Kathrin Enenkel, Valentine Quinio and Paul Swinney

Poor air quality impacts on the health of residents and workers in cities in particular. Cities Outlook 2020 calls for urgent action from local and national government to clean up the air we breathe.

Tatjana Neuhuber, Simon Jeffrey, Siri Arntzen and Zach Wilcox

This report presents findings from the second survey of UK city leaders, providing some understanding of their needs and challenges along with recommendations for national policymakers.

Andrew Carter

What is the best way to boost the economy and make the whole country more prosperous?

Simon Jeffrey

Buses are critical urban infrastructure. But the number of journeys made on them has declined in almost all cities apart from London for the past few decades. This report cites deregulation...

Tom Sells and Anthony Breach

This report investigates the amount of space people have in different cities and how this has changed since 2011. It sets out what should be done to give people more space and make housing more affordable as the economy grows.

Elena Magrini

While unemployment rates are at a record low, many people remain excluded from the labour market. New research tries to count them across UK cities.

Elena Magrini

Changes in the labour market and the gig economy are playing out differently across the country.

Paul Cheshire and Boyana Buyuklieva

Releasing green belt around more than one thousand existing commuter stations would solve the UK housing crisis.

Rebecca McDonald, Lahari Ramuni and Lizzy Tan

This report explores the link between city economies and the strength of their high streets.

Centre for Cities

May 2020 will see nearly 17 million people in England choosing city-region mayors in Greater London and Manchester, West Midlands, Liverpool City Region and Tees Valley. What are they and what do they do?