Renaturing Benghazi after the war

Posted Posted in Community led design

Nicholas Boys Smith in conversation with Create Streets fellow and Benghazi resident, Nada Elfeituri, and Create Streets senior urban designer, George Payiatis, about Create Streets’s support to the regenerative repair of Benghazi’s city centre Introduction: a city with a rich history but recent challenges Nicholas Boys Smith: Nada, George, it’s lovely to see you both […]

Missing the Train: How measuring access not time can get Britain’s growth back on track

Posted Posted in Transport, mobility, walking and cycling

You may have recently read about the newly opened Northumberland Line, where passenger numbers have exceeded five times the predicted number. It’s easy to attribute this to some local miscalculations or perhaps an underestimation of fans heading to St James’ Park.​ But this is more than just a local story. It’s a national narrative about […]

Bordeaux is getting better

Posted Posted in Nature, greening up, and trees, Street design, Sustainable development

Create Streets Associate Director, Eleanor Broad, reports back from 48 hours on the Garonne Last week, I spent 48 hours in Bordeaux. I met with Mayor Pierre Hurmic and his deputy, Didier Jeanjean — the elected official leading on creating calmer, more people-friendly streets (ville apaisée) and on greening the city (végétalisation) — along with […]

Lessons from the biggest tram network in the world

Posted Posted in Transport, mobility, walking and cycling

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, […]