Steve Kemp

Placemaking enthusiast & spatial planner. Passionate about making places fit for people. Also stray in to politics, philosophy(ish), and general life stuff

[Steve Kemp @SteveKempOP]

@philscraf Oh no! Perhaps a lucky shortage of ambition on Lincoln’s part then.

[Miffy @miffythegamer]

The best of British aren’t the silly attention seekers daubing red paint all over the place. The best of us are folks like the forty volunteers who litter pick our park every week, or the beach cleanup people who go to our local beach after the weekends & make it nice for us all.

[Steve Kemp @SteveKempOP]

@juneslater17 If having bought a house is going to be a requirement, there are going to be increasing numbers of people in their 30s and 40s who are disqualified from voting. Having a child and running a business are pretty exclusive requirements too.

[Steve Kemp @SteveKempOP]

@Jenny_1884 No. The emissions causing rapid, global climate change can only be reduced sufficiently by rapid, global action - including achieving “net zero” carbon emissions globally. Every nation has to take action, collectively. The UK can’t just opt out.

[Steve Kemp @SteveKempOP]

@Jenny_1884 No.

[Steve Kemp @SteveKempOP]

@AK2MX2K @Wokewaster As a Christian, do you ever ask yourself the simple question “what would Jesus have done”? If the answer is “sink the boat and let them drown”, I think you might have been reading the wrong book.

[Steve Kemp @SteveKempOP]

@JamesMelville Reading most of the comments in response to this post, it’s a bit surprising that so many people either didn’t notice the word “recommend” or don’t understand what it means.

[Steve Kemp @SteveKempOP]

@JamesMelville All seems sensible to me - and achievable without big sacrifices.

[Steve Kemp @SteveKempOP]

@Geoff_Hobbs @andreajenkyns @TiceRichard @LouthHcreformuk And wouldn’t you think making ourselves self-sufficient in renewable energy would be important too? We need to do both. That means serious conversations - not silly slogans - striking a workable balance, planning ahead, making some big changes, & keeping long-term commitments.

[Steve Kemp @SteveKempOP]

@sharrond62 Q: When did we become this sort of society?
A: Well, it must be at least a quarter of a century ago, as evidenced by this Church of England publication - https://t.co/2rbcqCjY02 https://t.co/2rbcqCjY02

[Steve Kemp @SteveKempOP]

@JENBROOK8 @JamesAThurber @carlafrancome Personally, I don’t. It would be great to see more play streets and streets where motor vehicles don’t have priority though - in suitable places.

[Adam Tranter @adamtranter]

Today, the Government launches plans to fast-track driverless vehicle trials in the UK.

One of the companies involved says London presents a big challenge:

“It has seven times more jaywalkers than San Francisco.”

Except… it doesn't. 🧵

[Steve Kemp @SteveKempOP]

@JENBROOK8 @JamesAThurber @carlafrancome Yes, that’s an interesting twist, isn’t it!

[Steve Kemp @SteveKempOP]

@JamesAThurber @carlafrancome Here are a few photos from some of those times.

[Steve Kemp @SteveKempOP]

…and it’s so easy to make thought-inspiring, discussion-prompting images of what your own “high street” could be like. Here are some that ChatGPT quickly produced for me during last week’s #CUF2025 urban planning conference in Trinidad - one’s Lincoln UK, one’s Port of Spain TT.

[Steve Kemp @SteveKempOP]

Paris has been making the bold, yet incremental changes that any city - or town - can make if there’s the political will.

PS: I love “Hold my 🥐!” 😂

[Urban Cycling Institute 🚲  @fietsprofessor]

'We can't change our city. We're not Amsterdam!'

Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris: 'Hold my 🥐!':
🏞️ 500 'rues jardin'
👷 300 garden streets already implemented
🚶 every resident access to a garden within 300m
🅿️ 10.000 parking spots removed
Lower pollution, improve health

[Steve Kemp @SteveKempOP]

@RepRileyMoore @Keir_Starmer Just for the sake of accuracy (should you be interested), those definitions come from terrorism prevention guidance that - although current - was published before the present UK government took office, and sits alongside definitions of left wing and Islamist terrorism too.

[Steve Kemp @SteveKempOP]

@createstreets @BritainRemade Here’s my bid for Lincoln!

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@juneslater17 @reformparty_uk Sorry, but what is a Local Government Authority Trainer?

[Steve Kemp @SteveKempOP]

@Adam_Barfy @rules_of_izzy @RupertLowe10 You mean, like the Anglican Church?