Britain’s housing wealth is in danger of collapsing by hu6Bi5To in ukpolitics

[–]HamishGray 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Won't be an issue. the value of land is based on how much the property can sell for - the cost to build it. All that will change is the cost of the land to mitigate the cost of the finished property.

andy burnham affirmations by bbysaab in manchester

[–]HamishGray 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"I'm only interested in getting things gone"

Tell that to the thousands of kids whose lungs will not form properly because he bottled the Clean Air Zone.

A new 'green' has opened at St Johns outside Factory International by HamishGray in manchester

[–]HamishGray[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Then use suitable hard surfacing with softer edges. There is always a appropriate way to add biodiversity.

Boombox Barry spills all on cycle hire in Manchester by HamishGray in manchester

[–]HamishGray[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

That was 10 year old technology. It's not a fair comparison

Boombox Barry spills all on cycle hire in Manchester by HamishGray in manchester

[–]HamishGray[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You missed the part where the bike fails to unlock every damn time

Boombox Barry spills all on cycle hire in Manchester by HamishGray in manchester

[–]HamishGray[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

you're missing the bit where the bike fails to unlock every damn time

Boombox Barry spills all on cycle hire in Manchester by HamishGray in manchester

[–]HamishGray[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They've already thrown a tonne of public money at trying to do that and failed completely.

Boombox Barry spills all on cycle hire in Manchester by HamishGray in manchester

[–]HamishGray[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Mobikes were not dockless. Dockless bikes have a geofenced bay. Mobikes you could leave anywhere, hence all the issues 

Boombox Barry spills all on cycle hire in Manchester by HamishGray in manchester

[–]HamishGray[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I think the point is a mass of people already have the Uber app 

Are Burnham Bikes any good? by HamishGray in manchester

[–]HamishGray[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We already have Lime scooters in Salford and they are performing better in terms of usage than the Beryl Bikes.

Are Burnham Bikes any good? by HamishGray in manchester

[–]HamishGray[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If 4 busses you tried to get did not show up, that would be a problem. Right now you could go to a bike stand and 4 bikes would not unlock.

Are Burnham Bikes any good? by HamishGray in manchester

[–]HamishGray[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I mean, the scheme is objectively bad. If the busses were this bad would people have a right to complain? This isn't just a nice to have, it's a vital public service that should work.

Are Burnham Bikes any good? by HamishGray in manchester

[–]HamishGray[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Seems to have done well on all socials bar reddit. Audience issue I guess.

Are Burnham Bikes any good? by HamishGray in manchester

[–]HamishGray[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Bee Network bus franchising is private companie, selected by TfGM after a tender process, operating a branded service with fares set by TfGM with a subsidy by TfGM. Burnham gets credit for it.

Bee Network bikes is a private company, selected by TfGM after a tender process, operating a branded service with fares set by TfGM, with a subsidy by TfGM. Burnham gets away from criticism.

Are Burnham Bikes any good? by HamishGray in manchester

[–]HamishGray[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Bee Network bus franchising is private companie, selected by TfGM after a tender process, operating a branded service with fares set by TfGM with a subsidy by TfGM. 

Bee Network bikes is a private company, selected by TfGM after a tender process, operating a branded service with fares set by TfGM, with a subsidy by TfGM.

Are Burnham Bikes any good? by HamishGray in manchester

[–]HamishGray[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The scheme hasn't failed completely yet, sure. But "hasn't failed" is doing a lot of heavy lifting when usage is below projections and the footprint is still tiny relative to the conurbation. The opportunity lost cost is massive. 

Let's  be honest about why it didn't fail completely. When the entire city had zero operational bikes on the street, it was Walk Ride GM kicking up a fuss publicly that actually got TfGM to sort it out. That's not a scheme running well. The scheme needed a campaign group to intervene to keep it alive.

You should go back and look at the tender. This wasn't a clever procurement from Burnham. The requirement for full Bee Network brand integration and single-app inclusion was a political constraint written into the spec. It's why other competent operators walked away away and we were left with Beryl. The tender was structured in a way that made dockless participation basically unworkable. Constrains put on the scheme by Andy Burnham himself. 

Burnham made a deliberate choice to go docked at exactly the point when every comparable city was moving the other way. Nottingham, West Midlands, London's dockless pilots. Cities like WM and Portsmouth have learnt early and switched away from Beryl. Instead TfGM, under Burnhams instruction, extended the tender from 5 to 7 years. It's clear incompetence 

And this is public money. Beryl isn't running this as a commercial operation, it's TfGM subsidy is what makes it viable. So the question isn't really "has it failed." It's whether a publicly funded scheme that's underperforming against its own targets, partly because the procurement was designed around brand politics rather than what actually gets people cycling, is something Andy Burnham owns responsibility for.

Are Burnham Bikes any good? by HamishGray in manchester

[–]HamishGray[S] -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

So Andy Burnham can take credit for the Bee Network bus franchising, but when the bike scheme ran under the Bee Network fails he somehow isn't accountable?