Alex Hollingsworth
@carfaxalex.bsky.social
Oxford City Councillor for Carfax and Jericho, Cabinet lead for Business, Culture and an Inclusive Economy. Senior Lecturer in Planning. Buyer and seller of antiquarian planning books. Gardener at Cripley Meadow Allotments. Views all my own.
A wonderful day at in Bristol with daughter Martha and one other Gosford All Black team-mate, the wonderful Ella Lovibond
January 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
A wonderful day at in Bristol with daughter Martha and one other Gosford All Black team-mate, the wonderful Ella Lovibond
October 11, 2024 at 8:37 PM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... I think I remember agreeing with Christian Wolmar in 1997. I still do...
I have the ideal road plan for Britain. Take the 16 major highway schemes worth £15bn and bin them | Christian Wolmar
New ministers now face a historic choice: more roads of dubious value or fresh thinking to secure growth – and fight climate breakdown, says transport commentator Christian Wolmar
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September 2, 2024 at 9:30 PM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... I think I remember agreeing with Christian Wolmar in 1997. I still do...
An interesting perspective, reminding us that planning isn't always the problem. History shows 'land strikes' are a real issue if Governments get this wrong. philipbarnesblog.wordpress.com/2024/08/28/g...
philipbarnesblog.wordpress.com
August 28, 2024 at 6:35 PM
An interesting perspective, reminding us that planning isn't always the problem. History shows 'land strikes' are a real issue if Governments get this wrong. philipbarnesblog.wordpress.com/2024/08/28/g...
Reposted by Alex Hollingsworth
We had a go at a version of this in one of our own reports, framed loosely around the Labour Party’s five missions.
A bit busy but hammers home the point that there’s no excuse for not investing in active travel!
Link: www.ippr.org/articles/str...
A bit busy but hammers home the point that there’s no excuse for not investing in active travel!
Link: www.ippr.org/articles/str...
August 20, 2024 at 7:01 AM
We had a go at a version of this in one of our own reports, framed loosely around the Labour Party’s five missions.
A bit busy but hammers home the point that there’s no excuse for not investing in active travel!
Link: www.ippr.org/articles/str...
A bit busy but hammers home the point that there’s no excuse for not investing in active travel!
Link: www.ippr.org/articles/str...
Oxford has a population of 162000, not including areas like Botley and Kidlington which are very close by. This report is good at explaining what needs to be done (less centralised funding, sensible rather than gold-plated ways of dealing with underground pipes and cables etc)
Why do only a handful of cities in Britain have a tram, when most small and medium sized cities (e.g. 150,000 or more) in France and Germany?
Britain Remade and Create Streets have spent the last 6 months investigating. Here's their answer.
www.britainremade.co.uk/backontrack
Britain Remade and Create Streets have spent the last 6 months investigating. Here's their answer.
www.britainremade.co.uk/backontrack
August 19, 2024 at 4:36 PM
Oxford has a population of 162000, not including areas like Botley and Kidlington which are very close by. This report is good at explaining what needs to be done (less centralised funding, sensible rather than gold-plated ways of dealing with underground pipes and cables etc)
Absolutely true. The Clarion is by far Oxford's best news source, and is pretty much the only reason I've not switched off my [dark side] account yet.
I wish Oxford Clarion would dip a toe in this place. It's one of the best local-to-me accounts from the 24th-letter-of-the-alphabet place, and one that delayed my leaving from there as much as any single other.
August 19, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Absolutely true. The Clarion is by far Oxford's best news source, and is pretty much the only reason I've not switched off my [dark side] account yet.