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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

9 months

A little manifesting... I've been invited to do a couple of lectures next year at Universities which is very exciting and I really enjoy talking about what sketching can bring to the workplace & your career. Let me know if you get speakers from industry in & are interested?

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

5 months

We will never know how Manchester has delivered three times the network we have, under budget & ahead of schedule. No idea, complete mystery, impossible to figure out...

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@Mister_Haytch

5 months

Is the amount spent on roads ever scrutinized this much?

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2 years

If you're angry about petrol prices, you wait till you find out about the cost of public transport & the demographics that use it...

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3 years

What fresh hell is this?!

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1 year

Happy "How big do our roads & junctions actually need to be" Day

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2 years

Spot the mistake...

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

3 years

Asked Judith if she'd like to spend the rest of her life looking at bridges with me & she said yes... Now I need to find out if you can get married on the Gateshead Millennium...

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

2 months

I'm not the first to post this, I won't be the last... ...but this is so stupid.

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

3 years

In this house we're... #RailNatter

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

1 year

Good shout... ...keep it a surprise.

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

9 months

£££££'s leaving on the last train home because they can't stay later...

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@AshScrivens

9 months

Birmingham was buzzing last night but destroyed by running to the last train at a pathetic 23:20 for an uncomfortable journey and many left behind. This region of nearly 3million deserves better, we need later services, it’s pathetic. @TransportForWM @andy4wm

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

2 years

@joncstone "places to gather" is wild. Someone typed that out...

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

1 year

Guys... We've covered this...

BBC Midlands

@bbcmtd

1 year

HS2 construction to be delayed to save money

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

2 years

Drivers expect parking everywhere they go, if they can't park legally, it's socially accepted to park dangerously/selfishly. Cars are a geometrical problem. We keep buying more & making them bigger & are cities/town can't fit them in.

Nick Knowles

@MrNickKnowles

2 years

Congrats ⁦Cirencester⁩ & Gloucester cnclls You hold an Xmas fayre to get shoppers into town & when they do & car parks are full you ticket everyone parked on a single yellow on a Sunday whole rows of them! Hell of a way to support local businesses by driving people away

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

2 years

The glorious A57 Snake Pass... Cycles killing traffic for a 100+ years...

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

3 years

You know what doesn't need petrol...

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

3 years

11 times the impact of HS2... Not whataboutery but it should receive 11 times the celebrities popping down in SUV's to complain, 11 times the headlines, 11 times the reports, 11 times the column inches & signatures on petitions to shut it all down. Probably won't though...

Woodland Trust🌳

@WoodlandTrust

3 years

🚨 @CenterParcsUK is planning to build a sixth UK site on Oldhouse Warren, a 550 acre #AncientWoodland nestled in the #HighWealdAONB in Sussex🌳 The proposals would tear the heart out of this irreplaceable ancient woodland, resulting in irreversible loss of habitat for wildlife.

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

2 years

Welcome to Birmingham!

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

2 years

Yesterday I married the love of my life in front of all the very best people.

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

9 months

Use. Public. Transport.

Bham City Council

@BhamCityCouncil

9 months

🚗 We know Birmingham city centre is really busy right now, as it can often be on a Friday evening, so if you can avoid the centre of town please try to take an alternative route.

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

4 years

Quick diagram showing why this won't work...

Elon Musk

@elonmusk

4 years

@FrancisSuarez @CityofMiami Cars & trucks stuck in traffic generate megatons of toxic gases & particulate, but @boringcompany road tunnels under Miami would solve traffic & be an example to the world. Spoke with @RonDeSantisFL about tunnels last week. If Governor & Mayor want this done, we will do it.

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

1 year

A driver did this. A driver hurt 7 children & two adults. A driver, not an autonomous vehicle. Our gun culture is car culture...

Eight-year-old girl dies after car hits London primary school

Sixteen people treated at scene and 10 taken to hospital, as woman in her 40s arrested over incident in Wimbledon

www.theguardian.com

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

10 months

One of the busiest pinch points in the country on Wednesday at 5.30pm. "No one gets the train anymore" or "travel patterns have changed" or "We don't need to invest in HS2/EWR/NPR/Pick one!" I'm going for a drink...

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

2 years

Delays cost money. Delays cost money. Delays cost money. Delays cost money. Delays cost money. Delays cost money. Delays cost money. Delays cost money. Delays cost money. Delays cost money. Delays cost money. Delays cost money. Delays cost money. Delays cost money. Delays cost...

BBC News (UK)

@BBCNews

2 years

HS2 delays being considered to cut rising costs

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@markhipwell1990

4 years

Are the governments advisors drunk blokes in a 'spoons?

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@markhipwell1990

3 years

Fixed it...

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

2 years

Man discovers he doesn't need to spend 1.5 times the average salary in Birmingham to get around. £37,000 is a lot of bike & hire cars when you need them...

Grandad forced to do school run in rain as new car not built

The former Jaguar Land Rover worker has been waiting more than 12 months for his new car as the firm is gripped by a global semi-conductor computer chip shortage

www.birminghammail.co.uk

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

1 year

Give us a proper Metro...

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

6 years

@m000sh @SophieJarvis94 It's important to challenge, there's a world of difference between "Let's pick her because she's a woman & it'll fill a quota" & "let's look a little wider past our usual names & get a better representation on the TV screens"

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

3 years

It's 9.15pm on a Saturday night. Look at how much space we dedicate to a mode of transport that peaks for an hour in the morning & the afternoon 5 days out of 7...

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

9 months

I visit *alot* of trains stations because I like public transport & I love using it to get to my bridges. I've spent hours stuck/delayed/lost/using other stations & Birmingham New Street isn't even close to the worst. Room for improvement? Yeah but bottom of the pile? JFC.

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

4 years

Day 5 of #TransportAZ is the Eurotunnel. Despite being a tunnel, arguably the most impressive feat of engineering in the world & a huge symbol of international collaboration. Three 50km tunnels connecting Great Britain with France, opened in 1994 & offering low carbon travel

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

10 months

The extremely foreseen consequences of being anti-HS2 & by extension anti-rail...

Manufacturing News

@manufacturing_2

10 months

Train makers brace for 10,000 job losses in UK

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

10 months

Scary stuff coming...

Full Fact

@FullFact

11 months

It’s been claimed that a Kidderminster road sign that mentions different numbered zones is evidence of plans to introduce 15 minute cities. But the sign has been there since at least 2009 and the local county council told us it refers to delivery zones.

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

2 years

There's lots of crap parking along the Coundon Cycleway but this really bothers me. Damaging brand new infrastructure when YOU WERE GIVEN CAR PARKING SPACES!

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

3 years

Cars are so silly...

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

4 years

My use of the canals has absolutely sky rocketed over the last few months... Just lovely...

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

3 years

I'm quickly learning what our car obsessed society actually means when it says "Lets just share the road". Parking, Construction spill over, more roads/road maintenance -👌 Congestion busting active travel, any other storage, less rat runs/quieter streets -😡

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

2 years

Done another handy graph...

Dr David Turner

@TurnipRail

2 years

A train is cancelled on the #ElizabethLine and the next few are packed (which unfortunately wasn't great with a buggy) It has 4 min intervals now on my section and ridership must be huge. In 12 mo time, few will be whining about cost overruns and delays in it opening.

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

4 years

"We don't need HS2, we're all gonna work from home" vs "We...still...need...capacity..."

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

9 months

There is no light bright enough, no reflective panel shiny enough & no high vis visible enough to a driver that's not looking... Come back to us when we ban matt Black 3 tonne Range Rovers.

road.cc

@roadcc

9 months

Mandatory hi-vis for cyclists a "timely proposal" coming up to Christmas, say councillors "They have to have a bit of respect for our laws here," said one councillor, while another claimed that it is wrong to "put the blame on motorists" #cycling

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

3 years

Why on earth would you drive from Manchester to London?

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

4 years

£1.4bn on Black Cat Junction £355m on Hull Castle Street Upgrade £1.2bn on Silvertown Tunnel £7bn on Lower Thames Crossing £8bn+ on TPT between Sheffield & Manchester And you want to waste more of other peoples money on a case that has no legs? Against an electric train?

Chris Packham

@ChrisGPackham

4 years

HS2 - AN IMPORTANT UPDATE . Following the High Courts decision to decline my application for a Judicial Review in April I’m pleased to say the Court of Appeal will hear my case on 8th July . The world has changed , justice for the climate and biodiversity must too #NHSnotHS2

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

5 years

Inspired by @BiteYourBrum 's tweet yesterday, a few places to grab a cup of Joe whilst trying to avoid the usual 100+ chains. Handy spots for a little brunch in there or spend the afternoon working. Plus @IndependentBham discounts at a few too so carry your card & see what you get

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

2 years

E-scooters are not dangerous & in a Tory world of brutal cuts, this is not an effective use of anyone's time. Add in the extremely prevalent issues of misogyny/lad culture across our police forces, and it's a deeply troubling power dynamic. This policing by consent?

Glos Police Specialist Ops

@GlosPolSpecOps

2 years

Concerns were raised regarding a female using an e scooter to transport a young child on a daily basis. @GlosPolSpecOps OT61 attended and observed 4 yr old being transported in this way and Vehicle seized. Thanks to the public for making us aware. #safercommunity

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@markhipwell1990

4 years

What people think when I say cars shouldn't be the king of transport because I work on HS2 vs what I'm actually trying to say...

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

2 years

Reposting because it's really very important that people understand that the track is one of the last bits...

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

4 years

This focuses on frustrations from road users & time savings. This is how we continually allow an industry to have high fatalities on sites & low mental health & the corresponding suicide rates. I spent 9 months often just two cones away from HGVs going 50mph, thats scary enough!

ITV News

@itvnews

4 years

Motorway speed limits past roadworks to rise to 60mph

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

11 months

I would hard avoid anyone who talks about delivering "NPR in full" without HS2 when you *need* all of HS2 to deliver NPR in full...

Ben Houchen

@BenHouchen

11 months

HS2 is a white elephant. Not only does it completely ignore the North East, the cost is so ridiculous that if we reallocated the money we could deliver NPR, in full, & give every northern leader enough to transform local transport in their areas and still save the taxpayer £80bn

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

7 months

Quite the example of why Broad Street should of been closed to drivers... Photo Credit - @tdockerill

Transport for West Midlands

@TransportForWM

7 months

⚠️ Due to a collision on Broad Street in #Birmingham city centre, buses are at a stand on Broad Street, and @WMmetro are unable to operate between Edgbaston Village and Library.

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

11 months

Cultural centre of Frankfurt...

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

4 years

A (simplified) graph highlighting why I think it's crucial we invest in public transport regardless of short term changes in usage...

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

4 months

Decades of asking drivers nicely not to be massive anti-social pricks & we're now in the position where the police shrug their shoulders apparently & "Sorry mate, there's too much of it". The price we've paid for doubling vehicles in the last 30 years & crippling enforcement.

NoseleyVillage

@NoseleyVillage

4 months

Cannon Hill Park today after members of the public found an emergency access gate open & took the opportunity to drive into, around, & park in the park itself. Police attended but couldn’t do anything due to their being “too many cars” 🤦‍♂️ @YPLAC @badlyparkedbrum @for_birmingham

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

3 years

One day...

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

1 year

@tricyclemayor It's a brilliant photo Harrie, two amazing smiles & looking like you're having a wonderful time. Here's smiley Astrid in exchange...

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

4 years

It's day 1 of #BridgeAZ . I'll try and draw something each day. A is for...Arch Arches come in all shapes, sizes & materials. The construction method of them is often fascinating. The Mike O'Callaghan-pat Tillman Memorial was constructed 270 metres above the Colarado River!

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

3 years

I look forward to the permanent speed restriction taking this down to 30mph & various priority points/width restrictions installed and various lighting/infrastructure/measures to protect cyclists because suddenly we're concerned with their safety on this road.

Derbyshire CC

@Derbyshirecc

3 years

From today we are closing the A57 Snake Pass to all users, including cyclists and walkers, apart from those who live there or their visitors, because of concerns over safety. The road now has barriers with someone monitoring it 24/7.

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

2 years

You could argue if you were being extremely generous that seeing something Anti-HS2, Jenny from the Block-ed List would retweet it as staunchly Anti-HS2... ...until you see the article is titled "Should HS2 to converted to a road?".

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

4 years

What a wonderful 26 days of #BridgeAZ . Legitimately chuffed with the sketches & completing the challenge. Thank you to anyone who enjoyed them & to everyone who provided suggestions & inspiration (I've tagged you amazing people!) Enjoy your Boxing Day!

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

4 years

Imagine something like this on Livery St. to support bars & restaurants. W/ @WMmetro & @WestMidRailway on the doorstep + nearby canal access, easy to get too. Short one way road could be opened to pedestrians & seating to provide safe space to eat & drink + deliveries at the end.

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

10 months

Land so good we'll buy it twice... Because we will build High Speed in this country, this decade or the next few. The best time was 20 years ago, the next best is now.

Politics UK

@PolitlcsUK

10 months

🚨 NEW: Rishi Sunak's "firesale" sale of HS2 land may be DELAYED as councils and the rail industry prepare to take legal action Sunak wants to sell it so future governments can never reverse his decision [ @singharj ]

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

3 years

JUST BUILD MORE TRAMS!

Coventry's 'very light' railway to be UK first

The Coventry project, awaiting formal government backing, is one of 50 designed to overhaul the region.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

1 year

It's. An. Electric. Train.

London Green Party

@LonGreenParty

1 year

Just cancel the whole thing.

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@markhipwell1990

2 years

I love him

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

10 months

The tweet: "Not every house needs 2 cars. We need flexibility & practicality otherwise we are locking car dependence during a climate change" Guaranteed in the replies: "Yes...but have you considered *some* people need 2 spaces..."

Sally Hinchcliffe

@sallyhinch

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As long as we're requiring an average of over two parking places *per home* in a housing development a mile from the town centre then we're never going to get out of the climate mess we're in

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@markhipwell1990

2 years

Still stunning...

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

4 years

Electric cars don't solve this problem do they? & even if they did SUVs outsell them 37 to 1. We keep buying cars, we keep making them bigger and we continually sacrifice public transport & safe transport for *all* to have more of them. Just madness...

Andy Kershaw Media 🎙

@andyksheffield

4 years

“We’re beaten. We’re just too busy to be fighting battles like these. Your inconsiderate & selfish actions have just lost a village its service” Derbyshire bus operator Hulleys of Baslow slams inconsiderate parking and withdraws 173 service to Cressbrook.

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

10 months

Do. It. All. The. Time.

Phil B 🚂🚲

@urbanfox146

10 months

The best thing about Christmas is Temple St being closed to traffic

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@markhipwell1990

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Tow the cars. Revenue stream sitting right there whilst we're making cuts...

Bham City Council

@BhamCityCouncil

5 months

Today one of our bin crews was unable to collect from street in Small Heath because of inconsiderate car parking. Please think about where you leave your vehicle, so our crews and those from the emergency services can go about their business. @CllrMajid

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2 years

4/5 metres dedicated to the occasional vehicle whilst 10's of people (spending money in businesses) squeeze on to the pavement. None of the roads around this area should have a car near it...

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@markhipwell1990

3 years

Ahhh yes... Environmentalists...

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@markhipwell1990

3 years

Day 8 of #BuildingAZ is the Symphony Hall in Birmingham ( @THSHBirmingham ) which has been built to be isolated from the ICC next door & the train line underneath using bearings & expansion joints. It's arguably the finest Symphony Hall in the country & protected from vibrations...

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

10 months

"YoU cAn'T bUiLd yOuR wAy oUt oF tHe CliMaTe cRiSis" Cancelling huge parts of HS2, no rolling electrification, no significant progress on Heat Pumps or electric car chargers or solar or wind turbines or blah blah bloody blah! No interest in preparing this country for the future

Resolution Foundation

@resfoundation

10 months

#2 - Capital spending is set to fall by over a third as a share of GDP between its peak in 2023-24 and 2028-29 – a cut equivalent to £20 billion in current prices – seriously undermining future growth prospects.

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11 months

One of the best squares in Europe. And I should know, I've visited some of them once & I'm very bias...

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@markhipwell1990

10 months

"BuT iT sToPs mOtOrBiKeS!" I cannot stress this enough. A) it doesn't B) even if it does, that's not an acceptable reason to make paths inaccessible to some users & unfriendly/difficult to all users

David Gregory-Kumar

@DrDavidGK

10 months

There’s always money to make life harder for cyclists apparently. A set of new gates at top of reservoir path that now stops me exiting in the cargo bike. So forcing me and the kids back onto the road for my commute. Genius. @adamtranter @LizClements @BCC_Help

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@markhipwell1990

4 years

The comments in this are a bin fire & I have to do actual work today (which I'm furious about) but I've joined the @nationaltrust this morning. It might only counter one racist person but there's more of us then there is of them. It's £6 a month if you can afford it...

National Trust

@nationaltrust

4 years

Many of the places we care for have direct or indirect links to slavery, including objects made from materials obtained by forced labour. Today, as we mark the @UNESCO Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, we take a closer look at these materials.

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You can't reduce pollution by building more roads You can't reduce pollution by building more roads You can't reduce pollution by building more roads You can't reduce pollution by building more roads You can't reduce pollution by building more roads You can't reduce pollution...

Andy Street

@andy4wm

3 years

Public transport investment is the centrepiece of my plan to get our region moving and connect left-behind communities. However we must also improve our road network, with this scheme in Coventry tackling bottlenecks and reducing pollution & congestion.

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@markhipwell1990

3 years

"Public transport is so unreliable..." Huge closure on the M6. Accidents, congestion, road works, often forgotten about when comparing to other modes...

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@markhipwell1990

3 years

In the 9 years since I graduated the University of Birmingham, Manchester have banged out 21km of Tram Lines... ...Birmingham has taken us from Snowhill to the Libary, just under 1.5km & now we're canning more. Embarrassing...

Jordan

@jordanbhx

3 years

I've updated your map @andy4wm .

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@markhipwell1990

3 years

If you don't presume the car is the only mode of transport in existance, literally everywhere...

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@markhipwell1990

1 year

Mucking about with major projects... #AbolishTheTreasury

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@markhipwell1990

7 months

One day all the streets around Birmingham New Street Train Station will be closed to traffic & open to People and we'll question why we let this get knocked down & beg for more spaces like it...

BOM

@BOMlab

7 months

An announcement about The Crown. We’ve been working hard to secure a future for The Crown and save the iconic heritage asset from commercial redevelopment. However, we’re disappointed to share that we are unable to progress. Read our full statement 👉🏼

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@markhipwell1990

2 years

Birmingham has been my home for over 5 years now, both in heart & mind. I've made irreplaceable friends, countless wonderful memories & watched the city achieve many incredible things. That doesn't change just because a bunch of nasty Tories turn up... #BirminghamIsBeautiful

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@markhipwell1990

4 years

It's sassy HS2 meme Friday...

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

7 years

This is either gonna clear up the great "Crunchies vs Giant Button reclosable bag" debate or just open myself to ridicule...needs a graph?

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

4 years

It's day 3 of #BridgeAZ & we're covering the wonderful world of Cantilevers. At there simplest, a way to support weight at a distance. They can be used in Bridges to span greater distances then perhaps a simple beam or slab might. Examples include the wonderful Forth Rail Bridge.

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

6 years

Lunchtime sketch: Beautiful (& structurally interesting) Renfrew Municipal Airport in Glasgow (unfortunately demolished now) but some cracking elements in here & elegant use of concrete. Thanks to @MrTimDunn for floating this into my feed (& the photos!)

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

3 years

"Everyone will work from home, we don't need HS2" Previous train was cancelled and this one is now rammed. Trains aren't just for commuting 9 till 5 Monday to Friday.

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

8 months

I'm being attacked by @BiteYourBrum

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

7 years

Word on the street is a bunch of fantastic chefs, restaurants & Brummies have put Birmingham on the Michelin Star map once again. Congrats!

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

5 years

Enroute to Stourbridge Town & this is the best bit...

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

1 year

Low risk, low hazard E-scooters & modified e-bikes get direct enforcement. Dangerous drivers get the same (ineffective) "Please drive nicely" messages. Hasn't worked for the last few decades, won't work now.

West Midlands Police

@WMPolice

1 year

We urge all motorists to prioritise road safety, obey speed limits and remain vigilant while driving. Your actions can make a significant difference in preventing accidents and protecting lives. Here's what #OpTriton means for the West Midlands. 👉

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

2 years

I'm not giving 27 pages my time but I thought I'd peruse the summary/executive summary. Very poor indeed... Anyone talking about BCR or "The Taxpayer" should be taken with a large pinch of salt.

Andrew Gilligan

@mragilligan

2 years

HS2 is Britain's greatest infrastructure mistake in 50 years. My report for Policy Exchange explains how we can stop it eating the rest of the public transport budget.

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

1 year

Michael Johnson

@MJGold

1 year

Wow! Just 3 years out. I wonder if it’ll go back to Birmingham.

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

9 months

@JayHulmePoet I like something a little deeper/heavier but had a lot of success with Ticket to Ride and King of Tokyo with friends and family recently but I also learnt about Love Letter (lots of version) recently and really enjoyed it.

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

3 years

@cyclist_andyc Bloody grandads and their grandkids...bloody menace to society...

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

4 months

On a "Thursday is the new Friday" night in (relatively) affluent Bromsgrove, this pedestrianised town centre should be heaving on a nice late spring/early summer evening. A strong visual...

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Mark Hipwell-Scholes

@markhipwell1990

6 months

As another cultural institution closes in Birmingham...

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