Category: UA92

  • Weekly Update 8th December 2018

    Weekly Update 8th December 2018

    Tuesday Back from a family wedding in Edinburgh; I’m absolutely blown away by the bus services there. Every bus stop I used had real-time information. The buses were frequent and direct – it was about 20 minutes into town for £1.70. They seemed to be used by all classes of folk. There was lots of…

  • Hotel at Warwick Road

    Hotel at Warwick Road

    A 212 bedroom hotel is proposed at the corner of Chester Road and Warwick Road where the bronze windowed offices currently stand. In many ways I’m in favour. However at ground level, I feel the hotel fails to deliver sufficient active frontage on either road but particularly on Warwick Road. It should feel as though…

  • Active Gorse Hill

    Active Gorse Hill

    In which the Trafford’s approach to walking and cycling strategy is discussed as well as an update on Stretford Leisure Centre.

  • Agonising over Stretford’s Canalside Loss

    Agonising over Stretford’s Canalside Loss

    Arguing that Stretford’s canalside should be at the centre of the regeneration plans for Stretford rather than an unconvincing add on at the end

  • UA92 – Consultation on the University Campus

    UA92 – Consultation on the University Campus

    In which Gary Neville came to talk to residents to explain his vision for the proposed University. And I was impressed.

  • Understanding University Academy 92 – The Campus

    Understanding University Academy 92 – The Campus

    Gary Neville’s University plans at core of a revised Stretford Masterplan What are the plans, what are the risks? The University itself Big launch, lots of photo-opportunities, noisy videos, but what do we really know of the plans? ..and what is the UA92 vision actually about? Universities have traditionally placed academic learning at the core…