Category: Rail
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Guest blog by Richard Tamplin ”When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.” Of course, we all know what sustainability means – don’t we? It’s now almost 40 years since the United Nations, concerned by the
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PRESS RELEASE: Far from being vibrant, green communities, Garden Villages and Garden Towns are at high risk of becoming car-dependent commuter estates.
Posted in: Buses, Climate change, Cycling, Design, Garden communities, Media and press, News, Planning, Public transport, Rail, Trams, Walking -
Guest blog by Camilla Ween, RIBA, MCIHT, AoU, Harvard Loeb Fellow The planet is in a climate crisis and the UK is in a housing crisis. We need a paradigm shift in the way we do things so that we can deliver about 250,000 new homes annually, that will not exacerbate our attempts to reach
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PRESS RELEASE: A report by Transport for New Homes has revealed deep flaws in the planning system which leave new housing developments with inadequate walking, cycling and public transport connections to surrounding areas. With limited facilities locally, residents are for the most part forced into car-dependency.
Posted in: Active travel, Buses, Cycling, Media and press, News, Parking, Planning, Public transport, Rail, Research, Trams, Transport for New Homes, Walking, Wheeling