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CNAPPC Conference on new paradigms of urban life: proximity, well-being in cities and territories https://ace-cae.eu/event/cnappc-conference-on-new-paradigms-of-urban-life-proximity-well-being-in-c...

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Most council’s housing targets have doubled. NPPF updates have introduced new transport rules: vision-led planning, changing parking standards, continuous pavement references, placemaking guidance ...

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France is building 300,000 new homes annually, by using tram networks to unlock new homes. A model Britain has yet to master. Our latest report takes senior politicians and policymakers behind the ...

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Good Afternoon Britain on GB News 9th Feb 2026

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The East Marsh ward in Grimsby is a community that faces challenges. Life can be tough for many here but on 9th February 2023, we showed the rest of the town the true, beautiful spirit of the Marsh...

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How can English councils respond to increased housing targets and the new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) Get in touch contact@createstreets.com https://www.createstreets.com/ #shorts #NP...

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Across the UK, community-led and co-led projects are quietly transforming neighbourhoods into healthier, more beautiful and more resilient places. In the wake of the Government’s Pride in Place pro...

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Nicholas Boys Smith explains why the design of our streets, neighbourhoods and public spaces shapes how we live. Nicholas Boys Smith sets out the evidence behind people’s preferences for walkable, ...

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Pedal fast and build things: can we build more homes more quickly though active travel The session at Labour Party Conference 2025 explores how cycling and active travel infrastructure can unlock ...

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Create Streets' 'Stepping off the Road to Nowhere' on The Rest is Politics podcast. 21st March 2024

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Senior Architectural Designer Robert Kwolek discusses Create Streets' alternative vision for M&S Oxford Street building. 18th June 2024

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Nicholas Boys Smith, Create Streets founder, discussing street scars on BBC Breakfast 4th July 2025

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Nicholas Boys Smith, founder of Create Streets, discusses why street scars can spoil our streets and how we can fix it. 12th June 2025

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A joyful week of learning and sketching at the Create Streets Foundation Urban Design & Architecture Summer School has officially drawn to a close! Our brilliant students brought deep thought, att

Around the world a revolution is taking place. It’s a revolution that no longer accepts villages, towns and cities that are heartless, ugly and soulless, and one that rejects the car-dominated traf...

At the Create Streets Foundation we believe that new places and buildings should make us happy, that what people like is highly measurable and predictable and that that we can steward old places wi...