Place-making at September Future Cities Forum
We are delighted that the experienced planner Stuart Robinson will be joining our September forum on place-making at Ravensbourne University London, next to the O2. Stuart spoke at our forum at White City last summer about his experience of preparing the site of the Royal Arsenal Woolwich for sale to the commercial sector - a huge task to bring back the former historic military site for development use. Production of armaments during both world wars had left the 'secret walle
New housing strategies from TfL at Future Cities Forum
(Above) Looking north from Thurloe Street by South Kensington station to V&A Museum Tfl will be at our June forum to speak about its planning and housing developments in London. Rosanna Sterry is an experienced planner with TfL, working alongside London boroughs on planning applications to create new homes from often challenging sites around stations and tube lines. Rosanna commented: 'To councils and local authorities the property development side of TfL can feel like a publ
Solving London's future mobility challenges
At our recent transport, planning and housing forum, we were fortunate to have the very experienced Alex Williams, Head of Planning at Transport for London, open discussions with a review of some of the mobility challenges facing the capital through population growth. For our full report on the event discussions, click on the Bakerloo tube sign above. Commenting on how TfL has been working to integrate the Mayor’s Transport Strategy with the London Plan and the Environment St
New cycle infrastructure for London's health
The Mayor of London and TfL have unveiled an ambitious plan to create a unified London-wide cycle network across London, with new quality standards for the building of new cycling infrastructure. This will be a topic discussed at our Healthy Cities Forum on 30th January 2019 at Apothecaries' Hall, City of London. The event will look at how our physical environment and infrastructure is helping or hindering the nation's health. The London Mayor's Chief Resiliance Officer, Dr F
Stuart Robinson on station place-making
TfL Commercial Development's Strategic Planning Adviser, Stuart Robinson, will be speaking at our 10th October forum at White City Place, London.. He will join a panel discussion on rail station-led regeneration with Richard Marsh of Bristol Temple Quarter, Liam Harrison of SNC-Lavalin Atkins, and Alexandra Reitman of Old Oak & Park Royal Development Corporation. Stuart has carried out important research with Danish urban designer Jan Gehl and surveyors CBRE on place-making
TfL - new offices and retail for London stations
New development is gathering pace in connection to the Elizabeth Line which will transform journeys across London from Abbey Wood in the south east to Heathrow and beyond in the west - providing new offices and retail for the capital. TfL has signed an agreement to build a new complex above London's Elizabeth Line Farringdon Station with developer HB Reavis.. TfL's Director of Commercial Development, Graeme Graig stated: 'With the arrival of the Elizabeth line, Farringdon wil
The electric bike revolution
The Mayor of London is encouraging the use of e-bikes but often city councils dismiss the value of this new technology and TfL has launched its ebikes.london platform to pair up those looking to purchase these cycles with the retailers. Behind TfL's effort is the notion that ebikes will encourage those who would never consider cycling but others think it is 'cheating' and in programmes where the health of a city's population is a concern, of little value. Although they have t
Deloitte on future mobility at "Intelligent Cities"
We are very pleased that Deloitte’s Global Transportation Sector Leader, Simon Dixon will join our “Intelligent Cities” forum on 3 July at White City Place. Simon is a Partner in Deloitte’s Public Sector Practice, specialising in the delivery and commercial management of large complex business-critical transformational programmes with a track record of putting government policy into practice. He is currently leading Deloitte’s initiatives into the Future of Mobility and Smar
TfL's role in future housing
As part of its development programme with private sector partners, TfL will shortly start work on transforming its assets around South Kensington station. This will improve the experience of the 34 million journeys that take place each year at this important interchange station which serves one of Europe’s biggest museum districts, and a leading education hub (Imperial College London’s main campus, residence halls and the French Lycee are all nearby). In addition it will rede
Savills: can land value capture fund new infrastructure?
Savills has been advising Transport for London, as well as city councils, near the HS2 route, on land value capture and uplift as a possible way of funding major new infrastructure. Please watch the Chief Economist at Savills, Rory Brooke, above, presenting on our first panel discussion about new models for infrastructure-led regeneration at "The Making of the Modern City" alongside L&G Capital,Tibbalds Planning, Transport for London and the Mayor of Middlesbrough. Rory concl