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This is a guest post by Chris Keys, Development Manager at L&Q and FoL Alumni Rep. With the UK lockdown beginning to ease, urban practitioners are turning their attention to recovery. To help, Future of London’s Alumni Network hosted its first online Communities of Practice forum in June. These peer-led … Read more
Retailers now have to find ways to offer what consumers want from ‘live’ shopping while minimising risk. In this #LearningFromCrisis guest post Rob Asbury, Partner at Montagu Evans, considers how to make retail stores stack up in a socially distancing world.
Covid-19 has radically altered urban life. Future of London spoke to housing, enforcement, planning and regeneration professionals in our network about the impact of the pandemic on the public sector and how they’ve been delivering city services.
How do we measure the success of a place when compared to its surrounding neighbourhood or city-wide economy? FoL Alumni and invited guests came together to explore this question and consider how some of London’s most high-profile regeneration projects perform against a more holistic view of placemaking.
Useful ‘dos and don’ts’ for providing SME workspace from our 13 June workshop, including best practice and regeneration benefits for public sector landlords and workspace providers.
On 13th June, Future of London will host a workshop as part of our Workspace that Works programme, exploring links between SME workspace and regeneration.
Our June 23rd conference focused on sustainable revenue at local level. [PDF] [PDF] For un-edited presentation slides, follow the links at the bottom of this web page. Full conference summary coming soon! Our June 23rd conference was an energising day of strategy, skills and connections with Tony Travers, David Lunts, Geeta Nanda, Jo Negrini, Cllr … Read more
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.
London 2012 promised both a successful global sporting event and a regeneration legacy spreading from its Stratford epicentre across London. One year on, we look at delivery and potential for this booming area.
Future of London’s first 3-2-1 session was on London governance and finance three years after the general election.