INSIGHTS
Field notes from practice.
These insights come from practice of CityFutures: Data analysis that shapes EBRD investment briefs, active travel programmes that translate EU mobility frameworks into buildable street designs, SUMP processes that city officials can actually deliver, masterplanning experience with multiple stakeholders and clients.
Why Net Zero Must Start with Place?
Targets are the easy part. The hard part is the spatial logic that makes them…
Draft London Plan 2026: Centralised or Decentralised?
Over the 2026 summer, the UK planning sector saw two critical developments. The Greater London…
Why Cities Need Spatial Intelligence, Not Just Data
Most cities don’t have a data problem. They have a decision problem. They have transport…
431 Cities. One Deadline | EU SUMP Compliance & Urban Mobility Policy
What the TEN-T SUMP Mandate Actually Requires. By 2027, 431 European cities must have adopted…
The Missing Layer in Sustainable Mobility Planning: Active Travel
Good plans fail not in design, but in delivery. The missing layer is governance. Most…
Active Travel for Climate Resilience
Transport accounts for around one third of global carbon emissions. Active travel (walking, cycling, and…
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