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Dr Mark Smith @drmark-smith.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Over summer I took a mini break to North Wales by public transport. The bus network is really well integrated and co-ordinated; going from Chester to Fairbourne with 2 changes on one ticket. The trains were unreliable but great for scenery and delay repay...

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Dr Mark Smith @drmark-smith.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Off to Cardiff for the 2026 UK &Ireland Planning Research Conference to talk about our research on what civic societies think and go about suburban densification.

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Dr Mark Smith @drmark-smith.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

A world in miniature! Some fabulous creations at the Severn Valley Railway's brick weekend earlier this month

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Dr Mark Smith @drmark-smith.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Attended the North Liverpool Housing Conference as part of the Liverpool Architecture Festival, with lots of fascinating topical discussions around providing homes. Also really insightful to tour The City of Liverpool Collage and learn of challenges in supplying skilled workers to labour markets.

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Dr Mark Smith @drmark-smith.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

May is time for my annual cycle rides to Eastham Country Park to see the bluebells and later the rhododendrons

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Dr Mark Smith @drmark-smith.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Braved the bank holiday heat to walk to Hilbre Island in the Dee estuary at low tide to try and spot some seals

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Dr Mark Smith @drmark-smith.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Could be worse, here is how one London council has responded to pavement parking issues, and yes, that is car parking spaces marked out on half the pavement!...

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Dr Mark Smith @drmark-smith.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Really good to attend today's Civic Voice Conference in Liverpool with some great presentations and debate on community participation and action plus reusing the built environment. All in a quirky, unusual venue too!

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Dr Mark Smith @drmark-smith.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

They don’t build them like this anymore! – fascinating to relax and travel in an expertly restored 1930’s GWR autocoach as a highlight of last month’s ‘branchlines’ weekend at the Severn Valley Railway. Carbon offset by traveling there by train and bus!

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Dr Mark Smith @drmark-smith.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Dresden transport museum - well worth a visit for a transport geek like me!

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Dr Mark Smith @drmark-smith.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Had a really fun time travelling across Europe by train and tram for a project meeting earlier this month, albeit with flights at each end

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Dr Mark Smith @drmark-smith.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

A light bit of hill walking at the weekend around Llandudno's Great Orme to the 200m summit

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Dr Mark Smith @drmark-smith.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Sunday afternoon hike to the mighty Prenton Brook, one of the inland waterways on Wirral

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Dr Mark Smith @drmark-smith.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Had a fun day exploring Cardiff (and Penarth) last week after a busy but productive planning, law & property rights conference

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Dr Mark Smith @drmark-smith.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Attended & presented at the Planning, Law and Property Rights annual conference at Cardiff University last week, some really great and interesting work going on about densification and planning gain with a really collegiate atmosphere

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Dr Mark Smith @drmark-smith.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

A pre conference excursion to the most impressive Caerphilly Castle

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Dr Mark Smith @drmark-smith.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Only one week to go until the 2025 PLPR (Planning, Law and Property Rights) Association Annual Conference in Cardiff!

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Dr Mark Smith @drmark-smith.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Winter visit to Highley & back on the Severn Valley Railway. Coal consumption offset by traveling on public transport (4 trains+4 buses) on a round trip of Shropshire

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Dr Mark Smith @drmark-smith.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Campus looking very wintery this morning

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Dr Mark Smith @drmark-smith.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

A final look around the Merseyside Maritime Museum and International Slavery Museum at weekend before it closes for 3 year refurbishment

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Dr Mark Smith @drmark-smith.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

A walk around snowy Wirral today

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Dr Mark Smith @drmark-smith.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Some interesting and inspiring talks today on career building and university life at our annual Research Staff Association Conference @LivResearcher @UoL_RSA

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