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by Caroline Brown

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Did my bit for @rtpiplanners.bsky.social today, spending 2hrs at a high school careers fair talking about planning as a career. Many thanks to everyone who came along.

I forgot to take a photo of my stall & banner, so all I have to show is this almost empty box of chocolates!

#PlanningCareers
An almost empty box of quality street chocolates.
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by Andrew Scott — Reposted by: Caroline Brown, Rosemary A. Joyce, Leigh Sparks , and 9 more

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Nathan Gill is no fringe politician.

He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales.

A Brexit Party MEP.

A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him:

"terrific," and "as honest as the day is long."

This is a MASSIVE story

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reform UK's ex-Wales leader Nathan Gill admits pro-Russia bribery
Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.
www.bbc.co.uk
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by Caroline Brown

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The focus of the afternoon is on net zero - here’s Husam AlWaer talking about density…
Shows Professor Husam Al Waer standing at a lectern
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by Caroline Brown

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We had some fun playing with an ai visualisation tool brought to us my Alex MacLaren from Heriot Watt University and hearing from Aline Kirkland about using EPC data to help monitor housing policy in the digital planning session.
Alex MacLaren stands at a lectern in front of a large display screen.
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by Caroline Brown

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Session 3 is focussing on the wellbeing of planners - chaired by Maura McCormack and with Craig McLaren, Susan Rintoul, Elaine Campbell, Kevin Murray and Rim Chouaib.
Craig McLaren - national planning improvement champion starts session 3. He is standing at a lectern, with other panel contributors sitting on the stage
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by Caroline Brown

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Session 2 with speakers focussing on planning for health, chaired by Irene Beautyman including Rowena Statt, Margaret Douglas and Meadhbh Maguire
A panel of 4 women: Irene Beautyman, Rowena Statt, Margaret Douglas and Meadhbh Maguire sitting on the stage in Perth Theatre
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by Caroline Brown

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Keynote speaker @profjennyj.bsky.social prepares to open the RTPI Scotland Annual Conference 2025
Prof Jenny Roe prepares to speak - she is sitting in the front row of Perth Theatre studio. Her face is lit up by lights from the stage.
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by Caroline Brown

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Last chance to book for the RTPI Scotland Annual Conference in Perth next week.

The theme is healthy and resilient places, and we’ve got walking tours, a sketching workshop and lots of fab speakers….

www.rtpi.org.uk/find-your-rt...
RTPI Scotland Annual Conference 2025 | Championing the power of planning
The conference will explore how to deliver resilient and sustainable communities for the health of people, place and planet.
www.rtpi.org.uk

Reposted by: Caroline Brown

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Congratulations to the 5 winning entries for the 2025 RTPI Awards for Research Excellence. 🙌

Discover the winners 👇
https://www.rtpi.org.uk/events-training-and-awards/awards/rtpi-awards-for-research-excellence/
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Reposted by: Caroline Brown

c40cities.bsky.social
Meet the young people who are ready to change the future... introducing the winners of the fourth global Students Reinventing Cities competition.

From Amman to Tshwane, over 1,200 students from 150 universities took on the challenge of reimagining urban spaces across 11 cities this year.
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by Caroline Brown

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Sunshine after the rain: dropping into the Planning Research Conference in Belfast today.
A rainbow in a grey blue sky, above the Belfast dockyards. The yellow Harlow & Wolff gantry crane can be seen in the centre of the photo
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by Caroline Brown

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Had a lovely jaunt out to see old colleagues and friends at #HeriotWatt University today - and to meet the class of 2025 as they start their journeys as #FuturePlanners!

Welcome to the planning family and best of luck with your studies.
A group of people in a classroom listening to Dr Sacha Hassan, welcoming them to Heriot Watt University A group of people in a University classroom - to the far left there is a person standing up and smiling. The person is Dr Caroline Brown…
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by Caroline Brown

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Great to see Issue 201 of the #ScottishPlanner out this week - it’s a wee festival of planning celebrating this year’s winners in the Awards for Planning Excellence plus all the usual contents, including the latest episode of my Podlicious recommendations… www.rtpi.org.uk/media/21122/...
www.rtpi.org.uk
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by Caroline Brown

drcarolinebrown.bsky.social
2 weeks ago I noticed this: a shop unit in George Street - a prime retail street in Edinburgh city centre- which has been repurposed from a bank into a screwfix store.

Last week I noticed a branch had popped up on Nicolson St too. It seems like a good thing to me - but one to keep an eye on.
Shows a stone building on a street corner in central Edinburgh. The building has some lettering above the open doorway ‘Screwfix City Centre’
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by Caroline Brown

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I live in Edinburgh where 20mph speed limit was introduced to some streets about 10 years ago. It does feel slow at first, but you get used to it. And, evaluation studies show that it has cut RTAs. If our brains adapt to higher speeds, then they can also adapt to slower ones.
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Reposted by: Caroline Brown

scottishlandcom.bsky.social
What can land reform do for urban Scotland?

Join our expert panel to explore housing, climate, and community power in towns and cities.

📅 28 August | 🕓 4pm - 4:50pm | 💻 Zoom
🔗 buff.ly/P0cbP15

#ScotLandFutures
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Reposted by: Caroline Brown, Mark Tewdwr‐Jones

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How can we make make sure the next wave of New Towns are flexible, adaptive, bottom-up and meet communities' changing needs?

We - @rtpiplanners.bsky.social - have just launched an Invitation to Tender for research answering these questions.

📣Budget is £35,000, deadline for proposals is 24 Feb📣.
RTPI tenders
This page contains the latest invitations to tender from the RTPI.
www.rtpi.org.uk
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by Caroline Brown

drcarolinebrown.bsky.social
We were in London at the end of June and sat on some v hot buses! Agree on all counts.
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Reposted by: Caroline Brown

municipaldreams.bsky.social
Rochdale's Medical Officer of Health made the case for housing reform and comprehensive planning in 1911. My new post examines the town's early housing history and first council housing:
municipaldreams.wordpress.com/2025/07/08/a...
Text: It is only by such comprehensive and organised schemes where every part is in its proper place and co-ordinated with the whole, that we can very hope to attain unity of purpose and economy in house building; and at the same time secure that every house, however humble, shall be a sanitary house. For although every house must be built by someone, yet in a well-ordered community the ultimate responsibility for every house should, and must rest, with the Authority in whose sanitary area it exists.
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by Caroline Brown

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A day out of the office with Heads of Planning Scotland for the second day of their conference and AGM in Kilmarnock.

Good to hear about the vision for town-centre cultural regeneration linked to the renewal of the Theatre.
A room of delegates sitting at round tables and watching a speaker at the front of the room A pedestrianised street in Kilmarnock looking towards the local Kirk and tower. The church has bright yellow render on the outside. The sky is pale blue and there are no clouds. Pamela Clifford is standing outside the theatre in Kilmarnock. She is explaining the plans for upgrading the building and changing the surrounding streetscape
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by Caroline Brown

drcarolinebrown.bsky.social
One for @blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk!
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bikepedantic @bikepedantic.bsky.social · Jun 20
Can you haul a brass band on bikes to accompany your #BikeBus to school? For the third time, yes.

Big thanks to all our volunteers and musicians!
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Reposted by: Caroline Brown

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Can you haul a brass band on bikes to accompany your #BikeBus to school? For the third time, yes.

Big thanks to all our volunteers and musicians!
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by Caroline Brown

drcarolinebrown.bsky.social
It’s been quite the week, but very pleased to be at the HOPS AGM in Kilmarnock today. Timely conversations about digital planning led by Aline Kirkland from the Improvement Service.
A room of people sitting at tables and looking towards a big screen with a PowerPoint display. A woman is standing at the lecturn at the front of the room and speaking to the audience

by Caroline Brown

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An excellent start to the week, we had RTPI chief executive @victoriartpi.bsky.social in Edinburgh to help Convenor Laura Robertson open RTPI Scotland’s new office.

And, this evening we all celebrated the best of Scottish planning practice with our RTPI Scotland awards. Well done all!
A group of around 25 people arranged across a stage. About half of the group are holding framed certificates. The backdrop reads ‘Scotland Awards for Planning Excellence 2025’ RTPI chief executive Victoria Hills and Convenor Laura Robertson cut a ribbon across and office doorway
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Reposted by: Caroline Brown, Paul Nugent

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It is very sad to hear of the death of Professor Sir Geoff Palmer. He was always a delight to speak to and a true pioneer.
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by Caroline Brown

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Spending a few minutes of my lunch break looking through the programme for this year’s Edinburgh Book Festival. Looking forward to exploring the Repair theme - and hoping we can manage another #RTPIScotland team away day there!
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by Caroline Brown

drcarolinebrown.bsky.social
A momentous day today: after 30 months, the solar panels on our roof have generated a total of 10 MWh of electricity. The recent sunny days have helped speed us to this nice round number - but the cloudy days play their part too.
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by Caroline Brown

drcarolinebrown.bsky.social
Looking forward to Reform’s forthcoming campaign re: potholes in which larger and heavier vehicles are banned, taxed or both in order to address the pothole issue…
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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · May 3
Four questions for people who say their driving is essential:

1. why is it essential to drive THAT car?
2. do you drive it as little as possible?
3. why is it essential to drive it that fast?
4. why do you need priority over people who aren't driving?
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by Caroline Brown

drcarolinebrown.bsky.social
Don’t forget that all other children also get a lot more pocket money and at least £5 per tooth from the tooth fairy…
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Reposted by: Caroline Brown

ianwalker.bsky.social
Four questions for people who say their driving is essential:

1. why is it essential to drive THAT car?
2. do you drive it as little as possible?
3. why is it essential to drive it that fast?
4. why do you need priority over people who aren't driving?
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