Create Streets and the Campaign for Better Transport are working together on a new mission ‘Tram Network’, which will support more cities to create tram lines and work with government and industry to reduce their cost. In this blog, Tram Network member Jonathan Bray brings us lessons on why trams cost so much to build […]
Create Streets and the Campaign for Better Transport are working together on a new mission ‘Tram Network’, which will support more cities to create tram lines and work with government and industry to reduce their cost. In this blog, Tram Network member Liam Wring brings us lessons from the world’s biggest tram network – Melbourne, […]
Nicholas Boys Smith explains what councils, particularly rural councils with greenbelt, need to do and do fast to avoid the risk of ugly and ill-located ‘housing by appeal’ If you live in England, particularly southern rural England in the green belt, then the weeks before Christmas 2024 witnessed the most important announcement for your neighbourhood’s […]
In the run up to the general election, I had a chance conversation with a branch manager at one of the UK’s main housebuilders. I asked him which party he thought would deliver more homes; the response came in the form of a laugh. He said it really didn’t matter how many more homes each […]
“our new National Planning Policy Framework….affirms the vital importance of planning, the central role of planning professionals in shaping our communities anew, and the route to many more, and more beautiful, homes through a plan-led system” Rt Hon Michael Gove MP Secretary of State speech to RIBA, 19 December 2023 “The plan making system is […]
Here is a brief statement from our founding chair on the announced closure of the Office for Place. Nye Bevan said that ‘While we shall be judged for a year or two by the number of houses we build….we shall be judged in 10 years’ time by the type of houses we build.’ We set […]
Create Streets and the Campaign for Better Transport are together working on a new mission ‘Tram Network’, which will support more cities to create tram lines and work with government and industry to reduce their cost. In this blog Create Streets’ Robert Kwolek brings us some lessons from France on how to build cheaper, better […]
Report from our event at Labour Conference: New Towns. Old Challenges. How do we create new places which are popular and durable, viable and fair? ‘Be it enacted by the King’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by […]
Campaign founder, Daniel Crowther, explains why Preston Basin should be restored The Restoring Preston Basin campaign wants to restore the 300 ft long by 60 ft wide Preston Basin of the Lancaster Canal and repurposing the 19th century basin site as a 21st century multi-purpose amenity, recreational and biodiverse space in central Preston, Lancashire. Why do we […]
Create Streets’ senior architectural designer, Robert Kwolek, explores the history of Letchworth Garden City, a pioneering model of urban planning and reflects on it’s successes and shortcomings of Letchworth’s development. You can read the full essay here. Here in the UK, the new Labour Government is shortly expected to announce further details about its New […]