copilot appeared on my emails?
How do I turn it off?
Just go away. I dont want it.
It's worse than that paperclip...
How do I turn it off?
Just go away. I dont want it.
It's worse than that paperclip...
Phase 1 (35 out of a total of 150 2,000 word reports) are done.
So its time for a little treat.
So its time for a little treat.
November 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Phase 1 (35 out of a total of 150 2,000 word reports) are done.
So its time for a little treat.
So its time for a little treat.
A big chunk of those replies also makes you want to point out that now, using GPS they can apply speed limits and even geolock e scooters to stop inappropriate behaviour.
I've got a car on the drive that can do 120mph if I wanted to...
I've got a car on the drive that can do 120mph if I wanted to...
Until I die, I will never understand why so many motorists think that “having a car” should give you special protections from doing crimes.
Year one: "We can work it out as an estimate"
Year two: "Oh, look, lots of people are dodging the system!"
Year three: "We need to fit mandatory trackers to every car in the country."
Year four plus: "Why shouldn't tracker data be used in evidence? What have people got to hide?"
Year two: "Oh, look, lots of people are dodging the system!"
Year three: "We need to fit mandatory trackers to every car in the country."
Year four plus: "Why shouldn't tracker data be used in evidence? What have people got to hide?"
November 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
A big chunk of those replies also makes you want to point out that now, using GPS they can apply speed limits and even geolock e scooters to stop inappropriate behaviour.
I've got a car on the drive that can do 120mph if I wanted to...
I've got a car on the drive that can do 120mph if I wanted to...