Manchester almost built its own version of the Elizabeth Line in the 1970s, but was stymied by central government funding cuts. Second time lucky??

@andyburnham.bsky.social · last yr.

GM is growing fast. We will expand @BeeNetwork over the next decade to meet the needs of our bigger economy. BUT There’s a limit to what we can do on a congested surface. It’s why I am asking TfGM to start planning for an underground for GM around a remodelled Piccadilly.

Doing things differently here? After decades of hype, Greater Manchester is starting to look like something rare; an actual UK economic sucess story. I had a look into the latest economic data for @manchestermill.bsky.social to find out more (1/4)

🚨Where’s Glasgow’s wealth going?🚨 There’s a perception that Glasgow doesn’t have the economy of, say, neighbouring Edinburgh. But data shows the city is Scotland’s economic engine. Today, we’ve got economic geographer, James Gilmour, to map out where all the money has gone.

What do you do with Europe's largest industrial estate, in a city slipping into a post-industrial future? I wrote for @manchestermill.bsky.social about a long-time obsession - Trafford Park (1/4)