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The infrastructure to support vibrant and viable places, including transport, utilities, energy and community facilities including education, retail, leisure & recreation.
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Case study: Creating a pedestrian link between city buildings
A new walkway in Melbourne, Australia, improves access and provides a more engaging and flexible form of urban infrastructure, Josephine Smit finds.
Advice: Maximising community benefit from retail markets
A varied offer in street food and entertainment is key to revitalising markets, but their traditional role as a source of low cost items should not be neglected, says Ben Kochan.
Need to know: Prime minister's confirmation of HS2 welcomed
High Speed 2 rail link is set to boost regional regeneration and economies, attracting business and supporting employment.
Review: Creating an attractive and safe cycle route in outer London
New cycle lanes have been accompanied by imaginative public realm improvements in a project carried out as part of Transport for London's Mini-Holland initiative, writes Ian Hingley.
Advice: Promoting live music venues in urban centres
Live music venues bring vibrancy to urban centres and with good planning and design, friction with local residents can be avoided, finds Ben Kochan.
Opinion: Plan transport for urban growth rather than to relieve congestion
There has been a lack of land-use and transport integration at the heart of infrastructure appraisal, writes Tim Williams.
Review: City centre rail connections
The Ordsall Chord project has both improved rail connections in Manchester city centre and created a network of successful public spaces around it, finds Murray Graham.
Advice: Planning for electric vehicles
The number of charging points is increasing to promote greater use of electric vehicles, but councils need to ensure they are in the right place, finds Ben Kochan.
Opinion: South Wales needs a long term plan for transport infrastructure
The Welsh government's decision to drop plans for a relief road around Newport is sound, but South Wales still needs transport infrastructure and ways to fund it, says Tim Williams.
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