Tag Archives: Greater Manchester

Places for Everyone, week 2 – Green Belt and Airport

Posted on 28 November, 2022 by The Steady State Manchester team

The Planning Inspectorate continues its Examination in Public of Greater Manchester’s nine district Places for Everyone joint spatial plan (known as P4E). We previously reported on week 1. Last week they discussed matters concerning the brownfields first policy, the justification … Continue reading →

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Viable Future Mark: the first five awards

Posted on 29 July, 2022 by The Steady State Manchester team

We are delighted to announce the launch of The Viable Future Mark. This award is being given to groups and organisations whose work is consistent with our vision of a Viable Greater Manchester. Viable Greater Manchester means a post-growth society … Continue reading →

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Consultation Response: Places for Everyone

Posted on 1 October, 2021 by The Steady State Manchester team

Here is Steady State Manchester’s response to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s strategic spatial plan: Places for Everyone, formerly the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework. We have assessed the plan on the basis of its soundness (for the criteria set out … Continue reading →

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Could the Covid-19 pandemic be a portal to a Viable Society and Economy?

Posted on 19 May, 2020 by The Steady State Manchester team

Could the Covid-19 pandemic be a portal to a Viable Society and Economy? Mark H Burton 1 Download it as a pdf file instead. Much has already been written about the prospects for the future of economic, social and ecological … Continue reading →

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Imagining an alternative future for Greater Manchester

Posted on 12 March, 2020 by The Steady State Manchester team

By Mark Burton and Carolyn Kagan reposted from Greater Manchester Housing Action website, 11 March, 2020 For some years now, Greater Manchester has been trying to agree a grand plan for land use: the Spatial Framework. The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), … Continue reading →

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People’s Spatial Framework: A Letter from the Future

Posted on 2 March, 2020 by The Steady State Manchester team

People’s Spatial Framework: A Letter from the Futurei. Dear Greater Mancunians, The lovely, liveable, City of Greater Manchester Download pdf version We are writing to you from 2035, and are delighted to tell you that Greater Manchester has been transformed … Continue reading →

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A Green New Deal for Greater Manchester? Workshop report.

Posted on 9 January, 2020 by The Steady State Manchester team

On 16 December we held a workshop to look at the prospects for a “Green New Deal” tailored to the needs and realities of Greater Manchester.  As is our usual style, the major part of the event was group discussion … Continue reading →

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Doing Buses Differently. Our response to the consultation.

Posted on 2 January, 2020 by The Steady State Manchester team

Here is our response to the Mayor and Transport for Greater Manchester proposals for bus system reform. We strongly support these proposals as the best option available now for securing the urgent and massive shift away from private motorised transport … Continue reading →

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