GALLERY | Place Christmas Social
More than 200 property professionals gathered at Allied London's XYZ in Spinningfields for a festive evening of networking.
Cheshire RESI | Summary, slides + photos
The future of Cheshire’s Local Plans, major residential development in Warrington, and the growing prominence of mixed-use residential sites in the region were all highlighted at this Place North West event.
Merseyside Update | Summary, slides + photos
The £5bn opportunity at Liverpool Waters, investment in Knowsley, tackling the City Region's transport troubles, and the city centre's office market were all under the spotlight at this Place North West event in Liverpool.
Manchester to add 100,000 people and 65,000 jobs by 2036
Manchester is set for a period of major growth in all sectors, including its population, housing, and offices over the next decade-and-a-half according to the city council's annual State of the City report.
Education Update | Summary, slides + photos
Better integration between education and other sectors, university expansion plans, and making schools greener were the hot topics at this Place North West event.
COMMENT | Can Manchester’s infrastructure be ‘just right’?
There’s plenty to admire about the Swedes, not least of which is their central philosophy of ‘Lagom’, writes Stephen O’Malley of Civic Engineers.
Question Time | Leaders demand more from developers to deliver vision
Greater Manchester’s leaders faced tough questions on the city region’s track record on housing, struggling transport infrastructure, and the ongoing delays to the GMSF at this special Place North West event, which gathered all four of the city region’s leaders on one stage for the first time.
COMMENT | Futureproofing the North West’s digital infrastructure
We’re in the midst of a digital revolution, writes Sean Anstee of Telcom Infrastructure. Across the North and in our home city of Manchester, the rise of new technologies and cloud services are radically transforming the way we live and work.
COMMENT | ‘Big Idea’ must underpin placemaking
Placemaking satisfies a common human need for a sense of belonging, writes Matt Brook of Places Matter.
COMMENT | Showing the public why cities must change
Recently we attended and spoke at the International Healthy Streets Summit which took place in Glasgow, the first time in its five year existence that it has ventured outside of London, writes Stephen O’Malley of Civic Engineers.
COMMENT | End of the road for the Mancunian Way?
The clamour for a city centre park in Manchester is growing louder, but a redesign of the Mancunian Way could provide the opportunity to make Hulme Park just that, writes an urban planner.
COMMENT | Funding for growth in Manchester
In the past 12 months, Manchester has seen house price growth of 4.5%, while London experienced an increase of only 0.2%, writes Joanne Parr of Close Brothers Bridging Finance.
