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
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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Matt Gardiner retweeted
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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Street Party! Not every day get a jumping castle out front of your house.
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3D Zebra at the local supermarket
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Great pick-up. That’s pretty bad. xitter.cf/burlwind/status/998415… – at Melbourne, Victoria
William Barak was an influential spokesman for Aboriginal social justice and an important informant on Wurundjeri cultural lore. @ptv_official time to spell his name right?
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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. xitter.cf/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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Matt Gardiner retweeted
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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If you are in Beijing this hidden cocktail bar is well worth a visit push open the doors at #16 enter what looks like someone’s house and you will discover a selection of 50+ gins and local cocktails including snake infusion. maps.apple.com/?address=No.1…
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Great day for sight seeing #Cough – at Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Rebel Girls Podcast is live! Listen 2 the first episode about Margaret Hamilton, the girl who put a man on the Moon! thndr.me/6pJ9ce
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