John Jeffery

Edinburgh Architect moved up from London. Photographer, socialist, cyclist 🏳️‍🌈

[Andy Boenau @Boenau]

This story is a real life version of The Onion headline about the arms race of big trucks and SUVs.

[John Jeffery @architectjj]

@CitizenUddin First time I’ve seen one off road

[Jon Burke 🌍 @jonburkeUK]

Welcome to clean, prosperous, friendly Zwolle, Netherlands, where cyclists outnumber drivers, nobody needs to wear a helmet, there are no dubious campaigns against bus stop bypasses, and both young and old enjoy the freedom of safe, segregated cycling.

This could be your city.

[John Jeffery @architectjj]

@SvalbardBearGR @AHarmlessFella The Land Rover is stupid size as well. What are you Defending, the right to take up more road than anyone else?

[John Jeffery @architectjj]

@AlanJLSmith We absolutely don’t want the rich to leave. We should just take from the poor, they have no choice

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

Each and every fresh snow reveals how much we’ve over-designed our streets and roads for cars, making them faster and more dangerous, and how much space we could reclaim for people and public life.

We call them #sneckdowns. GIF via @otucis #sneckdown

[John Jeffery @architectjj]

@jonburkeUK Maybe we should aim for nice

[John Jeffery @architectjj]

Hi @FinlayMcF

Someone did come along to Kings stables road, but only trimmed the low branches of the bushes growing out of the listed wall and railings. Is there anyone at the council who is responsible for the maintenance of Kings Stables Road?

[John Jeffery @architectjj]

@FinlayMcF Hi Finlay

I wonder if you can help with the items below. These barriers have been abandoned on the corner of Lothian Road and Kings Stables for a number of weeks. There is also a serious amount of buddleia growing out of the stonework which is causing damage.

[John Jeffery @architectjj]

@DavidDavisMP @Conservatives It’s not immigrants that have trashed the country…

[John Jeffery @architectjj]

@mimmymum They are not decimated, they have just changed colour. Corbyn was opposition, they decimated him.

[John Jeffery @architectjj]

@mrnicklevine I was sorely disappointed by that. A fairy-tail story with no happily ever after

[John Jeffery @architectjj]

@FinlayMcF Buddleia is a menace and causes structural damage when left unchecked

[John Jeffery @architectjj]

@FinlayMcF Thanks for the update, which department covers this sort of thing? These bushes were cut 2 years ago, but nothing was done to poison them or repair the damage. I realise maintenance budgets might be stretched, but a more involved repair would save much more damage in the long run

[John Jeffery @architectjj]

@FinlayMcF Hi Finlay

The highways team fixed the street stuff the next day, however the Buddleia growing out of the stonework is still thriving. Is there any update on this?

[John Jeffery @architectjj]

@FinlayMcF Thanks Finlay, that’s great

[RIAS @RIASmembership]

📣Celebrating our #RIASAwards2024 Winners | Danube Street-@architectjj

The jury was impressed w/ the rigorous retrofit of this historic tenement in #Edinburgh, which demonstrates how such buildings can be adapted to create joyful, climate-conscious homes: https://t.co/Is5y1NIGiT

[John Jeffery @architectjj]

@FinlayMcF Thanks Finlay. We have something of a buddleia problem in Edinburgh (and the rest of the U.K.) It’s really bad for brick and stonework.