When designing neighbourhoods, the aspiration should be for everyone to live within a five-minute walk of ‘significant’ green space or a park and ‘never be more than 10 minutes’ from basic facilities.This is one of several recommendations set out in a report – Home Comforts – published by the Place Alliance. It comprises the results of a survey of 2,510 households across the UK to find out how the design of homes and neighbourhoods affected their experience of the lockdown implemented to stem the spread of Covid-19. It finds that houses are more comfortable than flats. Read more on the Planning Portal.
Obama Center opening stirs pride and unease for Chicago’s South Side amid
displacement fears
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South Siders voice concerns about gentrification, housing and affordability
as they celebrate opening of the Obama Presidential Center
Pastor Jeffery Ca...
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