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Concerns about City of York Council … the Lendal Bridge fiasco, 20mph signage, transparency, engagement, etc … but mainly concerns about heritage …
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Retaining a sense of place? King’s Square, phase 2
The proposal for ‘phase 2′ of the King’s Square work has been released, and is online and available for public viewing on this page on the council’s website (with background information on this link).
The proposal for the raised area is rather different from …
More …Musings on a mulberry tree: King’s Square, phase 2
The ‘reinvigoration’ of King’s Square is due to resume soon. Attention so far has focussed on the new, expensive, mirror-like paving. I hoped …
More …Etty and decades of change, in a city square
There are many photographs of Exhibition Square in the City of York archives, illustrating the changes in over a century of use. Seems a good time to look at some, in the light of the current consultation. (Archive images used with permission.)
First, this photo from its early days. Our … More …
More ‘reinvigoration': have your say
A good thing about the council’s ‘Reinvigorate York’ projects and the accompanying consultations is that they make us pay closer attention to places we perhaps take for granted.
More …Etty under attack from 1970s fountain
Following on from the ‘reinvigoration’ of King’s Square, consultation has begun on more ‘Reinvigorate York’ projects, including Exhibition Square.
A previously released artist’s impression of the square, in the Lendal Bridge trial leaflet, showed the square without the Etty statue in the middle of it, raising concerns that … More …
King’s Square petition: council debate
We’ve read so much, in online comments, about what the public think to the changes in King’s Square. The controversial repaving was even featured in the Daily Mail. I wrote about it at the time. I’ve written about it a lot.
Interesting to hear what our elected representatives think of it.
More …King’s Square petition: Michelle Wyatt
Michelle Wyatt’s petition on the King’s Square paving – which is also trying to protect other historic cart tracks and setts in the city – was debated at the full council meeting on Thursday evening. A webcast of the meeting meant we could watch it live.
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