Towards an urban renaissance

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1、TowardsaStrongUrbanRenaissanceAnindependentreportbymembersoftheUrbanTaskForcechairedbyLordRogersofRiversideContentsTheUrbanRenaissancesixyearson2Introduction41Designexcellence52Socialwellbeing93Environmentalresponsibility124Delivery,fiscalandlegalframeworks15

2、Postscript18Acknowledgments19TheUrbanRenaissancesixyearsonbyRichardRogersIn1998theDeputyPrimeMinisterinvitedmetosetupthe•Localauthorityperformanceisonanupwardtrend.UrbanTaskForcetoidentifycausesofurbandeclineandTheAuditCommission’sComprehensivePerformanceesta

3、blishavisionforourcities,foundedontheprinciplesAssessmentoflocalauthoritiesacrossthecountryhasofdesignexcellence,socialwellbeingandenvironmentalfoundthevastmajoritytobe‘good’throughto‘excellent’.responsibilitywithinappropriatedelivery,fiscalandlegal•Therehasb

4、eensomeprogresstoreducetheenvironmentalframeworks.Manyofour105recommendationshavebeenimpactofnewbuildingswithanewandwelcomecodeofaddressedbytheGovernment,shapingmuchofcurrentsustainablebuilding.andfuturenationalpolicyonEngland’stownsandcities.•Therehasbeenasi

5、gnificantincreaseininvestmentinpublictransportinfrastructure,withgreaterattentiongivenIntheoriginalUrbanTaskForceReport,wesetoutavision:totheneedsofpedestriansandsustainabletransport.avisionofwelldesigned,compactandconnectedcitiessupportingadiverserangeofuses

6、–wherepeoplelive,•Privateinvestmenthasbeenleveredintothecities.workandenjoyleisuretimeatclosequarters–inaSince1996,£2billionofprivatesectorinvestmentsustainableurbanenvironmentwellintegratedwithpublichasflowedintotheManchestercityregionalone.transportandadapt

7、abletochange.Sixyearson,andwith•£39billionhasbeenallocatedoverthenextfiveyearstoathirdsuccessiveLabourGovernmentinplace,therearedelivertheSustainableCommunitiesPlanacrossEngland.somenotablesuccesses:•Citiesandregionshavegreaterpowerstocontroltheir•Forthefirst

8、timein50yearstherehasbeenameasurabledestiny.changeofcultureinfavouroftownsandcities,reflectinganationwidecommitmenttotheUrbanRenaissance.Thankstothesemeasures,andaperiodofsustained•People