transport Archives - Blackpool Social Club

05 Aug

Blackpool residents urged to have their say on decarbonising transport plans

David Simper0 CommentsEnvironment and Nature, Local Newsbuses, climate, cycling, decarbonising, trams, transport, transportforthenorth

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Transport for the North has put together a decarbonising transport strategy in response to the obviously escalating climate emergency situation. As a coastal place Blackpool's likely to be vulnerable to sea level rises due to ice melt thousands of miles away (get your glaciers now). We may need to make quite radical life style changes to fend this threat off, going a lot further than altering our transport habits. It's definitely worth taking a look at this draft strategy; this is the north taking a lead, which has to be a good thing.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Studying an environmental degree in the…

New benches celebrate Blackpool’s tram heritage

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsLocal NewsBlackpool, public art, street furniture, trams, transport

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Two new benches inspired by Blackpool’s Heritage Trams have been installed in the town centre. Artist Andy Hazell came up with the 'tram-azing' designs for the stainless steel benches after a visit to Blackpool Transport’s Rigby Road depot. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Taking inspiration from Blackpool’s rich tram heritage, Andy created four unique designs for the new benches. Two of these have now been installed in Talbot Square. Made from stainless steel, the benches depict a Blackpool ‘OMO’ built in the mid-1930s and the ‘Brush’ built originally in 1937. The final two benches will be installed once the new Tram Terminal Interchange has been built…

In Her Place: public transport

Stephanie Cottle0 CommentsColumns & OpinionBlackpool, In Her Place, Place, transport, Travel

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In this instalment of her bi-weekly column Stephanie Cottle discusses the good, the bad and occasionally ugly realities of public transportation. Perceptions of public transport Cast your mind back, if you can, to life prior to coronavirus. When for most of us, homeworking was a pipe dream and the ritual of the daily commute was an unavoidable fact of life. Pre-corona, most news articles referring to making the commute via public transport were unflattering – often with good cause. As a frequent traveller upon public transport, I can tell you first-hand our British transportation systems can be infuriating at times. Crowded trains, bus…