Planning
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Osborne speech reaction: commission is great news but we need quick action
We are the builders says industry; now give us something to build. -
Lord Adonis appointment takes political sting out of Tory infrastructure plans
Osborne’s decision to embrace the former Labour Party National Infrastructure Commission as championed by Sir John Armitt should boost political consensus behind critical national infrastructure delivery, says Jackie Whitelaw. -
Industry backs Osborne’s Infrastructure Commission rebirth with Adonis at helm
Former Labour transport minister Andrew Adonis to head new body charged with identifying and accelerating the delivery of critical national infrastructure projects – a not dissimilar commission to that proposed previously by Sir John Armitt and Labour. -
Emerging challenges - a glance ahead to the biggest issues that face our global cities.
All the ingredients for urban terror attacks are in place. We need to plan now to protect our cities, says Dr Peter Rehwinkel ahead of next month's Global Resilience Summit. -
Walthamstow’s Mini Holland cycling project triumphs at Cycle Planning Awards
Leadership commitment rewarded on £30M east London project as UK cycling innovation is heralded by Transport Minister and Mayor’s Cycling Commissioner as the “cycling vision” for the future of urban Britain. -
Capital’s firms say to next Mayor: invest in housing and transport
Investing in the capital’s transport infrastructure and building more homes are the business community’s top priorities for London’s next Mayor, according to the CBI/CBRE London Business Survey. -
Video: Tony Travers on better compensation for better delivery
Introducing better compensation measures is one thing that could be done to push projects through more quickly, says Tony Travers, director at the London School of Economics. -
Video: London’s commercial property boom set to continue
The 2015 property slowdown will quickly be replaced with rush for skyscrapers and renewed focus on large scale regeneration projects, says Skanska managing director Paul Heather. -
Can the UK re-learn to plan infrastructure for the long term?
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin called on HS2 designers to think like the Victorians. That means planning for capacity growth a hundred years, not just 10 years, ahead, says Alistair Lenczner; not something we’ve been too good at in the recent past. -
Building on green belt could add 7.5M car journeys a week to roads say town planners
Impact of new home building on road infrastructure has been underestimated as research finds only 7.4% of commuters in London Metropolitan towns use the train to travel to work.