We took the current round of Future London Leaders on a trip around the Royal Docks. The buffeting winds and driving rain, accentuated by the riverside location, were less than favourable conditions for viewing an area still very much in transition – for most people, the Docks are that strange part of London one travels through en route to the … [Read more...]
Podcast: David Fell on the future of the London economy
May 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
As part of our London 2062 series, economist David Fell reflects on the direction of the London economy over the next fifty years. … [Read more...]
Video: Peter Hall on the future of London aviation
May 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Speaking at our London 2062: The Future of London Transport event, Peter Hall considers the need for further aviation infrastructure. Peter Hall - London 2062: Transport … [Read more...]
Podcast: David Lunts on the future of housing in London
April 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Here is the latest podcast from our London2062 work programme, undertaken jointly with University College London. This time we hear from David Lunts, Executive Director for Housing at the GLA, set out what he believes will be the major challenges for housing over the next fifty years. You can download this episode here. … [Read more...]
London 2062: The future of London transport
April 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The final London 2062 event, looking at London’s transport future, took place on Monday 23rd April. It followed the same format, with two pairs of speakers, both an academic and a practitioner, followed by questions and discussion. Ian Lindsay, Director of Land & Property, Crossrail, kicked things off with a run through London’s current … [Read more...]
London 2062: The future of the London economy
April 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
We held the third in our London 2062 series on the future of the London economy last Friday. This session had the biggest audience, and arguably the biggest ideas, with both our academic and practitioner speakers making great efforts to convey the kind of economy London should be working towards. Michael Edwards of UCL the Bartlett School of … [Read more...]
Podcast: Prof. Sir Peter Hall on London’s transport challenges
April 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
As part of Future of London and University College London's London 2062 series, you can listen to Prof. Sir Peter Hall discussing the big developments we can expect to see in relation to London transport over the coming decades. Download the podcast here. … [Read more...]
London’s Housing Challenge
April 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The second London 2062 event was last Wednesday, on the theme of housing. These seminars are a collaboration between Future of London and UCL, where we are bringing together our practitioner and academic networks to discuss how the work we do now and in the next few years can influence positively London’s longer-term future. We had four … [Read more...]
Will planning reform deliver local growth and empower communities?
April 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The article was originally published for The Guardian's Local Government Network Last month's National Planning Policy Framework was trailed by the government as "unapologetically pro-growth" and a key part of the government's economic recovery strategy. The question Future of London sought to uncover in its report, Localism in London, was … [Read more...]
Localism in London and Service Delivery
April 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Future of London held the third and final seminar in the Localism in London programme, looking at service delivery. With the Open Public Services White Paper setting out the government’s vision for community-led public services reform, the seminar considered the changing role of the Borough, and particular challenges this presents in London. … [Read more...]
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