Equipping placemakers to shape a thriving and equitable city
Following the Mayor’s London Growth Plan, we highlight the opportunity for boroughs and their partners to take an inclusion-first approach to the capital’s major growth sectors such as life sciences. As London plans for growth, decision-makers should take an “inclusion-first” approach to ensure that economic development benefits every community, according … Read more
Hounslow Council has released a business case for inclusive economic development that shows how local authorities can influence the national ‘growth agenda’. We talked to the council about their ambitions for the borough. Growth is the order of the day, according to the new government. At a national level, it … Read more
Following our annual conference on climate resilience and equity, we publish the key takeaways that highlight the importance of involving communities to create workable solutions and protect vulnerable people. Future of London’s members chose climate resilience and equity as the theme of its annual conference because of the growing understanding … Read more
As Hillingdon Council rejoins Future of London, we find out about their exciting vision for Uxbridge town centre to entice shoppers and inject a new vibe into the leisure economy. After engaging a team of built environment consultants to consider possible futures for Uxbridge, Hillingdon Council received a detailed report … Read more
There is a lot of talk about ‘innovation’, but how can we put that into practice to make better urban places? We brought together public sector leaders and private sector entrepreneurs to find out. London faces a host of ‘wicked problems’, including inequality, the climate emergency, and the cost of … Read more
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…
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.
In the context of building recovery, councils are looking at how to create more opportunities for under-presented groups to get involved in housing delivery. Future of London’s Council-Led Housing Forum held a roundtable on Apprenticeships and Traineeships, exploring how apprenticeships are an effective way of diversifying development management teams and helping councils recover from the pandemic.
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.
Been urged to ‘pivot’ your career, shift from B2B to B2C, commute digitally or “Unmute!” lately? Join guests from LOTI, Firefly Learning and OneTech as we unpick terms and trends in the evolving relationship between digital & small business.
As we look beyond immediate crisis response, where should we focus to sustain, regain or rethink critical investment, employment and behaviours? Find out in the second in our series on local economic recovery.
In the first of our City Bites “Connections” series, Westminster Council’s Barbara Brownlee and LSE Prof Tony Travers debate how UK government tiers must interact for economic recovery.