http://www.createdinbirmingham.com/2008/09/18/new-street-station-designs-announced/ Tue, 31 Jan 2017 09:45:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.createdinbirmingham.com/2008/09/18/new-street-station-designs-announced/#comment-35581 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:39:17 +0000 http://www.createdinbirmingham.com/?p=2074#comment-35581 Does this mean Pallasades will be knocked down?! Shame… Where will all those chavs go for their Christmas shopping?

]]> http://www.createdinbirmingham.com/2008/09/18/new-street-station-designs-announced/#comment-35547 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:05:45 +0000 http://www.createdinbirmingham.com/?p=2074#comment-35547 It actually made me go bleuurgh…
Looks like they’re trying to compete with the Digbeth Dalek.

]]> http://www.createdinbirmingham.com/2008/09/18/new-street-station-designs-announced/#comment-35453 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:48:42 +0000 http://www.createdinbirmingham.com/?p=2074#comment-35453 […] a mower today, so missed the best public space news of the year, as announced here, here, here, here, and here. It’s that good, and worth repeating again. Something to replace the dowdy box […]

]]> http://www.createdinbirmingham.com/2008/09/18/new-street-station-designs-announced/#comment-35449 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:11:31 +0000 http://www.createdinbirmingham.com/?p=2074#comment-35449 Yes, but this is Birmingham – it was never going to be quite as good as it could/should be. Still, as long as the cracks are papered over…

]]> http://www.createdinbirmingham.com/2008/09/18/new-street-station-designs-announced/#comment-35439 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:56:22 +0000 http://www.createdinbirmingham.com/?p=2074#comment-35439 Hmmm…I use the station every day and, of course, pretty much anything would be an improvement. It’s a shame they’ve gone for a (very expensive) paint job though rather than addressing some of the key infrastructure issues. This report by Arup (a couple of years old now) makes a very good case for the Grand Central Station alternative: http://tinyurl.com/3uvebo

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