Dr Andrew Hoolachan MRTPI
@andrewhoolachan.bsky.social
Lecturer in Urban & Regional Planning | Community Councillor | 90s pop culture enthusiast | Occasional Agitator
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Was on BBC Radio Scotland's Out of Doors programme on Saturday talking about the album and rain & sound art. Starts around 00:53minutes >>
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February 2, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Was on BBC Radio Scotland's Out of Doors programme on Saturday talking about the album and rain & sound art. Starts around 00:53minutes >>
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Congrats to our own @andrewhoolachan.bsky.social whose work on ‘Living with Rain’, has been featured in a podcast, by the Thinking Through Infrastructure Network. You can listen to Andrew on the podcast here: soundcloud.com/ttinfrastruc... @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
Living With Rain: Planning for Everyday Life in Glasgow, with Andrew Hoolachan and Bobby Jewell
How does rain impact how and when people get around, whether on foot, on public transport, or in private vehicles? How does it affect how we use outdoor and public spaces, from parks to streets and sh
soundcloud.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Congrats to our own @andrewhoolachan.bsky.social whose work on ‘Living with Rain’, has been featured in a podcast, by the Thinking Through Infrastructure Network. You can listen to Andrew on the podcast here: soundcloud.com/ttinfrastruc... @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
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Today First Glasgow put single fares up to a whopping £3.25, leaving us with some of the most expensive buses in the UK 💸
How can ScotGov allow this blatantly unfair situation to persist? 😤
𝗪𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 by supporting SPT’s plans to take our buses back into public control 💷
How can ScotGov allow this blatantly unfair situation to persist? 😤
𝗪𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 by supporting SPT’s plans to take our buses back into public control 💷
January 11, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Today First Glasgow put single fares up to a whopping £3.25, leaving us with some of the most expensive buses in the UK 💸
How can ScotGov allow this blatantly unfair situation to persist? 😤
𝗪𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 by supporting SPT’s plans to take our buses back into public control 💷
How can ScotGov allow this blatantly unfair situation to persist? 😤
𝗪𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 by supporting SPT’s plans to take our buses back into public control 💷
2001: A Space Odyssey has gotten far more relevant again in predicting the rise of AI and the perils of relying on it to survive.
January 11, 2026 at 12:32 AM
2001: A Space Odyssey has gotten far more relevant again in predicting the rise of AI and the perils of relying on it to survive.
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"There is now regular talk of civil war in Britain. It is a mark of how low we have sunk.
"We scapegoat 'the other' – the outsider, the migrant, the sexual minority – with increasing vitriol and threat." || @neilmackay.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/poli...
𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘸/𝘗𝘈
"We scapegoat 'the other' – the outsider, the migrant, the sexual minority – with increasing vitriol and threat." || @neilmackay.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/poli...
𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘸/𝘗𝘈
January 6, 2026 at 8:02 PM
"There is now regular talk of civil war in Britain. It is a mark of how low we have sunk.
"We scapegoat 'the other' – the outsider, the migrant, the sexual minority – with increasing vitriol and threat." || @neilmackay.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/poli...
𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘸/𝘗𝘈
"We scapegoat 'the other' – the outsider, the migrant, the sexual minority – with increasing vitriol and threat." || @neilmackay.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/poli...
𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘸/𝘗𝘈
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Our latest TTiN discussion is also on Spotify, including research by @andrewhoolachan.bsky.social and sound art by @bobbyjewell.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/2Yex...
open.spotify.com/episode/2Yex...
Living With Rain: Planning for Everyday Life in Glasgow, with Andrew Hoolachan and Bobby Jewell
open.spotify.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Our latest TTiN discussion is also on Spotify, including research by @andrewhoolachan.bsky.social and sound art by @bobbyjewell.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/2Yex...
open.spotify.com/episode/2Yex...
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New episode of Thinking Through Infrastructure podcast out now, featuring @andrewhoolachan.bsky.social and @bobbyjewell.bsky.social on the experience of rain in the wet city of Glasgow and how it calls on us to see (and hear) infrastructure differently
on.soundcloud.com/n5QnspCifThX...
on.soundcloud.com/n5QnspCifThX...
Living With Rain: Planning for Everyday Life in Glasgow, with Andrew Hoolachan and Bobby Jewell
How does rain impact how and when people get around, whether on foot, on public transport, or in private vehicles? How does it affect how we use outdoor and public spaces, from parks to streets and sh
soundcloud.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:35 PM
New episode of Thinking Through Infrastructure podcast out now, featuring @andrewhoolachan.bsky.social and @bobbyjewell.bsky.social on the experience of rain in the wet city of Glasgow and how it calls on us to see (and hear) infrastructure differently
on.soundcloud.com/n5QnspCifThX...
on.soundcloud.com/n5QnspCifThX...
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Really glad to be on @drdomdavies.bsky.social fantastic Thinking Through Infrastructure podcast with @andrewhoolachan.bsky.social
We talk about Living With Rain in Glasgow following Andrew's fantastic report & my own responses to rain through sound
Listen here >>> soundcloud.com/ttinfrastruc...
We talk about Living With Rain in Glasgow following Andrew's fantastic report & my own responses to rain through sound
Listen here >>> soundcloud.com/ttinfrastruc...
Living With Rain: Planning for Everyday Life in Glasgow, with Andrew Hoolachan and Bobby Jewell
How does rain impact how and when people get around, whether on foot, on public transport, or in private vehicles? How does it affect how we use outdoor and public spaces, from parks to streets and sh
soundcloud.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Really glad to be on @drdomdavies.bsky.social fantastic Thinking Through Infrastructure podcast with @andrewhoolachan.bsky.social
We talk about Living With Rain in Glasgow following Andrew's fantastic report & my own responses to rain through sound
Listen here >>> soundcloud.com/ttinfrastruc...
We talk about Living With Rain in Glasgow following Andrew's fantastic report & my own responses to rain through sound
Listen here >>> soundcloud.com/ttinfrastruc...
Oh! ill-fated Bridge of the Silv’ry Tay
I must now conclude my lay
By telling the world fearlessly without the least dismay
That your central girders would not have given way
At least many sensible men do say
Had they been supported on each side with buttresses
At least many sensible men confesses 😆
I must now conclude my lay
By telling the world fearlessly without the least dismay
That your central girders would not have given way
At least many sensible men do say
Had they been supported on each side with buttresses
At least many sensible men confesses 😆
December 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Oh! ill-fated Bridge of the Silv’ry Tay
I must now conclude my lay
By telling the world fearlessly without the least dismay
That your central girders would not have given way
At least many sensible men do say
Had they been supported on each side with buttresses
At least many sensible men confesses 😆
I must now conclude my lay
By telling the world fearlessly without the least dismay
That your central girders would not have given way
At least many sensible men do say
Had they been supported on each side with buttresses
At least many sensible men confesses 😆
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"This 'inspiring' map could transform Glasgow public transport"🚍🚇🚉
Great coverage in @glasgowtimes.bsky.social of our new Clyde Metro map, in collaboration with Metro Map Design 👏👏
Great coverage in @glasgowtimes.bsky.social of our new Clyde Metro map, in collaboration with Metro Map Design 👏👏
This 'inspiring' map could transform Glasgow public transport
CAMPAIGNERS have released a detailed vision for a transport map of Glasgow amid major plans for a Clyde Metro.
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
"This 'inspiring' map could transform Glasgow public transport"🚍🚇🚉
Great coverage in @glasgowtimes.bsky.social of our new Clyde Metro map, in collaboration with Metro Map Design 👏👏
Great coverage in @glasgowtimes.bsky.social of our new Clyde Metro map, in collaboration with Metro Map Design 👏👏
Hiya Kath
December 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Hiya Kath
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📣 Article alert!
New, excellent piece on a citizen-led campaign to replace an inner-city motorway in Glasgow 🛣️ from our own
@andrewhoolachan.bsky.social & Peter Kelly, who leads the group ‘Replace the M8' 👏
Read #FreeAccess in @city-journal.bsky.social now 💪
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
New, excellent piece on a citizen-led campaign to replace an inner-city motorway in Glasgow 🛣️ from our own
@andrewhoolachan.bsky.social & Peter Kelly, who leads the group ‘Replace the M8' 👏
Read #FreeAccess in @city-journal.bsky.social now 💪
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Replace the M8! Voices and visions on the future of an urban motorway in Glasgow, Scotland
This article outlines the development of a citizen-led campaign to replace an inner-city motorway in Glasgow, Scotland through the group ‘Replace the M8’, led by Peter Kelly. It tells the story of ...
www.tandfonline.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
📣 Article alert!
New, excellent piece on a citizen-led campaign to replace an inner-city motorway in Glasgow 🛣️ from our own
@andrewhoolachan.bsky.social & Peter Kelly, who leads the group ‘Replace the M8' 👏
Read #FreeAccess in @city-journal.bsky.social now 💪
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
New, excellent piece on a citizen-led campaign to replace an inner-city motorway in Glasgow 🛣️ from our own
@andrewhoolachan.bsky.social & Peter Kelly, who leads the group ‘Replace the M8' 👏
Read #FreeAccess in @city-journal.bsky.social now 💪
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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In a crowded field, RTB is arguably the most disastrous policy of the last 50 years. Rather than democratising homeownership, many former council homes are now rental assets for private landlords. If we are serious about addressing the housing crisis then RTB must be abolished, not reformed.
Right to buy in England ‘fuelled housing crisis and cost taxpayers £200bn’
Right to buy in England ‘fuelled housing crisis and cost taxpayers £200bn’
Common Wealth report calls discounted sales of council homes one of the ‘largest giveaways in UK history’
Margaret Thatcher’s right-to-buy scheme has cost UK taxpayers almost £200bn, according to a report into the policy’s contribution to Britain’s housing crisis.
In its report into the sale of millions of council homes to their tenants at steep discounts since 1980, the Common Wealth thinktank said the policy had fuelled vast shortages in social housing and turbocharged inequality. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 4, 2025 at 9:13 AM
In a crowded field, RTB is arguably the most disastrous policy of the last 50 years. Rather than democratising homeownership, many former council homes are now rental assets for private landlords. If we are serious about addressing the housing crisis then RTB must be abolished, not reformed.
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Things CAN change...salute Mayor Hidalgo momentummag.com/paris-cyclin...
Paris cycling numbers double in one year thanks to massive investment and it's not stopping
The report delves into the nuances of Parisian cycling culture, exploring the vibrant community of riders who navigate the city's streets
momentummag.com
July 19, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Things CAN change...salute Mayor Hidalgo momentummag.com/paris-cyclin...
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Kind of seems like transphobes don’t actually care that much about women? How odd
June 17, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Kind of seems like transphobes don’t actually care that much about women? How odd
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Andrew Hoolachan and Victoria Lawson's report, Living with Rain: Planning for Everyday Life in Glasgow, has been adopted as planning policy for the City Council’s 2027 City Development Plan.
The full report is available here: tinyurl.com/ytun5v4x
The full report is available here: tinyurl.com/ytun5v4x
Living with rain: planning for everyday life in Glasgow
Having recently published his report, Andrew Hoolachan reflects on his research process, findings and recommendations.
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June 12, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Andrew Hoolachan and Victoria Lawson's report, Living with Rain: Planning for Everyday Life in Glasgow, has been adopted as planning policy for the City Council’s 2027 City Development Plan.
The full report is available here: tinyurl.com/ytun5v4x
The full report is available here: tinyurl.com/ytun5v4x
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Why is it taking soooooo long to deliver bus franchising in Scotland? 🤔🚌
Our new research shows the extent to which we now lag behind the rest of the UK 🧵👇
Please read more & share:
👉 getglasgowmoving.org/evidence/busfranchising
Sign our petition:
📝 petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE2116
Our new research shows the extent to which we now lag behind the rest of the UK 🧵👇
Please read more & share:
👉 getglasgowmoving.org/evidence/busfranchising
Sign our petition:
📝 petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE2116
June 10, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Why is it taking soooooo long to deliver bus franchising in Scotland? 🤔🚌
Our new research shows the extent to which we now lag behind the rest of the UK 🧵👇
Please read more & share:
👉 getglasgowmoving.org/evidence/busfranchising
Sign our petition:
📝 petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE2116
Our new research shows the extent to which we now lag behind the rest of the UK 🧵👇
Please read more & share:
👉 getglasgowmoving.org/evidence/busfranchising
Sign our petition:
📝 petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE2116
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Some rare good news for trans people – the transphobic amendment to the Data Bill was defeated by a large margin. It would have forced trans people to out themselves virtually daily, putting people's safety and dignity at risk, so it's great to see MPs reject it comprehensively.
May 9, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Some rare good news for trans people – the transphobic amendment to the Data Bill was defeated by a large margin. It would have forced trans people to out themselves virtually daily, putting people's safety and dignity at risk, so it's great to see MPs reject it comprehensively.
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Remember Farage is a lazy charlatan
April 30, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Remember Farage is a lazy charlatan
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Worth checking:
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Your vote is your power. Use it tactically to get the Tories and Reform out, then influence your new MP and the next government.
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April 27, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Worth checking:
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The vote share of the two biggest parties has been falling steadily for decades.
Recent polling shows it could fall below 50%. And yet we still have a voting system designed to silence all other voices.
It's time for a system update. It's time for PR.
Graphic by @tldrnews.bsky.social
Recent polling shows it could fall below 50%. And yet we still have a voting system designed to silence all other voices.
It's time for a system update. It's time for PR.
Graphic by @tldrnews.bsky.social
April 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The vote share of the two biggest parties has been falling steadily for decades.
Recent polling shows it could fall below 50%. And yet we still have a voting system designed to silence all other voices.
It's time for a system update. It's time for PR.
Graphic by @tldrnews.bsky.social
Recent polling shows it could fall below 50%. And yet we still have a voting system designed to silence all other voices.
It's time for a system update. It's time for PR.
Graphic by @tldrnews.bsky.social
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Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
Colleague of Harvard scientist held by ICE warns that foreign scientists are scared
Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
www.npr.org
April 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
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It's now 5.5 years since the #TransportAct2019 was passed & we're still waiting for ScotGov to enact essential bus franchising powers🚍
With this snail's pace, it's no wonder @fionahyslop.bsky.social has had to scrap the 2030 target🤦
Sign our petition now 👇
petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...
With this snail's pace, it's no wonder @fionahyslop.bsky.social has had to scrap the 2030 target🤦
Sign our petition now 👇
petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...
Petition: Accelerate the implementation of bus franchising powers
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to improve the process for implementing the bus franchising powers contained in the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 by:
* introducing...
petitions.parliament.scot
April 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
It's now 5.5 years since the #TransportAct2019 was passed & we're still waiting for ScotGov to enact essential bus franchising powers🚍
With this snail's pace, it's no wonder @fionahyslop.bsky.social has had to scrap the 2030 target🤦
Sign our petition now 👇
petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...
With this snail's pace, it's no wonder @fionahyslop.bsky.social has had to scrap the 2030 target🤦
Sign our petition now 👇
petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...
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A new research report titled Rain: Planning for Everyday Life in Glasgow includes recommendations to improve planning policy & practice on rain in Glasgow & beyond.
@andrewhoolachan.bsky.social was a recipient of the RTPI Early Career Research Grant.
Read more: www.rtpi.org.uk/policy-and-r...
@andrewhoolachan.bsky.social was a recipient of the RTPI Early Career Research Grant.
Read more: www.rtpi.org.uk/policy-and-r...
Living with rain: Planning for everyday life in Glasgow
Having recently published his report, Andrew Hoolachan reflects on his research process, findings and recommendations.
www.rtpi.org.uk
April 7, 2025 at 10:15 AM
A new research report titled Rain: Planning for Everyday Life in Glasgow includes recommendations to improve planning policy & practice on rain in Glasgow & beyond.
@andrewhoolachan.bsky.social was a recipient of the RTPI Early Career Research Grant.
Read more: www.rtpi.org.uk/policy-and-r...
@andrewhoolachan.bsky.social was a recipient of the RTPI Early Career Research Grant.
Read more: www.rtpi.org.uk/policy-and-r...