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Dr Andrew Hoolachan MRTPI

@andrewhoolachan.bsky.social
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Lecturer in Urban & Regional Planning | Community Councillor | 90s pop culture enthusiast | Occasional Agitator

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Dr Andrew Hoolachan MRTPI @andrewhoolachan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Agree, national cringe. Real nations don’t perpetuate their own cliches, they engage in the modern world.
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Municipal Dreams @municipaldreams.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Science, Art, Liberty, Law, Commerce and Industry pay tribute to Municipality - just how it should be. 😀
Mural in pediment flanked by two sculptural lions
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Ross Greer (he/him) @ross-greer.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Don't tolerate the media legitimising thugs who attack people for the colour of their skin. They aren't 'anti-immigration campaigners' like the BBC said this morning, they are violent scumbags. www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
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Protesters in Scotland and Belfast ‘scumbags’, says Scottish Greens leader
Scottish Greens co-leader Ross Greer has described protesters who took to the streets in Scotland and Belfast following the stabbing attack in Northern Ireland as “scumbags”.
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Dr Andrew Hoolachan MRTPI @andrewhoolachan.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Is this still a thing?
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Ewan Gibbs @ewangibbs.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Working on the copyedit of my new book, An Injury to All: The Unmaking of the British Working Class. An Injury to All tells the story of how the British working class was pushed from the centre of political life to the margins. It's hitting the shops in October!
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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Yep. In fact, the real failing of students was when we stopped requiring them to regularly search a library catalogue for their reading and instead produced lists with hyperlinks that students simply had to click. As soon as they have to go off list, they’re lost.
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Phillipe Copeland, PhD @ptheeeducator.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
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Ewan Gibbs @ewangibbs.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Following the price surge, the British right are pedalling a fantasy of self-sufficiency through North Sea oil. This has no serious basis in reality. Britain has been a net energy importer for 20 years. It has nothing to do with net zero and everything to do with decades of declining production🧵
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Dr Andrew Hoolachan MRTPI @andrewhoolachan.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
With news today that Transport Scotland is considering substantive changes to the M8, in 2022 we held a public conversation at the university and invited practitioners, politicians and the public to contribute their views. You can read the full paper here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Ewan Gibbs @ewangibbs.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Closing the M8 has gone from out there idea to something apparently being considered by policymakers! Well done to @andrewhoolachan.bsky.social and everyone else who’s made that happen. www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
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Permanent closure of M8 in Glasgow among options for ageing 55-year motorway viaducts
Spans may be repaired or replaced instead at cost of up to £500m
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
“Cyclists outnumbering drivers at rush hour on busy Glasgow road, as campaigners hail ‘colossal’ impact of safe cycle lanes.” Keep going, Scotland, keep going
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Cyclists outnumbering drivers at rush hour on busy Glasgow road, as campaigners hail “colossal” impact of safe cycle lanes - Cycling News | Bike Reviews | road.cc
Glasgow – it’s just like Amsterdam. Or at least that’s the opinion of Cycling Scotland, whose latest traffic survey found that cyclists are outnumbering car drivers at rush hour on a busy road in the ...
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Bobby Jewell @bobbyjewell.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Was on BBC Radio Scotland's Out of Doors programme on Saturday talking about the album and rain & sound art. Starts around 00:53minutes >> www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio Scotland - Out of Doors, Corn Buntings, Harmony in Nature and a Festival of Light
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.
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Urban Studies & Social Policy @uofgussp.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Congrats to our own @andrewhoolachan.bsky.social whose work on ‘Living with Rain’, has been featured in a podcast, by the Thinking Through Infrastructure Network. You can listen to Andrew on the podcast here: soundcloud.com/ttinfrastruc... @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
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Living With Rain: Planning for Everyday Life in Glasgow, with Andrew Hoolachan and Bobby Jewell
How does rain impact how and when people get around, whether on foot, on public transport, or in private vehicles? How does it affect how we use outdoor and public spaces, from parks to streets and sh
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Better Buses for Strathclyde @betterbusesspt.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Today First Glasgow put single fares up to a whopping £3.25, leaving us with some of the most expensive buses in the UK 💸 How can ScotGov allow this blatantly unfair situation to persist? 😤 𝗪𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 by supporting SPT’s plans to take our buses back into public control 💷
Unfair Bus Fares 2026
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Dr Andrew Hoolachan MRTPI @andrewhoolachan.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
2001: A Space Odyssey has gotten far more relevant again in predicting the rise of AI and the perils of relying on it to survive.
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
"There is now regular talk of civil war in Britain. It is a mark of how low we have sunk. "We scapegoat 'the other' – the outsider, the migrant, the sexual minority – with increasing vitriol and threat." || @neilmackay.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/poli... 𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘸/𝘗𝘈
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Thinking Through Infrastructure Network @ttinfranetwork.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Our latest TTiN discussion is also on Spotify, including research by @andrewhoolachan.bsky.social and sound art by @bobbyjewell.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/2Yex...
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Living With Rain: Planning for Everyday Life in Glasgow, with Andrew Hoolachan and Bobby Jewell
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Thinking Through Infrastructure Network @ttinfranetwork.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
New episode of Thinking Through Infrastructure podcast out now, featuring @andrewhoolachan.bsky.social and @bobbyjewell.bsky.social on the experience of rain in the wet city of Glasgow and how it calls on us to see (and hear) infrastructure differently on.soundcloud.com/n5QnspCifThX...
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Living With Rain: Planning for Everyday Life in Glasgow, with Andrew Hoolachan and Bobby Jewell
How does rain impact how and when people get around, whether on foot, on public transport, or in private vehicles? How does it affect how we use outdoor and public spaces, from parks to streets and sh
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Bobby Jewell @bobbyjewell.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Really glad to be on @drdomdavies.bsky.social fantastic Thinking Through Infrastructure podcast with @andrewhoolachan.bsky.social We talk about Living With Rain in Glasgow following Andrew's fantastic report & my own responses to rain through sound Listen here >>> soundcloud.com/ttinfrastruc...
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Living With Rain: Planning for Everyday Life in Glasgow, with Andrew Hoolachan and Bobby Jewell
How does rain impact how and when people get around, whether on foot, on public transport, or in private vehicles? How does it affect how we use outdoor and public spaces, from parks to streets and sh
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Dr Andrew Hoolachan MRTPI @andrewhoolachan.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Oh! ill-fated Bridge of the Silv’ry Tay I must now conclude my lay By telling the world fearlessly without the least dismay That your central girders would not have given way At least many sensible men do say Had they been supported on each side with buttresses At least many sensible men confesses 😆
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Get Glasgow Moving @getglasgowmoving.org · 19/12/2025
"This 'inspiring' map could transform Glasgow public transport"🚍🚇🚉 Great coverage in @glasgowtimes.bsky.social of our new Clyde Metro map, in collaboration with Metro Map Design 👏👏
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This 'inspiring' map could transform Glasgow public transport
CAMPAIGNERS have released a detailed vision for a transport map of Glasgow amid major plans for a Clyde Metro.
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Dr Andrew Hoolachan MRTPI @andrewhoolachan.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Hiya Kath
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Urban Studies & Social Policy @uofgussp.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
📣 Article alert! New, excellent piece on a citizen-led campaign to replace an inner-city motorway in Glasgow 🛣️ from our own @andrewhoolachan.bsky.social & Peter Kelly, who leads the group ‘Replace the M8' 👏 Read #FreeAccess in @city-journal.bsky.social now 💪 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Replace the M8! Voices and visions on the future of an urban motorway in Glasgow, Scotland
This article outlines the development of a citizen-led campaign to replace an inner-city motorway in Glasgow, Scotland through the group ‘Replace the M8’, led by Peter Kelly. It tells the story of ...
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Tom Gillespie @t-a-gillespie.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
In a crowded field, RTB is arguably the most disastrous policy of the last 50 years. Rather than democratising homeownership, many former council homes are now rental assets for private landlords. If we are serious about addressing the housing crisis then RTB must be abolished, not reformed.
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Christian Wolmar @christianwolmar.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Things CAN change...salute Mayor Hidalgo momentummag.com/paris-cyclin...
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Paris cycling numbers double in one year thanks to massive investment and it's not stopping
The report delves into the nuances of Parisian cycling culture, exploring the vibrant community of riders who navigate the city's streets
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Leona Scream @editor.scot · 17/06/2025
Kind of seems like transphobes don’t actually care that much about women? How odd
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Urban Studies & Social Policy @uofgussp.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Andrew Hoolachan and Victoria Lawson's report, Living with Rain: Planning for Everyday Life in Glasgow, has been adopted as planning policy for the City Council’s 2027 City Development Plan. The full report is available here: tinyurl.com/ytun5v4x
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Living with rain: planning for everyday life in Glasgow
Having recently published his report, Andrew Hoolachan reflects on his research process, findings and recommendations.
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Get Glasgow Moving @getglasgowmoving.org · 10/06/2025
Why is it taking soooooo long to deliver bus franchising in Scotland? 🤔🚌 Our new research shows the extent to which we now lag behind the rest of the UK 🧵👇 Please read more & share: 👉 getglasgowmoving.org/evidence/busfranchising Sign our petition: 📝 petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE2116
The Long Road to Bus Franchising
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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Some rare good news for trans people – the transphobic amendment to the Data Bill was defeated by a large margin. It would have forced trans people to out themselves virtually daily, putting people's safety and dignity at risk, so it's great to see MPs reject it comprehensively.
Graph showing 97 'ayes' on the left hand side and 363 'noes' on the right hand side.
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Remember Farage is a lazy charlatan
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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Worth checking: stopreformuk.vote
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Stop the Tories and Reform
Your vote is your power. Use it tactically to get the Tories and Reform out, then influence your new MP and the next government.
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
The vote share of the two biggest parties has been falling steadily for decades. Recent polling shows it could fall below 50%. And yet we still have a voting system designed to silence all other voices. It's time for a system update. It's time for PR. Graphic by @tldrnews.bsky.social
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NPR @npr.org · 24/04/2025
Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
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Colleague of Harvard scientist held by ICE warns that foreign scientists are scared
Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
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Get Glasgow Moving @getglasgowmoving.org · 24/04/2025
It's now 5.5 years since the #TransportAct2019 was passed & we're still waiting for ScotGov to enact essential bus franchising powers🚍 With this snail's pace, it's no wonder @fionahyslop.bsky.social has had to scrap the 2030 target🤦 Sign our petition now 👇 petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...
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Petition: Accelerate the implementation of bus franchising powers
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to improve the process for implementing the bus franchising powers contained in the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 by: * introducing...
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Stephen Shapiro @stephenshapiro.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Nearly 300 apply as French university offers US academics ‘scientific asylum’
Aix-Marseille University generates interest amid a US crackdown and calls for a ‘scientific refugee’ status
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Royal Town Planning Institute @rtpiplanners.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
A new research report titled Rain: Planning for Everyday Life in Glasgow includes recommendations to improve planning policy & practice on rain in Glasgow & beyond. @andrewhoolachan.bsky.social was a recipient of the RTPI Early Career Research Grant. Read more: www.rtpi.org.uk/policy-and-r...
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Living with rain: Planning for everyday life in Glasgow
Having recently published his report, Andrew Hoolachan reflects on his research process, findings and recommendations.
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Dr Andrew Hoolachan MRTPI @andrewhoolachan.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Had the privilege of attending a symposium on the launch of ‘Building Modern Scotland’ today, by @alistairfair.bsky.social @vawright10.bsky.social, Miles Glendinning and others. Was impressed by the project’s engagement with planning, and the social and political context of of the Clyde region.
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Urban Studies & Social Policy @uofgussp.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Congrats to our own Dr Andrew Hoolachan @andrewhoolachan.bsky.social who was elected to the Education & Lifelong Learning Committee of the @rtpiplanners.bsky.social 👏 highlighting our commitment to the sector 💪 The RTPI accredits our: ✅ MSc in City Planning ✅ MSc in City Planning & Real Estate
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Dr Andrew Hoolachan MRTPI @andrewhoolachan.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
More privatised bus madness in Glasgow. Two busses with the same number (4) run by different companies, going totally different places but sharing a bus spot stop. Mass confusion and hugely disruptive if you get on the wrong route. Why can’t we get the most basic things right?
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Dr Andrew Hoolachan MRTPI @andrewhoolachan.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Our students out in the field today on the course Spatial Planning Strategies, thinking about how the new Partick-Govan bridge can be used as a catalyst for change on both sides of the Clyde by improving connections, bringing vacant land into use, and strengthening existing community assets.
Students standing in front of a bridge and new housing in Govan Students standing in front of derelict land with views of Govan
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Nearly a majority of the 1,334 people surveyed from across Scotland said they would travel by train more frequently if fares were cheaper www.heraldscotland.com/news/2487340... @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social
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Dr Andrew Hoolachan MRTPI @andrewhoolachan.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Brexit wasn’t a democratic vote or the will of the people. It was a right wing populist coup and wholly necessary. We must rejoin the European Union.
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andyburnham.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Despite all of the challenges - legal and meteorological - we did it! After 40 years of damaging deregulation, Greater Manchester has this morning successfully retaken control of the whole its bus network. 🙌🏻
The first Bee Network service pulls out of a snowy Altrincham Interchange early this morning.
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Dr Andrew Hoolachan MRTPI @andrewhoolachan.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Dundee’s plans to soften the ring road that encircles the city in its 2050 investment plan.
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 27/12/2024
I know expectations have now shifted, because they had to, but it's *mad* that as a reasonably high earning individual/a couple with okay salaries it's now essentially no longer possible to live in zone 2, just wasn't the case even a decade ago, social geography of London has changed *so much*
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Dr Andrew Hoolachan MRTPI @andrewhoolachan.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
In our fight against obesity, the fragmented management and ownership of urban systems means that we create spaces like this, wherein it’s easier to access sugary and fatty foods than fresh fruit. They take advantage of waiting for a train to play on people’s appetites. Regressive.
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Craig McLaren @craigmclaren.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
I do wish that the BBC would be much clearer in saying that this only applies to England ⬇️ Planning reforms will end development chaos, says Rayner www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Planning reforms will end development chaos, says Angela Rayner
Officials will be able to rubberstamp development plans without local authority permission under the changes.
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Mark Tewdwr-Jones @marktewdwr-jones.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Delighted to have been able to present a talk on film and urban planning at a symposium at the University of Ghent this week organised by Annelies Staessen
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Dr Andrew Hoolachan MRTPI @andrewhoolachan.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
And yet all the bars owned by the Scotsman Group (formerly G1) in Glasgow ask for a discretionary service charge (Polo Lounge, Hillhead Book Club and others). Maybe they should just pay their staff more? Or would that involve paying more tax? inews.co.uk/opinion/why-...
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Why I will never, ever tip in the pub
Tipping is antithetical to pub culture
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