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Local Government Climate Action: Creating Clean Air Villages: Engaging with Business, Communities and Hospitals
London’s air is renowned for being highly polluted. The Cross River Partnership’s (CRP) Clean Air Villages Programme is striving to clean up London’s Air. We heard from Fiona Coull from the CRP about how the project is being rolled out across several boroughs in London and the benefits it is having to local communities.
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Local Government Climate Action: Improving the Delivery of Decarbonised Transport and Infrastructure
With a national move toward electric vehicles inevitable, local authorities are beginning to prepare. We heard from Joe Baker, Head of Service at Haringey Council about their strategy to implement charging infrastructure and public electric fleets.
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How Can Local Authorities Work Towards Green Recovery?
Leaders within local authorities must play their part in tackling climate change. This report acts a guide for local authorities, sharing advice on best practice and practical steps to combat climate change. Themes covered include: electric vehicles, town planning, biodiversity and much more.
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Improving Community Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
Ahead of the Governments promise to stop the sale of diesel and petrol cars by 2030, Haringey Borough Council have began restructuring the borough in preparation for the eventual transition to electric. This case study outlines their strategy.
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Rebuilding the Coastal Tourism Sector and Supporting Local Economies
The pandemic has had a significant impact on the Coastal Tourism sector, with 53% of coastal businesses saying it will be more than a year before their business returns to a profit. This article presents suggestions from the National Coastal Tourism Academy on how to rebuild the coastal tourism industry in response to Covid-19.
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Reviving the Lincolnshire Seaside: Coast Collaboration for a Connected Coast
In 2020 Mablethorpe and Skegness, both towns on the Lincolnshire coast, joined forces to bid for £50 million of The Towns Fund. This case study outlines the proposed projects of the Lincolnshire Connected Coast Board to regenerate its coastal towns.
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Public Sector Estates: Developing a Commercial Approach to Estate Management
Nottingham University has one of the largest estates in the education sector and effective management of the institution requires careful planning, Linda Goodacre discussed the strategy of the university, outlining their priorities, as well as offering tips for the planning of future funding opportunities.
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Public Sector Estates: Meeting Net Zero through Strategic Estate Management
The UK Government has a target to achieve at least 50% reduction in carbon emissions across the public sector estate by 2032. Christine St John Cox and Stuart Burrows offered insights into the decarbonisation of the public sector estate and how this mission aligns with new forms of estate management.
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How London is Leading the way with Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
Electric vehicle infrastructure is dominating conversations surrounding urban town planning. London is currently leading the way in the UK, but how is the City preparing for the expected explosionve growth in EV usage in the next ten years?
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Responding to the Shifting Priorities of Road and Rail Users
Covid-19 has majorly impacted road and rail users' priorities. This article discusses how Transport Focus has continued to monitor and respond to these preferences.
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High Streets 2021: Monitoring Footfall and Foot-flow Data to Inform the Pandemic Response
Footfall is a vital metric which provides a measure of activity on local high streets. Chris Wade from the People and Places Partnership discusses the monitoring of footfall and foot-flow data to inform the pandemic response.
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