didnt have time or always the courage(!) to photo them, and children not so easy as you can appreciate - most were walking the river edge or sitting outside Costa. One chap did say good morning as i snapped, which was surprising, though pleasant.
goes to the heart of our UK common and statute law legacy issues where highways/ 'transport' and planning law have demarcated whole industries, governance (2 tier) and funding methods so the people involved in decisions live different lives in different rooms, and often speak a different language
A quick visit to Horsted Park in Chatham to see how it is maturing. Was amazed quite how quiet it was on a Saturday morning, with no children in the play area and very few walking about
Rochester Riverside (Countryside/ Vistry) is a real change for the town. Being next to the station it could perhaps be denser in places but the variety works well with lots of people walking along the riverside. We need more of this...
Had a look at some recent housing in Medway. Rural scheme here at Cliffe Woods. 92 homes plus nursery and commercial by Esquire Developments. Very 'nice' and outclasses the suburban scheme down the road.
That is a great traditional detail. So much nicer and cheaper than this detail i saw last week in Holland Pk area
This blog from Lee Waters MS, former transport secretary in the Welsh government, should be required reading for Labour’s new team at the Department for Transport. Vision is important but nothing changes in transport unless you rewire how decisions are made amanwy.blogspot.com/2024/08/dont...
Dropped in on Caterham barracks yesterday, one of the earlier MoD sell offs for new housing. Brigade Square here appeared in Homes England predecessor English Partnerships' 2006 excellent parking design guide, What Works Where. (It is one way around the square). Good to see it in the flesh.
