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Usually posting about Cardiff and Urbanism

[G @gomedia91]

Some of my favourite lost architecture of Cardiff - 1) Boots Queen St

[G @gomedia91]

@ceritheviking Painfully slow.

[G @gomedia91]

Very shortsighted to demolish The Wharf. I always liked it. The faux-warehouse look was well done, had a lot of potential for a different use. I'm almost certain they could have built flats in all the unused land/car parks around it without demolishing it.

[G @gomedia91]

Hadn't checked on this scheme for Bute East Dock in a while. Latest version from July looks very nice. It's a shame The Wharf pub was demolished, it would have worked really well alongside these (26/00631/FUL)

[Wrath Of Gnon @wrathofgnon]

In Japan you will often see cafes and small shops with a small triangle shaped entrance cut into the front of the shop. The purpose is to soften the abrupt difference between shop interior and outside street and give customers a sheltered spot to sort out their umbrellas etc. It looks instantly welcoming and intimate. Here is a cozy cafe in Tokyo. The two chairs outside are for customers to wait their turn outside if the cafe is full. This is a tiny example of #GoodUrbanism on narrow streets and making the most of otherwise bland straight shop fronts.

[Hayden @the_transit_guy]

A 200 space parking lot in NoHo will now be 200 homes. One stored car now equals one home. More of this, please.

[G @gomedia91]

10 YEARS!
Poets Corner, City Rd, Cardiff - demolished in August 2016.
Left vacant, doing nothing, for over a DECADE.
Just one example of a planning system that is not fit for purpose.
Developers should not be allowed to just tear up the urban fabric & leave it without consequence

[G @gomedia91]

Surely a smaller Welsh Gov building would be better suited to the Bay close to the Senedd? - with Council moving back to Cathays Park occupying part of Crown Buildings? Perhaps moving the Magistrates Court from Adamsdown into the other portion? Much more centralised/accessible.

[G @gomedia91]

Better than the previous design I suppose.
Still, I think Council should be moving back to the City Centre.
Council services should be easily accessible to the highest amount of residents as possible. As close to Central train/bus station as possible.

[Nation.Cymru @NationCymru]

New images have revealed how a council’s proposed £60m headquarters could look, but the building’s design has drawn criticism from residents https://t.co/sWyITaBKTN

[Arka Serezh @ArkaSerezh]

In Britain, building a new glass box attracts zero VAT

Repairing a historic stone building attracts 20%

The tax system has been actively incentivising demolition over restoration since 1994

Every time a developer weighs up whether to repair an old building or knock it down and start again, the government adds 20% to the cost of doing the right thing

@createstreets and others have been calling for VAT parity on listed building repairs for years

It has not happened yet

[Francisco Gómez de Tejada | arquitecto @gomezdetejada]

Necesitamos árboles en nuestras ciudades.

[G @gomedia91]

@swalesmetroprof I'm not so sure. In an ideal world, yes. Retaining access to Wellfield Pl is the biggest issue. You'd have to pair it with modal filters on Pen-y-Wain Pl, Lochaber St, Mongomery St where thru-traffic would inevitably go. For now, I'd stick to how it is, maybe filtering Bangor St.

[G @gomedia91]

Wellfield Road especially! We had street trees back (albeit in planters) for a few months during covid. But we need permanent trees.

[G @gomedia91]

The heat this summer has solidified the need for A LOT more street trees, especially in built-up terraced areas.
Sooner it's done, the sooner we will reap the benefits.
Adding kerb build-outs, street by street, would drastically improve walkability, pollution & overall appearance

[G @gomedia91]

The heat this summer has solidified the need for A LOT more street trees, especially in built-up terraced areas.
Sooner it's done, the sooner we will reap the benefits.
Adding kerb build-outs, street by street, would drastically improve walkability, pollution & overall appearance

[G @gomedia91]

@Joe___Allen Baffles me St Davids and Cineworld aren't connected w a bridge. Not sure if it could be achieved now, but seems mutually beneficial to me.
Cineworld benefit from direct access to footfall/restaurants etc in St Davids
St Davids benefit from a non-retail entertainment based anchor.

[G @gomedia91]

@cardiffwalesmap Has to go. I see no other viable option. Never liked it. Its a purpose built entertainment venue with an awkward layout, adapting it for a new use will be costly headache.

Id demolish it and use it as an opportunity to rethink that whole "gateway" area between stadium & station.

[G @gomedia91]

All this money being spent on a new arena in the Bay - yet the roads visitors will use to access it are in a right state!

Central Link, Queensgate Roundabout, bridge over the Taff

Overgrowth & weeds, litter, fly tipping, graffiti, peeling road signs, old cones & roadwork signs

[G @gomedia91]

@ILovesTheDiff Proximity to parks, primary school, Albany/Wellfield, 2 shopfronts & central within the “north of Albany block”.
An easier sell compared to other junctions since parking is already heavily restricted.
Yes a stabbing I believe. Sadly seeing more crime & disorder around Albany.

[G @gomedia91]

Junction of Lochaber & Angus St in Roath.
How has this not been made into a pedestrian space yet?!

[G @gomedia91]

-Residents w/ cars get more parking
-Residents w/o cars get safer walking/cycling route to/from the park
-All residents benefit from rat-run being closed off, much needed street trees & community space
-Businesses benefit from new outdoor space & parking for customers
Win/win.

[G @gomedia91]

"what about parking?!? 😡"
Currently junction has to be almost entirely double-yellow lines to ensure clear vehicle sightlines & for pedestrians to cross. ONE car can park in the junction.
Pedestrianising would remove the need for those things - so you could actually GAIN parking