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Apr 2
9 min

Thoughts on Our Future City Plan Part 1

An update to the Big City Plan is almost here and Brummies are being asked to comment on how they'd like to see their city evolve.

Jordan

Mar 26
11 min

Thoughts on Our Future City Plan Part 2

An update of the Big City Plan is almost here and Brummies are being asked to comment on how they'd like to see their city evolve.

A revised 10 year vision for Birmingham Museums Trust

Jordan

Jul 21, 2020
15 min

A revised 10 year vision for Birmingham Museums Trust

Birmingham Museums Trust is looking for a new Chief Executive to drive forward a vision for one of the country’s largest civic...

Area by Area Ideas to Foster an Active Travel Revolution

Jordan

May 26, 2020
16 min

Area by Area Ideas to Foster an Active Travel Revolution

At a time when we are far more conscious of the space between us we are also beginning to realise how much of that space is wasted...

Jordan

Feb 25, 2020
16 min

A Draft Birmingham Food Policy

Our food culture has undergone gradual yet extensive change over the last few decades, creating phenomena that will now be very familiar...

Andy Street’s £15bn West Midlands Transport Plan: An Analysis

Jordan

Feb 5, 2020
7 min

Andy Street’s £15bn West Midlands Transport Plan: An Analysis

Courtesy of Andy Street, the West Midlands finally has a vision for a region-wide tram network and the ambition of the plans is to be...

Jordan

Feb 3, 2020
8 min

Is car-dependence the new smoking?

Birmingham City Council launched their transport plan to establish the city centre as a car-free zone. It’s a bold vision which would...

In defence of Birmingham's German Christmas Market

Jordan

Dec 6, 2019
9 min

In defence of Birmingham's German Christmas Market

After twenty years Birmingham has changed quite a bit but the market has remained pretty much the same.

Jordan

Nov 26, 2019
4 min

I can't find Brummagem

Birmingham is going through a period of immense change but it would be untrue to suggest that it is unprecedented.

Jordan

Oct 1, 2019
17 min

A Tale of Two Brums

How Birmingham’s complex relationship with the car shaped the city we live in and is in danger of continuing to do so.

Jordan

Aug 8, 2019
4 min

The Post-Brexit Diary

What will the UK look like the day after we leave the EU? Those sunlit uplands look like they have been delayed at customs.

Jordan

Apr 2, 2019
7 min

Carters of Moseley

Arriving at Carters for the first time what strikes you first is how small the space is; without a bar to speak of at which to sit for a...

The Structure of Dante's Afterword in La Divina Comedia

Jordan

Nov 2, 2017
23 min

The Structure of Dante's Afterword in La Divina Comedia

One of the fundamental principles governing the organisation of Dante’s afterworld is incredibly simple; down is worse and up is better.

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