Mayors: the run-up to 2020
Why Government plans to level up pose a challenge for metro mayor candidatesThe Government's plans to level up the UK economy pose a problem for the metro mayor manifestos argues Andy Westwood.
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Getting moving
There is a strong case for new transport infrastructure investment in some cities and large towns. But this only applies to a handful of places where the current transport system is struggling to support the growth of their city-centre economies.
2008-2018: An uneven geography of population growth in UK cities
The UK population has risen steadily over the last decade, increasing by 7.5 per cent between 2008 and 2018. However, UK cities have experienced different scales of population growth. Cities in...
City Talks
City Talks: How government works — lessons from HS2 with Professor Tony TraversAfter years of speculation and debate, the Government has given the go-ahead to HS2 — Britain’s biggest infrastructure project for a generation that promises to drive economic growth,...
Tackling toxic air in our cities is also a matter of social justice
When comparing the latest deprivation data to nitrogen dioxide background concentration data, the relationship is clear: the most polluted areas are also disproportionately poorer.
City Talks
City Talks: Does cluster policy work? Evaluating Tech City with Dr Max NathanClusters such as Silicon Valley are liked by policymakers for many reasons. They are visible, often prestigious, and are effectively cities in miniature. They take the things that make urban...
Measuring ‘levelling up’
This briefing presents two new indexes to summarise and compare the performance of the UK's largest cities and towns. The findings have implications for policy, particularly the Government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda.
How do business and employment opportunities vary across the country?
Local data is crucial to understand the reasons behind the UK’s economic divide and what this means for the ‘levelling-up’ agenda.
Is there an economic case for Clean Air Zones?
A number of cities across the UK are preparing for Clean Air Zones. Instead of being a trade-off, Valentine Quinio shows that there is an economic rationale for tackling toxic air.
Why big cities are crucial to ‘levelling up’
The underperformance of big cities is at the heart of the North-South divide. If the Government is to ‘level up’ the economy then it needs to tackle this major economic problem.