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Cities and infrastructure
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THIS FRIDAY: Book now for Future of Cities webinar
How will future cities change due to the pandemic? Find out at our webinar on 26 February. -
Surveying the shifting shape of city life
Covid-driven changes are likely to have a positive impact on public health and our own personal health and wellbeing. -
York Central £77m infrastructure funding confirmed
Homes England and Network Rail will invest £77m to ensure that York’s new city centre quarter development goes ahead. -
Major London bridge closed as cracks appear
133-year-old Hammersmith Bridge closed due to urgent safety concerns. -
Arup’s ‘parklet’ approach to reclaiming the streets
A green infrastructure solution to the challenge of social distancing. -
Embedding social distancing into cities
Covid-19 is still a very real threat and a long-term plan is needed to embed social distancing in cities, says Neil Manthorpe. -
Jacobs’ CEO to take on influential global infrastructure role
Key World Economic Forum infrastructure steering committee to be led by Jacobs’ Steve Demetriou. -
Cities must plan better for older communities, says new Arup report
Arup report warns that cities must better cater for older communities or risk being unfit for purpose. -
More than a third of Londoners willing to pay more tax for transport improvements
Londoners want more say and less politics in the development of the city’s future infrastructure, AECOM has found. -
New initiative to highlight key role of infrastructure for cities
Infrastructure Intelligence is collaborating with WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff to raise the importance of economic and social infrastructure in the future of the UK.
Tweets
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NEWS! Construction output declines for first time since January 2021, PMI reveals. Read more here:… https://t.co/G4NccGJJ9M -
GOOD NEWS! National Highways publishes positive first-year report on progress towards #NetZero. Read more here:… https://t.co/CuXzDCmUTO
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