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stevekemp-op.bsky.social
Placemaking enthusiast & spatial planner. Passionate about making places fit for people. Also stray a bit - in to politics, philosophy(ish), and general life stuff.
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“Labour condemned for allowing ‘new generation of slum homes’ in England” This mis-informed Observer headline is referring to changes to planning regulations made by the previous government, allowing some types of business premises to be converted to housing without needing planning applications 1/2

submitted 74 days ago • 1 comment

#HomeAlone was never one of my favourite Christmas films. But watching it accompanied by a live symphony orchestra, with a delighted audience of several hundred children, definitely improved it. #Glasshouse

submitted 80 days ago • 1 comment

A very helpful starting point for considering options for reducing traffic and car-dependency. We really need a global data source like this that is constantly updated.

submitted 93 days ago • 0 comments

We’ve had viable solutions for mobility both within & between cities for a long time, like high-speed rail, prioritized public transit and networks of protected bike-lanes. We need leadership. And we need to stop letting “shiny new tech” distract us from implementing them. Image via UrbanThoughts11

submitted 94 days ago • 200 comments

Beautiful. Places people share deserve care and commitment.

submitted 94 days ago • 1 comment

Excellent @Cmmonwealth explanation of so-called, ‘left-behind’ Britain. The reality is more complex Many towns have been at the forefront of successive govt innovations for financialisation & exploitation This is part of what must be challenged & fixed 👇🏾 two-towns.common-wealth.org

submitted 95 days ago • 1 comment

Some years ago, whilst working in Trinidad, I often went for a run on The Savannah in Port of Spain. I regularly passed people living rough on the Savannah and the image of one has always stuck in my mind: a young, homeless man asleep under a tree with a teddy bear at his feet… 1/

submitted 95 days ago • 1 comment

Perhaps, sadly, this stage must be gone through to arrive at a just & workable response - but I seriously doubt the willingness of most over-developed nations to accept any of the big changes that are needed. They/we should be listening to SIDS & supporting them. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...

submitted 96 days ago • 0 comments

How about switching to 3 categories: Developing, Sustainably Developed, and Over-Developed ?

submitted 98 days ago • 0 comments

I’m just taking this slowly at the moment - gradually migrating my ‘following”s and “followed by”s and thinking how best to make a useful first contribution to this new community, as I get away from the old channel that’s got too poisonous to wade through.

submitted 104 days ago • 0 comments