Building Healthier Communities: The Case for Investing in Public Health
Explore how targeted, community-based public health strategies can improve lives, reduce NHS pressure, and deliver cost savings for local authorities.
Give councils new powers over street works, MPs say
04/07/2025 Local authorities should be given new powers to limit the disruption caused by street works, overseen by a national 'street works commissioner', MPs say. |
Cleaner streets: sorting out the good ideas from the rubbish ones
21/08/2024 Beau Zilesnick from the environmental charity Hubbub, which collaborates with councils to run behaviour change campaigns, picks up six key litter lessons. |
Street Scar: why the utilities firms ruin our streets and how to stop it
19/02/2024 Nicholas Boys Smith, founder and chairman of Create Streets, explains what needs to be done to help local authorities prevent 'street scarring'. |
London faces ‘chronic’ street clutter issue
18/10/2023 Central London has a ‘chronic’ issue with street clutter such as disused phone boxes and discarded e-bikes, a think tank has warned. |
Street Manager limitations cost councils millions
08/09/2023 The Local Government Association has released a report it buried three years ago covering the financial impact of the Government's Street Manager software. |
New front door opening litter bin
07/06/2023 Leafield Environmental have launched a new front door opening litter bin, the Heritage Oval Litter Bin.. |
Sheffield approach to tree felling utterly condemned
07/03/2023 A report into the Sheffield street trees scandal has laid the blame firmly at the door of the former leadership of the council. |
How can you keep your site safer from hostile or errant vehicles?
05/08/2022 Deborah Ainscough discusses the importance of risk assessment and specification in protecting people and assets from hostile and errant vehicles. |
Regenerating public realm for climate change
29/07/2022 The regeneration of White Hart Lane in Tottenham, London has shown has permeable paving and street trees should can help address climate change while delivering SuDS. Chris Hodson reports. |
More than 100 projects secure money from Safer Streets Fund
26/07/2022 More than 100 projects have been awarded £50m to make streets safer and tackle violence against women and girls. |
Communities to have more control over changes to street names
07/07/2022 Councils will need agreement from two-thirds of local residents and business owners in order to change street names, under plans by the Government. |
Skate parks are not the only fruit
21/06/2022 On Go Skateboarding Day, Susannah Walker asks councils and their leisure and park departments to think differently about what facilities they provide for teenagers. |
Third round of safer streets funding is allocated
04/10/2021 Local authorities and police forces across England and Wales have been awarded £23.5m to help make women and girls feel safer in public spaces. |
BT steps up small business support by gifting up to £7.5m of street advertising space
21/09/2021 BT is donating up to £7.5m of outdoor advertising space to small businesses, as part of its roll-out of new Street Hub 2.0 units. |
Council steps up security after vandalism at Low Traffic Neighbourhoods
20/07/2021 Lambeth Council has been forced to install security measures after vandals targeted its Low Traffic Neighbourhood schemes. |
We need to put fun back into urban design – and councils are key
25/06/2021 Martin Bransby explores how to create better spaces that are geared towards improving both physical and mental wellbeing. |
Areas chosen to share Safer Streets Fund
04/06/2021 The Government has announced the 40 areas that will share more than £18m to make streets safer and crack down on neighbourhood crime. |
Harrow Council to remove two Streetspace schemes
04/05/2021 Harrow Council’s cabinet has decided to remove two of three Transport for London (TfL) Streetspace schemes designed to support people to socially distance and encourage active travel during lockdown. |
Proving permeable paving
26/04/2021 New research highlights the major benefits of permeable paving for green infrastructure in the public realm, Chris Hodson reports. |
All-female team create new guide to support safer public spaces
26/04/2021 A new guide to help local authorities create safer journeys for women has been published. |
Report calls for a 'connected recovery' from pandemic
24/03/2021 Safer and more welcoming public spaces would help people reconnect post-COVID-19, MPs and peers have argued. |
'Welcome back' fund launched for high streets and coastal areas
22/03/2021 Councils will receive £56m to help high streets and seaside resorts open safely this summer. |
Mayor and TfL seek to appeal Streetspace judgement
11/02/2021 London mayor Sadiq Khan and Transport for London (TfL) have applied to appeal a court ruling that deemed their Streetspace for London Plan unlawful. |
Council approves memorial for victims of Manchester Arena bombing
22/01/2021 A ‘calm and peaceful’ memorial for the 22 people who were killed in the 2017 Manchester terror attack has been approved by the council. |
Could safe pedestrianisation secure a greener more prosperous future after COVID?
13/01/2021 Deborah Ainscough discusses the potential benefits of temporary pedestrianisation for local authorities and the safety considerations for pedestrianisation planning. |
The winners of the 2020 Street Design Awards
18/12/2020 To end the year on a positive note, we are delighted to announce the winners of the 2020 Street Design Awards. |
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Waltham Forest Council announces five new School Streets schemes
17/11/2020 Waltham Forest Council is announcing a further five new School Streets following air quality monitoring that suggests the scheme has a ‘significant’ impact on NO2 concentrations. |
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How councils can use landscaping to maintain social distancing and safety
22/09/2020 Saul Huxley explores how councils can use different landscaping methods to incorporate social distancing into public spaces. |
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Planning reforms present 'dangers' for disabled peopled, Lord Holmes warns
07/07/2020 The relaxation of planning rules poses 'serious dangers' for disabled people, Lord Holmes has warned. |
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Changing the face of public realm design post-Covid
30/06/2020 What has Covid taught us about public realm? Peter Hogg explores. |
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Delivering a better post-pandemic public realm
25/06/2020 Chris Hodson explores how established and new techniques can help transform streets and public spaces to meet new challenges. |
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Council to remove Robert Baden-Powell statue from Poole
11/06/2020 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council is removing a statue of Robert Baden-Powell today from Poole Quay. |
