The gap between zoning reform and new homes: what London can learn from the triplex permitting gap
Making more housing types legal is only the first step. A new analysis from Strong Towns shows how building code thresholds, professional…
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Lessons from Los Angeles: How housing policies can deter new development – a cautionary tale for London
Los Angeles developers are scaling back projects despite huge housing demand, blaming pandemic-era rent protections and a mansion tax that encourages small-scale…
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SEPA reform lessons for London: Seattle’s environmental review battles offer cautionary tale for UK planning
A Washington State op-ed argues that Seattle’s State Environmental Policy Act has been weaponised to delay housing, bike trails and affordable homes.…
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Strong Towns: London should design public space around use, not objects
A new Strong Towns article argues that public projects start with benches, trees and lighting instead of how people will actually use…
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What London planners can learn from West Hollywood’s stalled-site coyote problem
A vacant unfinished building in West Hollywood has become an urban coyote habitat. The case is not a London story, but it…
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The Walk-To Local: What the Disappearing Third Space Means for London High Streets
A US Streetsblog roundup links the loss of pubs and independent coffee shops to places we drive past rather than walk to.…
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What London planners can learn from a Rhode Island town’s better planning question
A small US town started its comprehensive plan by asking residents to share what they love about their community, not what they…
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What California’s Builder’s Remedy Means for London’s Housing Debate
A Beverly Hills 55-unit approval under California’s Builder’s Remedy sparks discussion on state preemption, housing element compliance, and what London planners might…
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Issaquah ADU Self-Certification: A US Model With Limited London Parallel
The Washington city becomes the first to let architects self-certify backyard cottage plans under a 2025 state law. The programme has no…
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London Urbanism Desk: Clarifying Our Editorial Scope on Local Political Endorsements
The London Urbanism Desk maintains a strict focus on urban development, planning, and policy within Greater London, including GLA, TfL, and borough-level…
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