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Tag Archives: Spatial Framework
The Future is 20 minutes away? 20-minute neighbourhoods
The Future is 20 minutes away? 20-minute neighbourhoods. By Carolyn Kagan 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 means we … Continue reading
Posted in cities, community, explainers, key concepts, re-localisation
Tagged 20 minute neighbourhoods, bioregion, city region, community, Planning, policy, spatial, Spatial Framework, walkability
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Steady State Manchester’s response to the 2019 Greater Manchester Spatial Framework
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
…. and the environment? Greater Manchester Spatial Framework – the remix
At last, the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework has appeared following Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham’s electoral promise for a radical rewrite. It’s an enormous document, more than 1,000 pages, with many more than that in the various supporting documents. This … Continue reading
Why is the GM Spatial Framework delayed?
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has announced that the launch of a redrafted Greater Manchester Spatial Framework (GMSF) has again been delayed. Here’s why. 1) GMCA now thinks 175,000 houses could be built on available land. Most of this … Continue reading
We need a A Social-Ecological Spatial Framework
A Social-Ecological Spatial Framework for a Viable Greater Manchester. update: 3 July, 2018: Indeed, as anticipated, the new draft has been delayed again to accommodate the new population projections from the Office of National Statistics. These project 9.37% population growth … Continue reading
Why do people move? Implications for a Viable Economy.
Why do people move, or not move? What impacts does moving have on places that people move to? What about the impacts on places that people have left behind? These were some of the questions we discussed at Steady State … Continue reading
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Tagged café conversations, city region, community, GMSF, migration, mobility, Spatial Framework, viable economy, well-being
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How many homes do we need in Greater Manchester, and where?
It has been argued that Greater Manchester has a choice. Either build on the green belt and have more high-rise in the city centre, or have insufficient new homes for an expanding population. Let’s examine this claim. View this as … Continue reading
Greater Manchester: Towards a retrofit Garden City?
Greater Manchester: Towards a retrofit Garden City? We have been critical of recent plans in Greater Manchester1 but what might a better approach look like? At our latest conversation event we considered the idea of making the city region more … Continue reading
