Tram networks should reach out of cities to connect with new developments.
Tag: Climate change
Rail is missing from new housing estates
We found that large new housing areas in England were very rarely built with a new station to cater for future residents.
What places designed around the car look like
Urban form follows the transport modes that are available.
New metro for a hidden city of 350,000 people
We need to build new homes around mass transit systems.
Apartments can offer everything on your doorstep
Apartments offer so much compared to lower density estates.
Where are the delightful walkable places?
Explore the walking theme from our recent report.
Three recommendations for planning reform
Based on our most recent report we suggest three changes.
A very different model of development
Freiham is specifically designed as a green and pleasant place for walking and cycling and for using public transport.
Upside-down geography
Locations for new housing are not considered in terms of sustainable transport, access to services, employment or environmental impact.
New “cowpat” housing developments are adding to traffic congestion and locking communities into car-dependency
New research has found that greenfield housing estates are adding hundreds of thousands of new car journeys to our roads, increasing congestion, carbon emissions and air pollution.