Plans for National Infrastructure Commission underpinned by £26bn of local spending devolved for local councils to invest in infrastructure plus a promise to “sweep away planning rules” to allow more homes to be built.
Osborne’s decision to embrace the former Labour Party National Infrastructure Commission as championed by Sir John Armitt should boost political consensus behind critical national infrastructure delivery, says Jackie Whitelaw.
Former Labour transport minister Andrew Adonis to head new body charged with identifying and accelerating the delivery of critical national infrastructure projects – a not dissimilar commission to that proposed previously by Sir John Armitt and Labour.
All the ingredients for urban terror attacks are in place. We need to plan now to protect our cities, says Dr Peter Rehwinkel ahead of next month's Global Resilience Summit.
Leadership commitment rewarded on £30M east London project as UK cycling innovation is heralded by Transport Minister and Mayor’s Cycling Commissioner as the “cycling vision” for the future of urban Britain.
Investing in the capital’s transport infrastructure and building more homes are the business community’s top priorities for London’s next Mayor, according to the CBI/CBRE London Business Survey.
Introducing better compensation measures is one thing that could be done to push projects through more quickly, says Tony Travers, director at the London School of Economics.
The 2015 property slowdown will quickly be replaced with rush for skyscrapers and renewed focus on large scale regeneration projects, says Skanska managing director Paul Heather.