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Et voilà le #planning de #stream de la semaine, très axé PS5 !

Mercredi, #DragonsDogma2
Jeudi, #Yakuza0DirectorsCut et #react au #StateofPlay
Samedi, #GhostofYotei
Et dimanche, #ClairObscurExpédition33

Hâte de vous retrouver en #live sur #Twitch !

#streamplanning #streamer #streamerfr #streamfr #streaming #twitchfr #twitchstreamer #livestream #livestreamer #livestreaming #twitchaffiliate #yakuza0 #yakuza #dragonsdogma #clairobscur #expedition33 #ps5 #playstation #playstation5

-Mercredi, de 15h jusqu'à 19h30, on relance Dragon's Dogma II, peut-être la fin du jeu et du let's play ?
-Jeudi, de 15h jusqu'à 20h, on continue Yakuza 0 Director's Cut, on va avancer davantage l'histoire !
Puis on se retrouve à 22h50 pour regarder ensemble le State of Play;
-Samedi, de 15h jusqu'à 20h, c'est le retour de Ghost of Yotei !
-Et Dimanche, de 15h jusqu'à 20h, on avance sur Clair Obscur Expédition 33, qu'on finisse enfin l'acte 2 !

https://www.fogolf.com/1161299/developer-to-hold-public-consultation-on-phase-one-of-maidenhead-golf-course-plans-photo-1-of-1/ Developer to hold public consultation on phase one of Maidenhead Golf Course plans – Photo 1 of 1 #Golf #GolfNews #PLANNING

Primo lessons in city planning from Roma, etc.

Listed below are city planning lessons learned from our recent trip to beautiful Roma, Italia and three cities on the island of Sicily (busy Catania, splendidly stunning Siracusa, and jaw-droppingly gorgeous Taormina). Peace!

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Piazzas (plazas) for the people! Provide public spaces without cars to gather, walk, rest, or shop.

Piazza di Spagna at the base of the Spanish Steps in Roma

Fontane (fountains) for the people! These are terrific third places to gather or provide a wonderful respite from the hectic city where one can relax or just people watch.

Fontana dai Malavoglia in Catania

Archeologico e storico (archaeological and historical preservation) allow us to learn from the past and share that knowledge with future generations. Remove a city’s history and it ceases to have meaning.

Colosseum in Roma

Cultura, cultura, cultura! (culture, culture culture) A city is a dead zone without culture to enliven it.

Teatro Massimo Bellini in Catania

An orizzonte (skyline) does not have to be tall to impress. Roma, Edinburgh, Santa Fe, Madison, and other low-rise cities around the globe all prove this.

Siracusa from the sea Roma at night

Uso misto (mixed uses) are paramount for urban vibrancy. Throughout the heart of cities in Italy you see commercial and office uses on the lowers floors with residential above.

Somehow, chaotic traffico stradale (street traffic) works in Italy. I don’t know how, but the crazy quilt of cars, trucks, seated scooters, standing scooters, motorcycles, and e-bikes tends to flow continuously despite a lot of close calls and near misses. Perhaps, lower speed limits, smaller vehicles, hefty traffic fines, and congestion may be reasons for lower fatality rates: .0005 in Italy vs. .0012 the USA (per geminigoogle.ai).

Vita di strada attiva (active street life) continues well into night – something American cities should be very envious of since it is so rare here. This was observed in all of Italian cities we visited.

Vicoli, salite di scale e altri passaggi pedonali (alleys, stair climbs, and other pedestrian passageways) are often beautifully and uniquely adorned by locals. Colorful string lights, umbrellas, flowers, and ceramic vases, were all observed.

Salita Palazzo Ciampoli stair climb in Taormina

Parcheggio (parking) is helter-sketlter in Roma and many other Italian cities. Despite vehicles being parked in all sorts of places and manner, I’m not sure I ever saw a parking ticket…maybe they arrive in the mail?

Just another day in parking paradise

Pedoni (pedestrians) are clearly given the right-of-way by drivers when using crosswalks in Italian cities, whether there is signal or not. Oh, if it were only that way in the USA! p.s. While the vast majority of Italian drivers will cede the right-of-way to pedestrians in a crosswalk, never assume all of them will.

Turismo di massa (mass tourism) is a problem in a number places in Roma and across Italy. The Trevi Fontana (fountain) was the most noticeable and troubling. The experience was definitely lessened by the swarms of people. It was also clearly evident at the Vatican, the Colosseum, and the Forum. If these sights were this packed and busy in January (when we toured them), it is hard to imagine the crush of people during the peak seasons.

Just a small portion of the crowds at the Trevi Fountain

#Catania #cities #culture #Europe #history #Italia #Italy #pictures #planning #preservation #Roma #Rome #Siracusa #skylines #Taormina #tourism #traffic #travel #vacation

Plan for $3M West Bragg Creek trail centre met with mixed response
A planned trail centre in West Bragg Creek is receiving mixed responses from members of the public. The proposal includes a two-storey building with room for up to 150 people as part of a permanent trail centre for the area, which is home to 160 kilometres of trails in the foothi...
#trail #planning #response #WestBraggCreek #Calgary
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/west-bragg-creek-trail-centre-proposal-9.7079250?cmp=rss

Bungalow could be built on land in Burntwood if plans are approved

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/02/08/bungalow-could-be-built-on-land-in-burntwood-if-plans-are-approved/

🆕 #AIUnplugged episode n°3 is now available!

The series explores how #AI is already being used across industries globally – in business, research, humanitarian action, government, and planning.

In this episode, we sit down with Tan Yigitcanlar, Professor at Queensland University of Technology, known for his significant contributions to #urban studies, #sustainability #technology and #planning. ♻️🏙️

👉 Discover how AI could revolutionize the way that cities function. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jja-whrduYo

#StrategyTips #Planning #DecisionMaking
#StrategicForesight #QuickWins #Foresight
#StrategicThinking #StrategicPlanning #QuickStrategy
#Leadership #Management
#FastTrack #ImmediateResults (4/4)

Snow and ice management update – plan for residential streets

Snow and ice management update – plan for residential streets | C…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/387840/

Earthquake-Hazard Exposure Of Residents With Potential Access And Functional Needs In The United States
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2026.106002 <-- shared paper
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https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/68a73b5cd4be0207079713b5 <-- shared paper
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#Demography #demographic #Access #functional #needs #Vulnerability #Earthquake #Hazard #Warning #risk #geology #population #disability #accessibility #disabled #locals #census #spatialanalysis # #geostatistics #planning #management #death #injury #publicsafety #earlywarning #social #socialjustice #response #vulnerable #emergency #managers #earthquakeearlywarning #EEW #focus #publichealth #GIS #spatial #mapping #socialvulnerability #USA #spatialdatasets #resilience
#USGS

Planning and doing what you do best, consistently and regularly, will get you there! 💪

#planning

Changes In Dominant Streamflow Drivers As Network-Scale Flow Regime Shifts From Intermittent To Ephemeral Across A Multi-Year Drought
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #water #hydrology #fluvial #pluvial #precipitation #extremeweather #California #USA #semiarid #watershed #headwaters #weather #metrology #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #model #modeling #geostatistics #monitoring #sensors #instrumentation #insitu #drought #streamflow #ephemeral #intermittent #catchments #waterresources #watermanagement #watersecurity #planning
#coast #coastal #hydrogeomorphic #geology #climate

And all of this could be improved by us entering the modern world with the introduction of a democratic form of local government instead of the undemocratic/unaccountable Council CEO system we have now:

#LocalDemocracy #Ireland #LocalGovernmentReform #Democracy #Irish #Community #Waterford #Democratic #LocalGovernment #IrishPolitics #IrishPol #DemocraticReform #Democratisation #Decentralisation #UrbanDesign #ActiveTravel #Urbanism #Planning #UrbanPlanning #WaterfordCity #Déise #Cycling #Bikes

A lot of this opposition comes from the fact that residents feel ignored when decisions are made by an unelected local government ('Council CEO' and Directors of Services who form the executive) - and I completely agree with Cllr Adam Wyse's recent appeals to improve democratic accountability. Changing Section 38 wouldn't be enough, as it still encourages elected councillors to oppose everything (as every councillor is effectively forced into being in opposition due to our undemocratic system of local government where they are blocked from being decision-makers), denies them any ability to form a democratic executive, and allows the Council CEO and Directors of Services to ignore public feedback without any cost.

Every other democracy in the world has 1 of 3 forms of democratic government structures:
A cabinet system with an executive formed of elected councillors - a Local Mayor and Local Ministers (like we and most other European countries have at national level, a parliamentary system)
A committee system with a series of cross-party executive Local Committees for Housing, Transport etc - this works really well in Scotland especially as it encourages cross-party collaboration and includes all democratic representatives.
A mayoral/presidential system, with a directly-elected executive mayor and Local Commissioners that they appoint, all held accountable by elected councillors. This system has been implemented in Limerick (to a minor extent, with the Council CEO renamed Dire

We currently have one of the most centralised countries in both the OECD and the EU, and are one of the only countries in Europe where votes trust their local government less than their national government (which generally holding relatively higher levels of trust for both due to our brilliant proportional and preferential STV-PR electoral system). Our unique lack of democratic accountability due to our undemocratic system of local government (which, once again, is distinct from every other democracy in the world, which has autonomous democratic local governments of one form or another) is a major reason for this.

Until the system changes to one where local councils can choose a democratic structure where they are elected to make decisions as part of an accountable executive, we will continue incentivising councillors to oppose any changes (because of a few vocal voters drowning out the majority with our individual objector planning instead of a majority participative planning system) and an unelected Local Government which is encouraged to ignore voter concerns and input.

I hope that everyone reading this can support local government reform to allow us to join the rest of the democratic world in having local executives which face democratic accountability. The UK has had a bad history of underfunding local government and centralising things, but implemented successful structural reforms in their local government reform of 2000 [full legislation here], which allowed each council to choose 1 of 4 structures (cabinet, committee, mayoral, and council CEO - similar to our current system but with the council CEO appointed by councillors instead of national government to improve local democratic accountability; this was later removed as an option because not a single council in the UK chose this worse system when given the choice).

Please consider expediting the creation of new safe and segregated bike infrastructure (inner ring road, urban Greenway to Tramore, and Cork Road) before there are any more casualties of cyclists and e-scooter users due to lack of safe infrastructure. People are always against roadworks and upheaval, but so rarely complain about infrastructure once it's completed and they see the results in terms of improved traffic levels, more freedom of travel, and better wellbeing. And please consider putting pressure on your parties and other councillors to support local government reform into one which is more democratic and trusted, alongside holding more decentralised powers.

Thurs. Feb. 5, 2026: Dreams and Budgets

image courtesy of Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

Thursday, February 5, 2026

Third Quarter Moon waxing in Virgo

Jupiter Retrograde

Celtic Tree Month of Rowan

Cloudy and cold

We’ve been in a brutal cold snap, and it’s supposed to get worse over the weekend, with more snow. Then, supposedly, it gets a little milder. At this point, getting above freezing would feel tropical.

It was Imbolc over the weekend, and the full moon. However, according to my planting calendar, the 31st, Saturday, was a planting day, not Imbolc or Candlemass.

I blessed my seeds, and I planted Bachelor’s Buttons in a pot by a sunny, warm window in honor of the stirring beneath. The seeds are from last year, so I don’t know if they will sprout, but I’m giving them a shot. I also repotted a frond of snake plant. The original snake plant was a gift when we still lived in Chicago, when my dad had a heart attack, back in 1964. It moved with us to New York, then to the Cape, then here to the Berkshires. Part of the plant died in an unexpected frost about a year ago, and I’ve had the saved fronds in water since. Here’s hoping they like being back in soil.

Other than that, we are doing our best to keep the plants happy inside. They like the sunny days. I don’t think the begonia will make it, unfortunately. I’ve tried several different locations, and it remains unhappy.

I’m trying to decide what to plant from seed and what to buy as a plant, so I can set a budget. Herbs and flowers will be the focus again this year, with maybe a couple of small, pot-friendly vegetables. I’d like to get a patchouli plant and a dwarf orange, as well. I’m researching floribunda roses, hoping I can find a small one that will thrive in a pot. I’ve had good luck with rugosa, but I think they have to be in the ground. I have more research to do.

How are things in your garden?

#daydreams #flowers #garden #gardening #Imbolc #nature #planning #plants

Planning approval for new padel courts in Beacon Park

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/02/05/planning-approval-for-new-padel-courts-in-beacon-park/

An artist's impression of the new padel tennis courts in Beacon Park

How to Use Mind Mapping to Boost Productivity and Organization https://lttr.ai/AnyUn

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City to drop Preston Street extension in favour of pedestrian bridge
A planned extension of Preston Street through Ottawa's LeBreton Flats may never be built, and city planners say that’s a good thing.
#planning #infrastructure #Ottawa #LeBretonFlats
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/city-to-drop-preston-street-extension-in-favour-of-pedestrian-bridge-9.7074141?cmp=rss

Barrhead County residents speak out against bylaw amendment for data centre projects
Barrhead County council is considering making an amendment to its land use bylaw that would allow the county to give out permits for data centre projects in the area. But, some residents of the county aren't entirely on board with the plan.
#government #planning #residents #BarrheadCounty
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/barrhead-county-data-centre-9.7073329?cmp=rss

Fontane di Roma: Sculpted aquatic marvels of the Eternal City

Close up view of the Fountain of Neptune in Piazza Navona – the blog author’s personal favorite

Usually the first attractions one hears about regarding Roma, Italy are the Vatican and the Colosseum. The Trevi Fountain (Fontane) is usually high on the list too, but you may not hear of the hundreds of other fountains that dot the city. For us, these aquatic marvels, often sculpted in marble, were a particular highlight of the Eternal City.

We were particularly fond of the three fountains in Piazza Navona as well as the Quattro Fontane at the intersection of Via del Quirinale and Via XX Settembre where each corner of the intersection is graced with a unique fountain.

Trevi Fountain, while quite beautiful, is literally overwhelmed with tourists, making the experience much less than satisfying. Who knows if the recently enacted new two euro fee for those seeking close access to the fountain will make a difference.

Most endearing to this retired urban planner was the way these sculpted fountains served as a gathering place…a place of relaxation and contemplation…a third place to meet friends and family or to just people watch. The fountains also serve as a sanctuary…a place of respite from the hustle and bustle of the city surrounding you through the soothing “white noise” of the fountain’s gurgling waters.

American cities could learn a lot about placemaking from Roma and other Italian cities. From piazzas to fountains to gardens to monuments, many Italian cities radiate people-friendly attributes. One cannot help but become enamored with their endearing charm.

Provided below is but a small sampling of these wonderful works of sculpting art mixed with water — some are as much as 500 years old. Pax!

p.s. All photos are by the blog author.

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Fontana del Nettuno “Fountain of Neptune” (1574/1878) in Piazza del Navona Trevi Fountain (1762) Close up off Trevi Fountain Fontana delle Naiadi “Fountain of the Naiads” (1888/1912)

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Quarttro Fontane

Diana (1593) The Arno (1593) The Tiber (1593) Juno (1593)

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Teatro del Fontanone on Palatine Hill Bernini Fountain (1677) in St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City Fountain of St. Peter’s Square (1614) in St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City Fontana del Moro (1654) in Piazza del Navona Fontana dell’Adriatico “Adriatic Fountain” (1911) Fontana del Tyrennian “Tyrennian Fountain” (1911) Fountain in Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi “Fountain of the Four Rivers” (1651) by Bernini in Piazza del Navona Close up of the Fountain of the Four Rivers Fontana del Tritone (1643) by Bernini in Piazza Barberini Fontana del Nettuno “Fountain of Neptune” (1823) at the Piazza del Popolo Fontana dell’ Obelisco: “Fountain of the Obelisk” (1823) in Piazza del Popolo

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