London 2012 and the transport legacy

Posted on: 28 February 2013
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This report from the London Assembly’s Transport Committee examines the legacy for London’s transport following the Olympics. With more than £7.2 billion invested in transport in the run up to London 2012 , the Committee’s report calls on the Mayor and Transport for London to ensure that high-performing London transport is part of the wider legacy of the Olympics.

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New London Landscape

Posted on: 28 February 2013
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New London Landscape is a showcase of green infrastructure ideas for the capital. It brings together the winning and shortlisted design ideas from the 2012 ‘A High Line for London’ competition, plus 80 previously unseen projects. Taken together, this showcase offers a timely critique of the capital’s existing green infrastructure and suggests a 100 possible futures.

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Shaping neighbourhoods: Character and context

Posted on: 21 February 2013
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The Mayor has published for public consultation draft Supplementary Planning Guidance to help with the implementation of policies in Chapter 7 of the 2011 London Plan, particularly Policies 7.4 on Local Character and 7.1 on Building London’s Neighbourhoods and Communities. The draft document sets out an approach and process to help understand the character and context of a place so that its results can inform the planning and design process, and guide change in way which is responsive to individual places and locations. A non-technical summary sets out the main messages of the main SPG. Comments on the draft SPG are requested by 12 May 2013.

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Town Centres: Draft Supplementary Planning Guidance

Posted on: 21 February 2013
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The Mayor of London has issued for public consultation draft supplementary planning guidance on Town Centres. This provides guidance on the implementation of London Plan Policy 2.15 Town centres and its associated Annex, and of other policies in the Plan with specific reference to town centre development and management. It also provides guidance on Policy 2.16 Strategic Outer London Development Centres and their potential to be developed as business locations with distinct strengths of greater than sub regional importance. Comments are requested by 31 May 2013.

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London’s Quality of Life Indicators 2012 Report

Posted on: 20 February 2013
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The London Sustainable Development Commission’s fourth Quality of Life Indicators report provides a snapshot of London’s quality of life and identifies the sustainability issues London faces.  The indicator set encompasses 33 headline indicators across the environmental, social and economic spheres.  It provides baseline data that will inform the Commission’s future work programme and advice to the Mayor.

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The economic, social and cultural impact of the City arts and culture cluster

Posted on: 19 February 2013
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This research report, prepared for the City of London Corporation by BOP Consulting, explores the range of benefits that derive from the City’s arts and culture cluster.  Yet the benefits that flow from the arts and culture cluster go beyond the economic. The research quantifies how these organisations allow the City to reach out to surrounding boroughs and provide invaluable learning, enrichment and volunteering opportunities for people of all ages, as well as analysing the access these places provide for the City’s residents, workers and visitors to a vibrant and diverse range of world class cultural activities.

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District Heating Manual for London

Posted on: 11 February 2013
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A new set of guidelines has been published by the Mayor of London to support the delivery of decentralised energy schemes in the capital. The manual provides practical guidance for developers, network designers and planners with the aim of creating a consistent framework for delivering efficient, interconnecting, district heating networks. It is also designed to help guide local planning authorities.

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Focus on: London hotel developments 2013

Posted on: 8 February 2013
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This report from Jones Lang Lasalle provides a comprehensive analysis of hotel development activity in London and its impact on hotel trading performance.

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Crossrail 2: Supporting London’s growth

Posted on: 7 February 2013
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A major new rail link connecting south-west and north-east London, via a tunnel beneath central London, is recommended in a new report by London First. The new line, Crossrail 2, would transform journeys for commuters from the south-west and the north-east, including Wimbledon, Kingston, Twickenham, Hackney, Islington, Tottenham, Cheshunt and Hertford East. It would also provide essential relief to major London interchanges, including Euston, Victoria and Clapham Junction, and reduce pressure on congested Tube lines. In some cases, journey times would be more than halved.

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London: Hub city

Posted on: 31 January 2013
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This blog from Jolyon Brewis, Chief Executive of Grimshaw, presents an argument for London as a hub city. He argues that we may see two types of aviation hub developing in the future: ‘Hub Airports’ that are relatively remote from conurbations, offering high throughput and quick transfer connections, and ‘Hub Cities’ where a variety of passenger demands is recognised, and a more integrated transport strategy is pursued. He  believes that London has the opportunity to pursue the latter, and become the world’s first Hub City.

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