Over the 2026 summer, the UK planning sector saw two critical developments. The Greater London Authority (GLA) shared the Draft London Plan 2026 for consultation in mid-July, followed by the revision of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) on 17…
Good plans fail not in design, but in delivery. The missing layer is governance. Most sustainable mobility plans begin with good intentions. Reduce car dependency. Improve walking and cycling. Strengthen public transport integration. Make streets safer. Cut emissions. Improve access…
Data doesn’t make the masterplan obsolete. It makes good masterplanning more important. Every few years, someone declares that the masterplan is dead. Too static. Too slow. Too top-down. Too detached from how cities actually behave. I understand the criticism. Many…
Targets are the easy part. The hard part is the spatial logic that makes them real. Every time I hear a city announce a net zero target, I think the same thing: that’s the easy part. Amsterdam net zero by…