New systems and toolkits for smarter development management
Future of London and LB Southwark’s 26 November event showcased innovative systems and toolkits for councils to improve development management.
Smart Cities
Spotlight: Improving London-wide planning data
Our latest Spotlight is a guest post from authors Molly Strauss, Principal Policy and Programme Officer – Growth and Infrastructure; Peter Kemp, Planning Change Manager; and Theo Blackwell, Chief Digital Officer at the Great London Authority. As part of the Mayor’s Smart London work, efforts are underway to improve the … Read more
Smarter Cities: Royal Docks charrette
At the final event in our Smarter Cities project, we invited participants to a charrette at the Crystal to develop ‘smart’ ideas for the Royal Docks, one of London’s largest development sites.
Smarter Cities: Housing
There’s no shortage of Smart Home devices out there, from voice assistants to smart meters and system controls for heating, lighting and security. So far, these tend to be marketed to consumers and installed ad hoc; at FoL’s 8 February workshop, we explored the potential for smart housing at scale … Read more
London Data Observatory – get involved!
Through a partnership with the University of Greenwich, FoL members are invited to set up bespoke research projects with data science PhD students. Make better use of data, at a fraction of the usual cost.
Smarter Cities: Delivery
Our latest Smarter Cities workshop gave attendees an insight into how to get new ‘smart’ projects off the ground, and some issues to look out for.
Smarter Cities: Infrastructure
As London grows, its infrastructure is coming under increasing strain. New infrastructure is needed to help deliver homes, move people around and improve the environment, and in a context of rapid change, up-to-date information is vital for making informed decisions about large-scale investment. Speakers at FoL’s 28 Sept Smarter Cities … Read more
Smarter Cities: Town Centres
Smart Cities can be a slippery concept, meaning different things to different people. At the heart of smart cities discussions is the idea that by using new technologies we can improve the way we build our cities and delivery services to residents. On 7th September, we held the first in … Read more
Smarter Planning for Smarter Cities roundtable
Our 7 March roundtable discussed barriers to implementing new development management processes and how to overcome them.
Spotlight: Smarter Planning for Smarter Cities
Planning officers across London dealt with nearly 77,000 planning applications in the year to March 2016. How can boroughs manage this workload more efficiently?