press releases 2008
Centre for Cities comments on referendum result for Manchester Congestion Charge
Date: 12/12/2008
Dermot Finch, Director of the Centre for Cities said, "Today's result is a blow to Greater Manchester's economy..."
Not every region will need an RDA
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Date: 09/12/2008
A new report from the Centre for Cities is calling for radical reform of Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) after the next general election.
Centre for Cities comments on the Sub-National Review
Date: 26/11/2008
Let's remember the big picture: our cities and city-regions need more powers over economic development, so they can lead us through this recession and into recovery.
Britain's largest cities need their own 'Oyster'
Date: 21/11/2008
Britain's largest cities - from Newcastle to Bristol - need their own version of London's Oyster card to encourage city residents back on to public transport, according to a new Centre for Cities report.
Centre for Cities responds to the Rugg review
Date: 23/10/2008
Julie Rugg's review says we need to ‘grow the business of letting' homes - We agree. Cities - particularly fast-growing cities like Bristol and Cambridge - urgently need more high quality private-rented housing to support their labour markets.
Fix the basics or risk choking off innovation in UK cities
Date: 10/10/2008
A new report from the Centre for Cities is calling for cities - from Bristol to Newcastle - to focus on ‘getting the basics right' as the best way to support innovative businesses.
Centre for Cities calls for more honesty from politicians about winners and losers from globalisation
Date: 10/09/2008
As the UK faces the prospect of a recession, a new report from the Centre for Cities calls on the Government to double its efforts to help UK cities adjust to globalisation.
Britain needs to build the right houses in the right places
Date: 10/07/2008
A new report from the Centre for Cities recommends that cities should plan new housing supply based on a better understanding of the demand from local people.
Government's full employment goal rests on greater city powers
Date: 25/06/2008
The Government will struggle to meet its goal of an 80% national employment rate - unless it grants cities greater freedom to get the workless into jobs, states a new report by the Centre for Economic & Social Inclusion and Centre for Cities.
UK Cities urgently need more good quality private-rented homes
Date: 16/06/2008
The Government has been focusing too much attention on home ownership and not enough on driving up the number - and standards - of homes for rent to meet growing demand, according to new research from the Centre for Cities, out today.
Big UK lessons for US cities
Date: 12/06/2008
A new report from the Centre for Cities and Washington's Brookings Institution has found that the USA has a lot to learn from Britain's urban renaissance.
Centre for Cities calls on Boris to make London's economy a top priority...
Date: 09/05/2008
The Centre for Cities has outlined the major economic challenges for Boris Johnson, the capital's new mayor.
More voices in favour of elected Mayors
Date: 23/04/2008
Dermot Finch, Director of the Centre for Cities, said: "We need more city mayors outside London, with the visibility to jump-start local politics and take on more powers from Whitehall - over transport, planning, housing, regeneration and skills."
MPs probe the problem of 'greening' existing buildings
Date: 16/04/2008
A parliamentary inquiry is being launched today into what ministers, city leaders, property owners and occupiers need to do to cut carbon emissions from the country's offices, shops and factories.
Centre for Cities response to the Government's eco-town shortlist
Date: 03/04/2008
Denser, greener development in our cities would be a far better way to tackle climate change, create successful local economies, and meet the government's own housing targets.
Networking the North: New report reveals need for better links between cities
Date: 18/03/2008
Small northern towns and cities need to improve their transport and economic links with Greater Manchester and Leeds, according to a new Centre for Cities report, out on 18 March.
Government's housing target under threat
Date: 05/03/2008
A new report reveals that the Government's target of three million homes by 2020 is under threat - unless councils and private sector investors take a front seat in building and managing these new homes.
New poll shows strong appetite for devolution and new financial powers for cities
Date: 06/02/2008
Nine in ten business and city leaders agree that England’s towns and cities need more financial powers to improve local transport and housing, according to a new survey, published on Monday 4 February by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Centre for Cities.
