Investing to create world class R&D environments
Bradfield Centre (night), Cambridge Science Park (Image: Trinity College Cambridge University) This week our expert panel led by the Infrastructure & Projects Authority discussed the following questions in relation to investment in the development of tech and science cities: is it better for sustainability to build technology clusters from the top down or bottom up, how do you create a strong identity behind the brand of the Oxford-Milton Keynes-Cambridge Arc and are there ne
Changing transport use in the UK: reviving local rail investment
The UK government is investing £32 million to develop and construct new rail stations in England and Wales, while 15 rail schemes are being awarded to accelerate plans to restore lines to communities including those closed during the Beeching cuts. It is part of a wider £500 million 'Restoring Your Railway Fund' to develop proposals that level up transport links across the country. Towns and villages across England, which were left isolated when their railways were closed, ar
Changing behaviour around energy use: the role of investors
The Queen's House Greenwich with the standby Greenwich gas - and formerly oil and coal-fired - power station on right and Canary Wharf behind. The power station was originally designed by the LCC architects department in the early 1900s to provide power for London County Council Tramways. The Department for Business, Energy & industrial Strategy's (BEIS) Leader in Local Energy, Patrick Allcorn, spoke at our Future Cities Forum in November to local authorities, investors and a