Planning
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Breaking down silos: why major cities like London need integrated thinking
Fiona Woolf, former Lord Mayor of London and chair of the Base London advisory board, says we need an integrated discussion of the issues London needs to tackle. -
Manchester’s chance to better showcase its special place in railway history.
With thought and will, it is not too late for Ordsall Chord plans to be modified to allow the world’s first passenger railway station at Liverpool Road in Manchester to remain connected to the network, says Alistair Lenczner. -
Putting the end user first
Social gain should be just as important as economic gain when planning city developments, says Mike McNicholas. -
Successful regional development projects must move beyond the icons
Infrastructure design must be part of the lives of local people, says Glenn Howells, who as an RIBA judge, takes the Architruck to pitch shortlisted River Soar redevelopment plans to Leicester locals on Wednesday. -
Three things that will keep infrastructure high on the political agenda
Selling the benefits of how infrastructure enriches society, delivering what we promise and exporting our skills should be top of the to do list for industry, says Atkins boss Nick Roberts. -
Four priorities to stimulate growth
A Conservative majority, albeit slim, is good news for Infrastructure but Government needs to make some quick decisions, says EC Harris’s Mathew Riley. -
Post Election analysis – What does the result mean for construction?
HS2, HS3 and Crossrail 2 will all progress, says Skanska's Anthony Arkle but don’t expect too much movement on a new south east runway. -
Infrastructure in the new political landscape
ACE chief executive Nelson Ogunshakin runs through what the new Government means for the UK engineering and consultancy sector and how ACE will seek to work with the new government. -
Industry needs new political commitment to the National Infrastructure Plan
It’s time to start delivering the projects in the pipeline and look beyond 2020, says AECOM’s John Hicks. -
Why Crossrail risks being London’s last major infrastructure project
London’s new MPs of all political persuasions will need to lobby hard for city government to be allowed to tap funds for new infrastructure or very little may happen, says Alexander Jan.