Action Westbank

Planning with people for a new neighbourhood in Portobello - Edinburgh’s seaside community

[Pals of Porty Prom @porty_prom]

We have a clean up planned for the 25th of July - hoping to clear the sand and weeds on the prom! You can sign up here - https://t.co/JW41SyKpT5

[PlacemakingX @PlacemakingX]

"#Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody." #JaneJacobs on democratizing both economies and #placemaking.

[Action Westbank @PortyAsPlace]

Whether Westbank or Seafield, a supportive, inclusive and creative approach to community participation and placemaking will help the city thrive...

[Ethan Kent @ebkent]

The #cities that thrive most in the future - addressing their #PublicHealth, equity & economic crises - will be the ones that support citizens to inclusively shape their #PublicSpaces & #LocalEconomies through #placemaking & #innovation together.

https://t.co/y4hA2wQQko #xsector

[The Guardian @guardian]

UK cities should work for the people who live in them, not for distant shareholders | Neil McInroy https://t.co/kHeJ1lNx39

[Tommy Sheppard @TommySheppard]

The area at Seafield between Dog & Cat Home and Lothian Buses depot could see changes in the next few years and it's vital that local people are shaping that every step of the way.

Have your say here - https://t.co/5yRBGwHtTG

[Action Westbank @PortyAsPlace]

As with the Westbank site, community participation in the planning and design of a future Seafield will help deliver better results for all. This is a good move by the 3 Community Councils 👏

[Portobello Community Council @portobellocc]

Seafield Future – How Do You See It?

https://t.co/6bknDJkmIV

City of Edinburgh Council have proposed that a large area of Seafield should be considered for allocation as “housing led mixed use development” in the next Local Development Plan.

[Scottish Land Commission @ScottishLandCom]

To achieve the housing #Scotland needs we need fundamental reform to the way we deliver land for housing.
Read @DStewartSLC’s #blog about our review of land for housing + development 👇

https://t.co/EIu6Js3DlT

#landreform #landforhousing #buildbackbetter

[Action Westbank @PortyAsPlace]

Look what was unearthed in the 1930s garden of one of our volunteers....they shopped local in those days! #Portobello #Brickworks

[Action Westbank @PortyAsPlace]

Late night Xmas shopping on Porty High Street this Thursday, followed by the Hustings. A case of enjoy the festivities before the hostilities? #supportlocal #vibranthighstreets

[Portobello Community Council @portobellocc]

Join us on Thursday 5 December 7pm at Portobello Baptist Church EH15 1EU for Edinburgh East #GE2019 hustings, with @SheilaGilmore49 @CllrCMiller Eleanor Price @jillmreilly @TommySheppard
Submit questions in advance here: https://t.co/R3f2O2jies

[Action Westbank @PortyAsPlace]

Happy to be interviewed for this research and glad that our photos and design event feature so prominently. Nice shot of the back of your head @nickwright1!

[Architects’ Journal @ArchitectsJrnal]

Our public land is being squandered https://t.co/hvL7mgT2WW

[Action Westbank @PortyAsPlace]

So true Mary!

[Action Westbank @PortyAsPlace]

Great photo showing the impacts on the quality of use of the beach from development nearby. This was a concern of many who participated in the Action Westbank design weekend.

[Action Westbank @PortyAsPlace]

Excellent set of images of the open air pool at Westbank Street. This is also a fascinating thread with focus on Portobello power station....

[Action Westbank @PortyAsPlace]

So true of our Prom, our High Street...and capturing the potential value of a connecting public space between the two!

[Dr. Robin Mazumder 🇨🇦 @RobinMazumder]

"Now, more than ever, we need public space. Politics are dividing us and technology is isolating us. Public space is where people from different walks of life, with different belief systems, come together to co-exist and connect. Our future depends on it."
https://t.co/0X3SIBpUKt

[Action Westbank @PortyAsPlace]

‘Successful urban development is usually anchored around vital public spaces where people naturally want to gather....These spaces become truly magnetic places as they provide purpose and meaning for broad groups of people they serve.’

[City Nation Place @citynationplace]

"Public places are most dynamic — and most enduring — when they showcase and boost a #community’s unique public life, economy, and culture." ~ Ethan Kent, @PPS_Placemaking
https://t.co/pO7HFM9Rnu @ebkent

[St Albans Council @StAlbansCouncil]

Plans for a major development in #Harpenden have been drawn up with the help of community groups and interested individuals: https://t.co/yLHKCaiZu7

[Graham Marchbank @gfmarchbank]

@RTPIPlanners Brand new flats and a supermarket in foreground. This why we need design panels.

[Action Westbank @PortyAsPlace]

Streets for all- an evening of inspiration with examples of practical place transformation. As the tweet says- don’t miss this!