Centre for Cities
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The Centre for Cities is an independent think tank dedicated to improving the economies of the UK's largest cities and towns
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Joined June 2010
📢#CitiesOutlook2025, our annual health check of UK cities economic performance, is out now. 🏙️🔎2025 needs to be a year of growth delivery by the Government. What must policy do to boost wages across the country? Read the report 👇 https://t.co/qW5bU4C1m9
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Dijon is the inspiration behind the upcoming Integrated National Transport Strategy. What should the metro mayors learn from its success? Read our latest blog 👇 https://t.co/hXkGdiGIuB
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📊Our new data tool maps and quantifies the additional population that would be ‘well-connected’ to each city centre from different combinations of steps toward integration, for 30 or 45 minute journey times 👇 https://t.co/ZdYbBZ03kM
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This report sets out the connectivity and economic impacts for city regions integrating their public transport networks.
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With integrated modes, increased bus frequency and reduced journey times #Newcastle could see 170,700 more people connected to the city centre 📢
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We discuss our latest research into integrated transport systems in big cities on last week's episode of City Minutes🎙️ Listen now 👇 https://t.co/eaNDvRPSG6
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🛍️ Join Centre for Cities and Deputy Mayor of London @howarddawber for the launch of new research into high streets across the capital. Find out more 👇 https://t.co/VlaNcQmtk1
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📊Our new data tool maps and quantifies the additional population that would be ‘well-connected’ to each city centre from different combinations of steps toward integration, for 30 or 45 minute journey times 👇 https://t.co/ZdYbBZ03kM
centreforcities.org
This report sets out the connectivity and economic impacts for city regions integrating their public transport networks.
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With integrated modes, increased bus frequency and reduced journey times #Liverpool could see 160,400 more people connected to the city centre 📢
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Dijon is the inspiration behind the upcoming Integrated National Transport Strategy. What should the metro mayors learn from its success? Read the blog 👇 https://t.co/hXkGdiGIuB
centreforcities.org
Dijon is the inspiration behind the upcoming Integrated National Transport Strategy. What should the metro mayors learn from its success?
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We are delighted to have been nominated for this award for our work putting together the most detailed local-level housebuilding dataset in England, spanning 1946 - 2023🥳 If you'd like to take a look at the data it's here on our GitHub 👉🔗 https://t.co/bgSmE85Xgl
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Local authority housebuilding data 1946-2023, digitised in 2024 by Centre for Cities - GitHub - CentreforCities/local_housebuilding_1946_2023: Local authority housebuilding data 1946-2023, digitis...
🎉Congratulations to all our finalists for the inaugural Innovation Award! @CentreforCities @BritainLeads @Demos @mmhpi @nesta_uk @resfoundation @SMFthinktank Winner to be revealed on 12th November! #SmartThinkingAwards
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2025 marks 2️⃣0️⃣ years of Centre for Cities 🥳 Join Mayor Tracy Brabin @MayorOfWY and the @RtHonGregClark for their reflections on two decades of urban policy👇 https://t.co/lLfVwlO1Ir
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We discuss our latest research into integrated transport systems in big cities on this week's episode of City Minutes🎙️ Listen now 👇 https://t.co/eaNDvRPSG6
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📊Our new data tool maps and quantifies the additional population that would be ‘well-connected’ to each city centre from different combinations of steps toward integration, for 30 or 45 minute journey times 👇 https://t.co/ZdYbBZ03kM
centreforcities.org
This report sets out the connectivity and economic impacts for city regions integrating their public transport networks.
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With integrated modes, increased bus frequency and reduced journey times #Manchester could see 255,000 more people connected to the city centre 📢
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#ICYMI Report launch – Integrated transport: The size of the prize for mayors We launched our newest report exploring just how much transport integration could improve existing public transport networks in big cities. Catch up on our Youtube channel 👇 https://t.co/IZzWnxVWFF
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Better transport for big cities🎙️ @AndrewCities is joined by @__robjohnson__ and Caitlin Rollison to dive into the economic benefits of better transport systems for big city regions and the size of the prize for metro mayors. Listen to the podcast 🎧👇 https://t.co/eaNDvRPSG6
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Metro mayors will soon be able join up their existing public transport networks, delivering economic growth in England’s big cities outside the capital 🚌 This would better connect 1.2 million people to big city centres 🏙️ Read more👇 https://t.co/xPdAlzNEMm
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Mayors will soon be able join up their existing public transport networks, delivering economic growth in England’s big cities outside the capital.
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Delivering integration would expand the reach of existing public transport networks, better connecting 1.2 million people to their city centres within 30 minutes by making journeys quicker and easier. 4/4
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Greater devolved powers will soon allow these metro mayors to increase frequencies and reduce journey times on key bus routes, as well as creating better links with commuter tram and rail networks 🚌🚏 3/4🧵👇
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Integration – joining up and improving existing networks to make them function as one system – is currently the best option to improve public transport in the six largest cities in England outside the capital 🕸️ 2/4🧵👇
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NEW REPORT | Integrated transport: The size of the prize for mayors 🚌🚂🚃 Transport is the wiring that allows urban economies to function. But this wiring is faulty in big UK cities outside of London. Read the report 🔎👇 https://t.co/ZdYbBZ03kM
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