High streets recovery tracker
Explore the changing levels of activity within the high streets of Britain's cities and large towns from February 2020 to May 2022.
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Why are cities in Britain building so many new homes out of reach of public transport?
Planning reform is needed to reconnect new housing to public transport infrastructure
Two Years of Covid: How has the pandemic changed the labour market in our cities?
As the labour market stabilises, claimant count rates in all cities still remain higher than they were pre-pandemic, impacting both the levelling up agenda and the current cost of living crisis.
How have two years of Covid-19 shaped the high street?
The second in a series of blogs marking two years on from Covid-19, focusing on what the pandemic has meant for the high streets of our largest city and town centres.
Should the Government embrace the contemporary Spanish urban model?
Spain’s cities, unlike Britain’s, are typically dominated by a mid-rise urban form. This makes active travel and public transport more effective, and promotes the economic benefits of agglomeration.
How has the pandemic impacted high streets up and down the country?
Our analysis shows that the city centres that were the strongest performers pre-pandemic were hardest hit by Covid-19
Cities Outlook 2022
Cities Outlook 2022 looks in-depth at the state of UK high streets to get a sense of the short-term impact of the pandemic on Britain's town and city centres and the long-term consequences and implications this has for the Government’s levelling up agenda.
Will increasing the National Living Wage help level up the country?
While an increase in the National Living Wage would help people in economically weaker places, it will not address the structural problems they face which cause low wages in the first place
Net Zero: let’s recognise the importance of spatial planning
How our spatial footprint dictates our carbon footprint: the denser the greener
Did ‘Freedom Day’ boost the high street recovery?
Analyst Valentine Quinio explores the latest high street spend and footfall data to establish what impact England’s ‘Freedom Day’ had on consumer behaviour, and what this means for high street recovery.