Comments on: New Street Station designs announced

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:39:17 +0000

Does this mean Pallasades will be knocked down?! Shame… Where will all those chavs go for their Christmas shopping?

By: Mr Lee

Mr Lee — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:05:45 +0000

It actually made me go bleuurgh…
Looks like they’re trying to compete with the Digbeth Dalek.

By: something I said : The Mae West Train Shed

something I said : The Mae West Train Shed — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:48:42 +0000

[...] 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 [...]

By: Chris Unitt

Chris Unitt — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:11:31 +0000

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…

By: Paul Burns

Paul Burns — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:56:22 +0000

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