CASwiki news articles have a focus on news of community action for sustainability. This article is an offshoot from Urban sustainability UK and is for news and comment in that context. This article would be improved by an appropriate photo or image.
Font Awesome map marker.svg Angle down icon.svg Location data
Loading map...
Location United Kingdom
Yorkshire1.JPG
  • York to ban private car journeys from city centre within three years, Dec 31, 2019...[1]
  • Net zero carbon neighbourhood to be built in south Wales, Dec 23, 2019...[2]
  • Bristol council votes to ban diesel cars in first for a UK city, Nov 5, 2019...[3]

Jan-Sep 2019[edit | edit source]

Community parklets: Locals invited to apply as council reopens trial programme,Aug 7...[4]

Plymouth becomes the UK's first Fab City, Jul 1[5]

Marmalade Lane: the car-free, triple-glazed, 42-house oasis, May 8...[6]

Urban co-design for better wellbeing and health: Healthy New Town, Jan 9[7]

Cars, lorries and taxis to be banned from Tottenham Court Road, Jan 4...[8]

Oct-Dec 2018[edit | edit source]

Timpson says a locally-driven approach needed to rejuvenate high streets. Retail industry experts have called for a community-focused approach to tackling the challenges facing high streets and town centres. Dec 20[9]

The government-appointed panel made up representatives from the retail, property and design sectors has published practical recommendations to reinvigorate town centres by creating a community hub which, alongside retail, includes leisure and social services and more residential property.
The report puts community involvement and local leadership at the centre of a plan to create the town centres of the future.

Create Streets say: We don't want NIMBYs, but YIMBYs and BIMBYs (Y for "Yes", B for "Beautiful"), Oct 15[10]

Jan-Sep 2018[edit | edit source]

Government faces court action over 'illegal' planning policy, Sep 4[11]

Cornmarket St, Oxford.jpg

This disastrous new project will change the face of Britain, yet no debate is allowed, George Monbiot, Aug 22...[12]

Government commits to further support for neighbourhood planning, Mar 19[13]

We could build more than a million homes on brownfield land… so why aren't we? Feb 28...[14]

People-powered housing: is it the answer to our housing crisis? Feb 23[15]

See also[edit | edit source]

local information can be found, or shared, via our many UK location pages

References[edit | edit source]

FA info icon.svg Angle down icon.svg Page data
Keywords news, uk news, uk topic news
Authors Phil Green
License CC-BY-SA-4.0
Language English (en)
Related 0 subpages, 2 pages link here
Aliases Urban sustainability UK news/2013-2018
Impact 155 page views
Created January 2, 2023 by Phil Green
Modified October 23, 2023 by StandardWikitext bot
Cookies help us deliver our services. By using our services, you agree to our use of cookies.