Urban Voices 2019: What do cities need from the next government?
Launch of the UK City Leaders' Survey 2019
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What’s in store for Swindon?
A workshop looking at the prospects for Swindon's urban centre
General Election 2019
An urban manifestoA five point plan to improve cities' prosperity and re-balance the national economy.
Our Urban Manifesto – General Election 2019
What is the best way to boost the economy and make the whole country more prosperous?
General Election 2019
What should the new government do to help our high streets and city centres?Not all high streets are struggling — those that are thriving are doing so because they function well as places of work. For this reason, policies to address the decline of high streets must also address the underlying economic causes if they are to be success.
City Minutes
City Minutes: Improving urban bus transportSimon Jeffrey, policy officer at the Centre for Cities joins Chief Executive Andrew Carter to set out how metro mayors should begin the process of bringing local bus networks under their control via franchising in order to support economic growth, reduce congestion and improve air quality in cities.
Buses in urban transport
Join us for the launch of our latest research
Don’t stop at levelling up metro mayors’ powers
The whole country will suffer if the freedoms of England's devolved mayors are limited, warns Chief Executive Andrew Carter.
Culture shock — can every city sustain specialist amenities?
Culture is an important part of urban life, but policymakers should avoid using state-backed cultural interventions to turn around the economy.
From ‘bottom up’ to ‘levelling up’: What the Queen’s Speech said about cities
The Queen’s Speech offered the outlines of a clear programme for cities under a Boris Johnson government – more infrastructure and more mayors, reforms to self-employment and training and social care funding fixed once and for all.