Communities in Transition: Anchor regeneration
In spring 2015, our Communities in Transition field trips will resume under a new theme for the year: anchor regeneration.
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Chrisp Street market key to regeneration in Poplar
On 25th September, we visited Poplar to see how a market is being used to deliver regeneration programmes and hear about how it fits into current development plans for the area.
Life science sector drives regeneration in Whitechapel
On 28th May, Future of London visited Whitechapel as part of our Communities in Transition field trip series, to hear about the impact of the life sciences sector in the area.
Stadium anchors development as Wembley diversifies
On 15th April, we visited Wembley (LB Brent) to hear about the relationship between anchor institutions and regeneration in the area.
Communities in Transition: Poplar
Our next CiT field trip will be to Poplar on 24th September, looking at how local markets can support regeneration and how empty spaces can be put back into use.
Communities in Transition: Wembley
Our Communities in Transition visits kick off again on 15th April with a trip to Wembley to explore the impact of the stadium on the regeneration of the area.
Podcast: Launching our careers in the built environment – Bébert Longi and Khuzaymah Pathan
In our first interview with members of our inaugural Emerging Talent Programme cohort, Bébert Longi and Khuzaymah Pathan discuss their experiences so far and tell us about what attracted them to the opportunity.
A Tale of Two Stratfords
Any place undergoing change as fundamental as Stratford in East London is bound to have a number of identities. How they coexist can be core to an area’s socioeconomic health, and the two shopping centres here show it can be done, with caveats…
Next stop: Stockport
Want to see recovery in action? Check out Stockport. On a recent visit, we saw loads of support initiatives from repurposed retail to new public space to a pioneering town centre Mayoral Development Corp. The council is working on perception, but there’s real change behind it.
Leaders Plus LDN – Return to King’s Cross
First field trip out of lockdown? Had to be King’s Cross! Leaders Plus 8 met there in person for the first time, and got a reminder of all that’s gone into this regeneration exemplar.
‘Connections’ Ep. 8: Creative use of public assets
This ‘Connections’ episode focuses on the creative and progressive use of public-sector assets to achieve greater local impact. Local authorities are increasingly asking how they can deliver more social and economic value through the properties that they own, control and influence.
Communities of Practice: High streets
The future of high streets and town centres is not a new topic, but one that has certainly been brought into much sharper focus in recent months because of Covid-19. Adding to longstanding questions over the future of bricks and mortar retail and how this impacts high street footfall, uncertainty resulting from lockdown, social distancing, changes to working patterns and planning system reform are now thrown into the mix.