Transport & Infrastructure

How Leeds City Council are Encouraging Businesses to Transition to Electric Vehicles

Leeds City Council declared Climate Emergency in March 2019, pledging to become carbon neutral by 2030. As part of their drive to become a carbon-neutral authority Leeds City Council have signed up for the National Clean Van Commitment.

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Decarbonising the North: The Transport for the North Strategic Transport Plan

Transport for the North published their ‘Strategic Transport Plan’ in February 2019. This article provides an overview of the plan and discusses how the plan aims to reduce transport carbon emissions.

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Cultural Regeneration: Lessons from The Really Local Group

Really Local Group creates and restores cultural infrastructure through the regeneration and renewal of the UK’s highstreets. They work to create bespoke venues that provide a mixture of retail, entertainment, hospitality, creative and community spaces.

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How can we Adapt our High Streets to Ensure Future Sustainability?

eCommerce has posed a threat to the High Street for some time, but Covid has provided another challenge. How can the High Street adapt?

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Transforming our High Streets – A Route Map to Recovery

In the first 6 months of 2020 the Retail Gazette reported that there had been a loss of over 24,000 retail jobs. With challenges for the entertainment and restaurant sector, including increased costs and managing capacity for social distancing, there is a real concern on whether business will survive.

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