🧵For a long time we've only talked about housebuilders Now it's time to become a nation of townbuilders But what should they be like? How should they work? Today we responded to @UKLabour's call for beautiful new homes featured in today's Times...

@theolodian Urr I don't think so, why do you say that?

RT @createstreets: It’s 8am. The sun peeks out. You leave your front garden near the centre of Bournemouth New Town, a new town extension.…

RT @HarryHamishGray: In the 7 years since this 500m walking and cycling scheme was consulted and designed on in 2018 - China has built 14,7…

@MatthewMarks42 Oh cool, you're telling me it coincides with when people and businesses use less energy

RT @fietsprofessor: NY City's congestion charge after one month: 👻 1 Million cars disappeared ⌚️ Rush hour traffic delays down 59% 🚍 Bus ri…

RT @boys_nicholas: Are these the new towns that you want? If so …

RT @WorksInProgMag: There exists a popular sentiment that we can’t build as well as we used to and our best days are behind us. But when we…

@createstreets getting prepped for the Ukraine exhibition 😅

Well worth a read, I'd add land value capture to the mix also

This is potentially a big step forward. It's essential to make valuable use of this land by building at density, not standard greenbelt housebuilder levels

Time for Trams in Bournemouth? Delighted to visit with @CBTransport and make the case for cutting congestion, boost housebuilding and stoking economic growth

@UrbanaAdam Next catch up...

Last orders at @createstreets launch of its new report Brewing Communities asking to put pubs at the heart of new towns 1. Put them on new high streets & village greens 2. Mix them with new homes at gentle density 3. Make it easy to walk & cycle 4. Build around public transport

RT @sam_d_1995: this is INCREDIBLE, congestion pricing is already working wonders traffic at 1:30PM on the average Sunday vs today Holla…

RT @yimbyalliance: Congestion charging works!

RT @the_transit_guy: Austin is building so much housing that rents are falling 19% in two years. Seems like our cities should follow Aust…

RT @UrbanCourtyard: I need to talk to Costco about one, simple design tweak that will make these developments 1000% more valuable …