News
August 2024
June 2024
May 2024
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May 2024
A constitution for the UDG as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation was approved at the Special General Meeting, and a new Executive, Honorary Officers and Trustees voted in.
March 2024
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March 2024
News and Research
Low traffic neighbourhoods: leaked government report reveals positive findings
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March 2024
News and Research
Built Environment
Developers still building high-rises that won’t meet future regulations >>>>
February 2024
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February 2024
Competition and Markets Authority Report on Housebuilding - summarised
Air Quality
"Safe" air quality levels in US, UK and EU harmful
London high air pollution days shown to impair problem solving by teams - slowed by 5 percent.
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February 2024
Low fare public transport success in Bonn
Highway environment influences who gets blamed in pedestrian crashes
Welsh 20mph limit leads to 4mph average speed reduction - equates to 25 percent reduction in kinetic energy and the potential to cause damage, injury and death
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February 2024
Global review of urban blue-green planning tools
Performance-based planning in Queensland
How to reduce aggression against cyclists
Traffic calming effect of delineated bike lanes
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February 2024
World breaches 1.5C one year warming limit + hottest January with +1.7C warming
Economic value of hot-day cooling provided by urban green and blue space
How waste generation changes with size of city
Single family housing development in Cambridge
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February 2024
LTNs - Event Report
Scotland Consultation on inclusive design in town centres seeks to restrict kerb-free surfaces
Urban greenspaces role in adapting to increased heat - public unaware
UK National Population Projections - Analysis of the ONS Projections
January 2024
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January 2024
Urban agriculture - several articles ... carbon footprint, role of urban foraging
Planning Law - when is a non-material amendment a material amendment?
Vast majority of women face abuse when cycling
What will make people cycle more? What discourages them?
September 2023
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September 2023
Thursday 12 October 2023 (All day) to Friday 13 October 2023 (All day) - Sheffield
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June 2023
April 2023
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April 2023
Results of the Special General Meeting held on Wednesday 26 April 2023 via Zoom
1. Urban Design Group Constitution
February 2023
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February 2023
Announcing the Finalists of the 2023 National Urban Design Awards
Wednesday 15 February 2023
December 2022
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December 2022
The consultation published on 22 December 2022, seeks views on the Government’s proposed approach to updating the
May 2022
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May 2022
Reflections on the Levelling up and Regeneration Bill - UDG Chair Katja Stille
Population density and density of junctions key to encouraging walking
Child Friendly Urban Design - New Report on observations from Eindhoven and Jerusalem
Hastings & St Leonards on Sea "15 Minute Place" - Study...
March 2022
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March 2022
Climate change special | plus new events with CPRE and an uplifting story from Living Streets
February 2022
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February 2022
COMPUTER SAYS ROAD
Reflections on the impact of the Department for Transport’s Transport Appraisal Guidance
EVENTS
UDG @ Futurebuild 2022 3 March
Keynote: Do we need a below-ground national design guide?
TRAINING
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February 2022
Do We Need A Below Ground National Design Guide? | Digital Planning Task Force - New Report | Building Car Dependency – New Report
January 2022
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January 2022
Our monthly round up of events, initiatives and other UDG activities and resources
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January 2022
How to Make People Friendly Places: new guide from the UDG | news + research | career opportunities
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January 2022
Latest Urban Design Journal: Scandinavia and the Nordic Region | John Billingham | International Research and News Round-up | Careers
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January 2022
COP26 to COP27: Summary and Assessment | Movement and Highways: Changes in 2022
December 2021
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December 2021
Our monthly round up of events, initiatives and other UDG activities and resources
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December 2021
At the Urban Design Group's AGM on Tuesday 14 December we warmly welcomed a couple of new faces to the Executive Committee to join the familiar and long standing. Thank you to those who put themselves forward and we look forward to the year ahead!
