2016
Transport for New Homes launched
Originally a project of the Foundation for Integrated Transport. We started work visiting new housing estates to learn more about them.
2018
Transport for New Homes report
Our first report is published. We received lots of media coverage for our findings.
2019
Transport for New Homes Award
We wanted to find good places as well as bad. So we set up an award and opened up nominations.
2019
Transport for New Homes Charter
We produced a charter detailing what we stand for and want to see achieved.
2019
Transport for New Homes Checklist launched
We wanted to help people understand why places were failing, so we developed a checklist for new housing.
2020
Garden Towns and Garden Villages: Visions and Reality
For our second report we looked at the Garden Communities programme and where Housing Infrastructure Fund money was being spent (hint: not on public transport)
2020
Planning for the Future white paper published
The government published some radical proposals for planning reform. We weren’t convinced they would help create well connected new homes.
2020-2021
Homes without Jams
Our crowdfunded project to respond to radical planning reforms that we thought would make car dependency much worse.
2021
Planning for the Future reforms dropped
We’ll call that a win.
2022
Building Car Dependency report
Government response to our previous reports was that we just needed to wait a few years and the public transport and walkable neighbourhoods would appear. So we went back to check. And the places we’d previously visited had got worse.
2024
National Planning Policy Framework update
Introduces vision-led transport planning (something we’ve called for).
2025
£1bn for buses outside London
Big increase in bus funding (something we’ve called for).
2025
First What is Being Built? report
Our first in a series of reports tracking the good and the bad of new housing developments. With every site we feature visited in person, thanks to our volunteers.
2025
Launch of DfT Connectivity Tool
Helps guide development to where there is public transport capacity (something we’ve called for).
2025
Bus Services Act
Makes it easier for local authorities outside London and major cities to run bus services (something we’ve called for).
2025
Planning and Infrastructure Act
Reintroduces strategic planning outside London (something we’ve called for).