The Olympics are a distant memory. But their legacy could be not just improved community facilities for east London, but wider lessons for local authorities about how to lead from the front on regeneration Read more...
Infrastructure investment should mean more than just new roads and railways. What if funding could also be channelled into town centre regeneration to help improve a place and stimulate demand? Read more
Isn’t it inequitable that so much effort and publicity was generated by the £2m Mary Portas Pilots, while the larger High Street Innovation Fund was quietly and uncompetitively awarded without any fanfare? Read more
It’s not just the 12 successful English high streets that will benefit from the funding bids following the Mary Portas Review. Both the winners and losers will gain from the momentum created by the process. Read more...
There is an undoubted need to update and refresh our approaches to town centre development. If TV celebrities can help make this a reality, so much the better
Councils need some grow-your-own tools to help promote local regeneration. Extending the community budget pilots nationwide would be a good start Read more
Councils have to look for new ways of regenerating our towns and cities and should consider alternatives to the Private Finance Initiative such as Local Asset Backed Vehicles Read more
The Chancellor’s promise of a £25bn infrastructure fund has added to the range of initiatives now available to aid urban regeneration. Our economic future relies on these being successfully deployed Read more
The chancellor need look no further than Coventry to see the benefits of infrastructure investment in terms of jobs and growth. Such activity will boost local economies and guarantee the success of UK Plc Read more
The coalition government has jettisoned Labour’s regeneration programmes, leaving many deprived communities high and dry as a result Read more
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