Preston Basin strikes back: from coal carrier to carbon store

Posted Posted in Architecture, beauty, heritage and design, Nature, greening up, and trees

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 […]

Creating a new town: Lessons from Letchworth Garden City

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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 […]