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Disability affects more than 13m UK citizens – up to 98% check location info before visiting a new place, and 76% have avoided a place specifically because they can’t find accessibility information. South Bank BID and AccessAble are changing that in a key London area and are spreading the word.
Providing community services, space and connections is getting tougher. Historically the domain of churches and temples and technically a council responsibility, this key element of local support relies on vulnerable funding – and lots of good will. Local trusts have been delivering that support for decades, and it may be time for them to play a bigger role.
Sometimes, you just want to hate a place. Especially a place you’re convinced has been ruined. Adjusting to changing suburbs is never easy, especially in boom-and-bust economies…
This Placemaking Collective visit to the rapidly changing Wembley area started to answer some of the questions about Wembley & the Olympic Way raised in FoL’s 2015 ‘Communities in Transition’ field trip. Find out more about Brent and Quintain’s ambitions…
Just visited my old stomping grounds in Moab, Utah, pop. 5,200. A uranium town, adventure sport hub and now second-home magnet, this joyous mash-up of rednecks, hippies and everyone in between has boomed and busted repeatedly. It’s now at risk of becoming a municipal cautionary tale. After years of … Read more
With no major help coming in the Autumn Budget, the London housing industry – public, private and third sector – is getting on with business, with nearly 180,000 homes in the pipeline through local government models alone. This FoL/GVA report shows how.
See here for Alan Cherry Placemaking Award Winners and Shortlist – congratulations to all winners and nominees!
At our 12th September Housing Delivery Models roundtable on investment, sector leaders called for a London debt-and-equity fund & investment education for councils.
The numbers are coming in: Just 22 of the dozens of housing delivery models emerging across London are set to deliver some 55,000 homes, averaging 53% affordable.
This grassroots walking tour offered a first-hand look at and insight into a proposed ‘Camley Street Sustainability Zone’ north of King’s Cross.