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Opinion: Can city streets be changed for good?
Temporary measures are being introduced in cities to encourage people to continue cycling and walking as lockdown is loosened. But there's the potential to think bigger, writes Chris Brown.
Opinion: It's time to bounce-forward rather than bounce-back
Our notion of resilience through the COVID-19 crisis should involve creating a better world, harnessing and honouring the power of community, writes Tim Williams.
Opinion: We need politicians to hear our voices
We need to demand better places if we don't want government to repeat the approaches of the past, writes Chris Brown.
Opinion: What does Covid-19 mean for urban policy?
Urban policy in areas including transport, housing density, office occupancy and co-working is being brought into question by the pandemic, writes Tim Williams.
Opinion: We can continue to consult without contact
No-contact consultation can be effective and fully comply with local authority requirements, although it has to be a different experience, writes Michael Hardware.
Opinion: It's time for developers to take health seriously
Placemaking practice should focus on some of the critical health outcomes that well designed places can influence, writes Chris Brown.
Opinion: Big actions are needed to strengthen regional economies and bridge the achievement gap
The recent report of the UK2070 Commission chaired by Lord Kerslake sets out actions to overcome regional inequalities, which could be wins for government, writes Tim Williams.
Opinion: Redrow is wrong to think that buyers don’t want dense housing
Last month John Tutte, executive chair of Redrow, one of the UK's largest volume housebuilders, hit out at the conclusions of the government-backed Building Better Building Beautiful Commission.
Opinion: How to push housebuilding back onto the path of good design
Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has pledged to deliver on the aspirations of the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission. Chris Brown considers how.
Opinion: Wales is a good place for the government to start its levelling up
With just under 30 per cent of its children found to be living in poverty, Wales should be in the sights of a government committed to helping left behind people and places, says Tim Williams.
Opinion: Beauty tips would help councils clamp down on schemes that don’t keep design promises
One of the key asks from the government-backed Building Better Building Beautiful Commission was for improved enforcement to ensure developers adhere to approved plans when they build out schemes.
Opinion: Time for the regeneration sector to get back to what it was made to do
That is to improve the economic outcomes for under-served communities in the former industrial heartlands, writes Tim Williams.
- Director of City Development & Growth - East Midlands Oyster Partnership East Midlands
- Planning Compliance Manager LB Tower Hamlets Tower Hamlets
- CIL Administrator Macdonald & Co London
- Head of Planning Strategy Historic England London (Central), London (Greater)
- Economic Development Officer Carrington West South of England
- Head of Planning Policy and Environment Coventry City Council Coventry, West Midlands
- Planning Policy & Strategy Manager Blaby District Council Office
- Senior Planner / Planning Manager Landstrom Group Limited Brighton, East Sussex
- Head of Housing Delivery Bristol City Council Bristol
- Business Relations and Economic Growth officer Macdonald & Co East Midlands
