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My (Semi) Professional Twitter account for all things transport related (and interesting) plus maybe some bits on cities, urban fabric, tech & random stuff.

Melbourne
Joined August 2012
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The Wiggles have helped saved the life of a COVID-19 patient with Down syndrome through encouraging her to accept life-saving oxygen | @NatYoannidis
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Here's the cheat sheet for the Dan Andrews presser: 11am = not terrible After 12pm = bad Wearing a suit = real bad news Sports jacket = moderately bad news Northface jumper = it's the weekend Wearing a suit on the weekend after 12pm = shit's fucked
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Trackless trams are buses... Real light rail results in development uplift due to permanent certainty.
I am overwhelmingly a fan of Newman’s perspectives and what he has achieved in WA. This however fundamentally misunderstands the virtues that define a tram or light rail that are intrinsically tied to a steel guideway. I’ll explain (thread)
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Me: “I’m a little nervous about traveling with a baby. Like, how baby-friendly is the infrastructure there?” Copenhagen: “Hold my infant formula.”
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Just encountered another dockless car obstructing the sidewalk. These things have become such a nuisance since they launched. The city really needs to start regulating private use of public space.
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I stumbled across this story again. It's the loveliest, most heartwarming thing. teapawt.net/JeaneanThomas/status/6…
Dear teenage boy at the skate park...
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Our Under the Viaduct report focuses on the spaces underneath elevated road and rail viaducts, and identifies how, with creative imagination and design skill, such spaces can be put to a wide variety of productive uses. Read the report here ow.ly/xHur30jVp86
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Left turn on red? No thanks. Motorists already widely ignore existing rules where they should be giving way to pedestrians.🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️🚦 theage.com.au/national/one-t…
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Replying to @PlanningMel
@PlanningMel P-turns starting Monday! #SHSisHere
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Okay, I'm approaching 10k followers. So I'm going to draw a picture of anyone who retweets this.
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Replying to @calhoops @VicRoads
@calhoops ... I can report a smooth outbound 907 bus journey this morning via Hoddle Street. The temp priority is the closest I've seen to a #BRT service in Melbourne, with a good view of the Hoddle St works
We're excited to reveal a new heritage-inspired artwork at Wynyard Station. The sculpture uses 244 treads from the iconic wooden escalators that were upgraded this year. 👌👷 👷‍♀️
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How much did this match mean to Peruvian fans? The celebrations from Jefferson Farfan's goal set off earthquake app alerts in Lima bit.ly/2htwMbX
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A cyclist-eye view from the new Utrecht cycling garage near the main station. Still partly under construction, it is already amazing.
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Quite an installation.
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Can't see Melbourne for the #obike : there's even one at the Shrine. How do they breed? Asexual reproduction?
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SBS doco 8.30 Monday on building London's cross rail. If you haven't seen it, do yourself a favour! – at Melbourne, Victoria
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A ring of fire? - Heatmap of car crashes across Melbourne 2010-2017. Not hard to tell where public transport stops and car dependency begins
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