Mayors: the run-up to 2020
Why London’s Ultra Low Emissions Zone is good policyIf successful, the ULEZ will save lives and demonstrate the benefits of city devolution.
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Why swapping seagulls for culture vultures won’t save seaside towns
A central recommendation of today’s House of Lords report is to introduce museums and cultural industries to struggling seaside communities. But this will do little to improve the day-to-day lives of existing residents.
How can cities most effectively reduce air pollution?
Both Greater Manchester and Birmingham have released proposals to establish clean air zones - but which one is more likely to have a long term effect?
Trickle down (south): What’s behind Britain’s sluggish housing market
It is too soon to say whether Southern England’s recent weak house price growth is part of a broader long-term trend
Cities are greener than you might think – density helps businesses and transport emit less CO2
Britain’s cities actually create less pollution per head than the rest of the country, but more could be done to make them even greener
Self Control: Why London must resist the temptation to introduce rent control
The private rented sector needs reform, but history, and economics tell us that rent controls do not work
Where there’s a will, and it pays: housing development success stories
Almost everyone agrees that we need to build more homes, but housebuilding rates vary greatly across the country and this could be due to local political will
Fast Growth Cities: Why one size rarely fits all in urban policy making
We examine why a one-size-fits-all approach to solving cities’ challenges does not work
The Clean Air Strategy – clean air or hot air?
As the Government launches its Clean Air Strategy, we examine whether it goes far enough in improving cities’ economies as well as their environment
Greater Manchester Spatial Plan: What it means for housing supply and the future of the greenbelt
This week marked the publication of the Greater Manchester Spatial Plan. We examine what this could mean for housing supply in the city region and for the future of the greenbelt.