Tag Archives: Spatial Framework

Greater Manchester is overspending its carbon budget and Places for Everyone will make it much worse.

Posted on 24 March, 2022 by The Steady State Manchester team

byMark Burton (Steady State Manchester)andMatthew Broadbent (Save Greater Manchester Green Belt) Download as a pdf file This post is also available at Save Greater Manchester’s Green Belt and The Meteor The Greater Manchester Environment Plan isn’t delivering. minor edits, 12 … 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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And then there were 9: Places for Everyone comments

Posted on 16 September, 2021 by The Steady State Manchester team

And then there were 9: Places for Everyone – the new GM Spatial Framework. Post updated 20 and 25 Sept, 2021 (minor updates and correction to carbon figures). Table of Contents Background Loss of Green Space Comments on the Integrated … Continue reading →

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Places for Everyone? The new GM Spatial Framework

Posted on 17 August, 2021 by The Steady State Manchester team

The final consultation draft of the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework is now out. It is now called “Places for Everyone” (P4E below). Consultation closes on 23 October. P4E is little changed from the previous versions that appeared in 2018 and … 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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Event: A People’s Spatial Framework, January 23

Posted on 10 December, 2019 by The Steady State Manchester team

A People’s Spatial Framework Thursday, January 23, 2020 6:30 PM – 8:30 We’ll be imagining an alternative Spatial Framework that serves the people while protecting the green space. Click for Venue and booking details via Eventbrite For some years now, … Continue reading →

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The Future is 20 minutes away? 20-minute neighbourhoods

Posted on 20 November, 2019 by The Steady State Manchester team

The Future is 20 minutes away? 20-minute neighbourhoods. By Carolyn Kagan pdf version As we move towards a future in urban areas where people travel less, buy locally and live more convivial lives, we need vital and liveable neighbourhoods. This … Continue reading →

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Steady State Manchester’s response to the 2019 Greater Manchester Spatial Framework

Posted on 15 March, 2019 by The Steady State Manchester team

Here is our response  PDF Download To give a flavour, the consultation first asks this question: Is the approach that we have outlined in the plan reasonable? [We said that we] Mostly disagree What is the reason for your answer?: … Continue reading →

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