Sam
@samuel-ll.bsky.social
Fan of public transport, LG devolution, and bikes. Data Analyst.
From a 'fairness' perspective public transport can never be universal in the way housing and health care can be.
July 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
From a 'fairness' perspective public transport can never be universal in the way housing and health care can be.
From my limited experience of UC the online systems work perfectly, the actual job centre though is completely useless.
July 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM
From my limited experience of UC the online systems work perfectly, the actual job centre though is completely useless.
To be fair this is a pretty good point in favour for Labour's changes. If the money spent on these trees had been put into a pot and allocated to local schemes via biodiversity ROI this wouldn't have happened.
July 5, 2025 at 10:02 AM
To be fair this is a pretty good point in favour for Labour's changes. If the money spent on these trees had been put into a pot and allocated to local schemes via biodiversity ROI this wouldn't have happened.
Hopefully franchising can at least bring back the cross subsidy of services that allowed places to run comprehensive services.
June 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Hopefully franchising can at least bring back the cross subsidy of services that allowed places to run comprehensive services.
People blame the dismantling of the tram networks in the 50s for poor uk PT but they forget that mostly they were replaced with equal or better bus networks.
June 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
People blame the dismantling of the tram networks in the 50s for poor uk PT but they forget that mostly they were replaced with equal or better bus networks.
Importantly, I think most new trains internationally are slight derivatives of a well-developed model.
June 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Importantly, I think most new trains internationally are slight derivatives of a well-developed model.
I'd say about 90% of British cooking is just stuff we used to have to do before fridges but are actually delicious.
June 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I'd say about 90% of British cooking is just stuff we used to have to do before fridges but are actually delicious.
It does solve one of the biggest problems with the way we do buses in the UK, boarding time. The real question is will they build the bus lanes to go with it?
June 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
It does solve one of the biggest problems with the way we do buses in the UK, boarding time. The real question is will they build the bus lanes to go with it?
I got it from a HeatGeek video, can't remember which one sorry. I think the justification is that bigger, convection driven radiators are better than smaller fan driven ones.
June 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I got it from a HeatGeek video, can't remember which one sorry. I think the justification is that bigger, convection driven radiators are better than smaller fan driven ones.
Air conditioning, mini-split style units are less efficient than air-water central heating systems.
June 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Air conditioning, mini-split style units are less efficient than air-water central heating systems.
Possible of course just incredibly difficult, at least in the UK. And for little to no financial reward given the increased cost of installing in flats, the lower efficiency, and high electricity prices.
June 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Possible of course just incredibly difficult, at least in the UK. And for little to no financial reward given the increased cost of installing in flats, the lower efficiency, and high electricity prices.
Isn't that just a product of levels of urbanisation? I know Sweden has high heat network coverage in cities, especially for apartment buildings. Important given how difficult it is to retrofit them with heat pumps.
June 4, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Isn't that just a product of levels of urbanisation? I know Sweden has high heat network coverage in cities, especially for apartment buildings. Important given how difficult it is to retrofit them with heat pumps.
Their main advantage are the wide spread heat networks.
June 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Their main advantage are the wide spread heat networks.
If these are genuine high-quality, long-distance routes, then highway is at least the correct metaphor this time.
June 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
If these are genuine high-quality, long-distance routes, then highway is at least the correct metaphor this time.
Hopefully it's a positive change from the micromanagement and poor targeting of the previous government.
June 4, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Hopefully it's a positive change from the micromanagement and poor targeting of the previous government.
Even better they could give cities the ability to collect an equivalent tax, then as the investment kicks in the funding grows creating a virtuous cycle.
June 4, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Even better they could give cities the ability to collect an equivalent tax, then as the investment kicks in the funding grows creating a virtuous cycle.
They seem to have forgotten that austerity is only a virtue when self-opposed.
June 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
They seem to have forgotten that austerity is only a virtue when self-opposed.
I think that's a problem, there's just no reasonable way to incrementally transform Metrolink, for example, into a system sufficient in capacity and speed.
May 31, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I think that's a problem, there's just no reasonable way to incrementally transform Metrolink, for example, into a system sufficient in capacity and speed.
Imo bollard either side of the path would deter drivers.
May 31, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Imo bollard either side of the path would deter drivers.
The problem seems to be that the North just doesn't have the basic infrastructure that the private sector needs to build on. You can't help fund a metro extension to a metro that doesn't exist.
May 31, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The problem seems to be that the North just doesn't have the basic infrastructure that the private sector needs to build on. You can't help fund a metro extension to a metro that doesn't exist.
Could be a lot worse, could be Edinburgh's attempt at hire bikes.
May 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Could be a lot worse, could be Edinburgh's attempt at hire bikes.
Right! Who's going to make decisions about how they travel when everyone knows how unreliable bus networks are, in every sense.
May 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Right! Who's going to make decisions about how they travel when everyone knows how unreliable bus networks are, in every sense.