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@orrconsult.bsky.social
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UK urban designer and landscape architect; movement design; deriveur. Volunteer gardener. Royal Parks Guild. Lære Dansk #urbanism #activetravel #streets #architecture #morphology #maps #pyschogeography 👣🚲
Canterbury UK
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orrconsult.bsky.social
I love the restrained interwar simplicity of Grøndals Church on edge of Frederiksberg built 1928 in National Romantic Late Gothic design by architect Julius Smith. Sits on a Y junction of giant interwar roads
White painted suburban brick church in Copenhagen with stepped gables with large roads around planted triangle islands in front Front elevation of the church with steps up to west door
December 6, 2025 at 10:47 AM
orrconsult.bsky.social
Other unsung spaces I love in Copenhagen are the once modest (but prob now really expensive) potato row houses with their narrow streets and homezone segments
Homezone in straight 19c street of terraced houses with lots of trees. Still lots of parked cars but a quiet area close to city centre. Homezone area with picnic table and play house in street. Vehicles can pass through carefully but parking discouraged with planters, tree etc in this c.30m section
December 5, 2025 at 10:17 AM
orrconsult.bsky.social
Was passing the Niels Bohr building at Cph University and couldn't help wondering how the running costs seem to have blown some of the Landscape Architecture programme www.landskabsarkitekter.dk/Aktuelt/neds...
2 5 storey faceted glass blocks opposite each other across street with glazed link bridge on gloomy day The architectonic exterior of the building along the side access. It's more impressive inside in the Troposphere I believe.
December 5, 2025 at 10:06 AM
orrconsult.bsky.social
Some of Copenhagens most impressive spots are the unsung community spaces like this BaNanna Park. Born out of local protest against mote development
Giant climbing wall arch with graffiti frames entrance to community park Green space surrounded by 5 storey blocks with fading yellow banana mound along edge. Graffiti abounds Rear of entrance climbing arch from inside park. Some expensive holds on this. Winter trees frame the space
December 5, 2025 at 9:51 AM
orrconsult.bsky.social
Heads up (Canterbury Cathedral)
Carved head of a man with a crown inside curved branch and oak leaf on quire stall
November 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
orrconsult.bsky.social
New CWIS targets just motherhood and apple pie? Need SMART targets. ”Increase % of walking & cycling stages /person by 2030” doesn't compare to ”double cycling by 2025” of earlier versions

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The third cycling and walking investment strategy, DfT [UK]
November 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
orrconsult.bsky.social
Encouraging to see my city has at last spent some cash on improving this cycle route (NCN1). VFM shown with...erm, a new sign for very tall people on cycles, or perhaps penny farthing riders. Maybe a taster of what long-awaited LCWIP will achieve
Left photo 2023 of chicane barriers across shared footpath/cycle track with sign on barrier saying No Cycling/ Cyclists Dismount and £100 fine. Right photo same location today 2025 showing No Cycling/ Cyclists Dismount sign plate on 2.4m high doubble posts. This is promoted NCN1 Crab n Wrinkle cycle route to Whistable
November 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM
orrconsult.bsky.social
While jeg elsker Danmark and Copenhagen in particular, the sooner these are just internationally known as side road junction crossings and standardised the better
Side road crossing with cycle lanes ane raised footway with Give Way road markings for vehicles to indicate clear priority to walking and cycling across the junction
November 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
orrconsult.bsky.social
Oh come all ye faithful
Kings College chapel Cambridge with people cycling
November 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
orrconsult.bsky.social
Man in his conservatory on BikeHubs website explains how to use these new lockers, though without a bike. I worked out it involves 15 steps (!) to get your bike in one first time. Well intentioned but clunky and too much friction compared to a car park app. I hope my booking for next week works.
A row of 5 bike lockers in a Canterbury street with Bike Hubs graphic on side
November 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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hoxtonrich.bsky.social
Sadly missed it but absolute credit to @lb-southwark.bsky.social running a 'Guided Cycle Consultation' where Officers actually got out & cycled with residents to consult changes. People saying it was the best consultation they've ever seen. FANTASTIC progress that every Council should copy.
November 12, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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seasideferry.bsky.social
#worthing has quite a collection of deckchairs and council initials stamped on the frames suggest some could be almost 100 years old
#seasideheritage
November 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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chelleysays.bsky.social
Somewhere in northeastern Arizona. 🥴
“Adult Cabaret” sign with a cow on top.
November 5, 2025 at 5:38 AM
orrconsult.bsky.social
Ramsgate, best viewed in the sunshine in November
View of boats in harbour and parade Royal Victoria Pavilion and obelisk Cast iron ornate pier at end of the quay Massive retaining wall with steps and abutment with openingat base and large lettwring reading Ramsgate Tunnels
November 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
orrconsult.bsky.social
my Friday afternoons now involve helping in the Cathedral gardens. Such a joy
Medieval cloisters with man on mower and wheelbarrows
October 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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makespaceforgirls.bsky.social
In spring 2025, girls aged 10-18 shared their thoughts and experiences of Rowntree Park in York, and other public parks more broadly. Their voices highlight what makes these spaces feel welcoming - and what could be improved. Part of a local project to raise awareness and improve things.
September 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
orrconsult.bsky.social
Enjoyed funally seeing award winning The Avenue in Saffron Walden today. Loved the shingle cladding on some homes. One resident said he loved it.. but there were a lot of leaves!
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View along shared surface road with house hable end facing the Avenue of mature trees on other side One of the courtyards off the main access street Corner view of home that marks the corner into one of the courtyards View along the pedestrian avenue showing low hedge that separates it from access street. A shingle clad 2 storey house faces the space
September 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
orrconsult.bsky.social
Was sucked into this M11 portal on a site visit today
Underpass with lorry passing over Graffiti wall of underpass Retro robot graffiti and dog face on wall of underpass
September 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
orrconsult.bsky.social
its good to see our Danish friends can discuss their future with some propriety amidst so much uncertainty. I remember some of the London debates with Richard Rogers, Nicky Gavron etc before the GLA came back and this kind of forum was excellent www.landskabsarkitekter.dk/Aktuelt/hva-...
Debat: Hva’ for et København vil du ha’? - Danske Landskabsarkitekter
Den 18. november 2025 skal københavnerne stemme om, hvem der de kommende fire år skal bestemme over byudviklingen i landets hovedstad. For arkitekter, byplanlæggere, landskabsarkitekter og alle andre,...
www.landskabsarkitekter.dk
September 26, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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guyshrubsole.bsky.social
Great to attend the launch of the APPG for Access to Nature's new report yesterday, which calls for "new statutory rights for responsible access" to the English countryside.

As @andymacnaemp.bsky.social said, "my own view is that we need a default right of access." @righttoroam.bsky.social 1/
September 16, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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historictownstrust.bsky.social
Join us this Saturday at the South Square Centre — 1pm for our free Heritage Open Day talk on mapping Bradford's history!
September 14, 2025 at 10:43 PM
orrconsult.bsky.social
This sad old tunnel is on NCN1 Crab n Winkle route in/out of the city, but you get can fined £100 for cycling through it. Not sure a mural of oysters and steam engines will improve matters
news.canterbury.gov.uk/news/main-it...
Council invites artists to breathe new life into tired city walkway  - Canterbury Newsroom
Canterbury City Council is inviting artists to apply for a new public art commission that will transform Hackington Place Tunnel on St Stephen’s Walkway in Canterbury.
news.canterbury.gov.uk
September 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
orrconsult.bsky.social
Favourite walking soundtrack:
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Walk on By
YouTube video by The Stranglers - Topic
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September 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
orrconsult.bsky.social
Antiworld mood
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Antiworld
YouTube video by Nina Hagen - Topic
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September 14, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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samwake.bsky.social
I love this approach of using tactical speed reduction measures following any fatal crash. Not just getting back to normal when normal just killed someone.

Glad to see being developed (not yet used) in the US.

Anyone know of any work like this in the UK?
www.emergencystreets.org
Emergency Streets
www.emergencystreets.org
September 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM