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High streets

Our comprehensive body of work on high streets explores the debate from a number of perspectives, reflecting on the varying performance of high streets across the country, assessing the impact of hybrid working, and exploring the role of the visitor economy.

Page 7 Sep 2022
Housing

The UK doesn’t just have a national housing crisis, there's a housing crisis in our most unaffordable cities. How can homes be built where they are needed?

Page 3 Dec 2024

Cities Outlook

Cities Outlook 2024

22 January 2024

Join Centre for Cities for an in-depth look at the findings of Cities Outlook 2024, our annual health check of the UK's cities.

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City Minutes
City Minutes: Better transport for big cities

Series: City Minutes

Chief Executive Andrew Carter is joined by Analyst Rob Johnson and External Affairs and Policy Manager Caitlin Rollison to discuss the findings of our latest report 'Integrated transport: The...

Podcast 4 Nov 2025
London
City Minutes
City Minutes: Big cities are catching up

Series: City Minutes

Chief Executive Andrew Carter is joined by Yunze Wang, Analyst, to discuss the findings of our latest briefing 'How productive are the UK’s big cities?'. They dive into what the latest data...

Podcast 15 Oct 2025

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