City Minutes

City Minutes: Urban Voices 2019

Centre for Cities' Chief Executive Andrew Carter is joined by the think tank's Policy Officer Simon Jeffrey and Arup's Chief Economist Alexander Jan to discuss the 2019 Urban Voices City Leaders' Survey.

Podcast published on 6 December 2019

In a sign that the ‘Greta Effect’ is cutting through the political agenda, the 2019 Urban Voices City Leaders’ Survey found that half of city council leaders and directly elected mayors now rank the environment as a top priority.

But are they getting enough to support to address the challenge from central government?

To discuss this issue and more, Centre for Cities’ Chief Executive Andrew Carter is joined by the think tank’s Policy Officer Simon Jeffrey and Arup’s Chief Economist Alexander Jan.

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