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- 🎂 Transport for New Homes is 10 years old in 2026. This blog post takes a look back at what we've achieved. www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/ten-years-of...
- Explore the timeline of our work over the last ten years. www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/about-us/our...
- Reposted by transportfornewhomesRevamped website for @transportfornewhomes.org.uk - lots of research showing the gap between the good words in planning policy on sustainable transport and then what actually built on the ground: www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk
- Website had a refresh. Everything is still there, but should be easier to find. www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk
- Could you help us by going on a site visit this year? Sign up to be included in the first mail out. www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/new-towns-ol...
- Help support our 2026 research on new towns (old and new). Can you go on a site visit or make a donation? www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/new-towns-ol...
- In December, a consultation was launched on an updated version of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). You can find links to the draft text and the consultation on our website. www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/2026-nationa...
- The slides from presentations we've given at recent events can be found on our website. www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/the-project/...
- Reposted by transportfornewhomesNEW: 50+ transport and health groups have written to the Government calling for clear targets in the upcoming Cycling & Walking Investment Strategy 3, as well as a comprehensive plan for a national active travel network, matching the long-term strategic focus given to roads.
- We agree! Good to see the NPPF taking transport into account, but don't forget the rest of what makes places work for everyone.
- Our appeal had its most successful day yet this week. Thank you to all who have contributed. You can still make donations to support our work here: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
- Can you support our work with a donation? www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/an-appeal-fr...
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- Can you support our work with a donation? www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/an-appeal-fr...
- New blog post: Will ‘build, build, build’ put local planning at risk? www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/build-build-...
- We're tracking the locations the government has shortlisted for new towns. www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/new-towns-pr...
- Can you support our work with a donation? www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/an-appeal-fr...
- This blog post is one year old today. And still no sign of the promised station. Will the upcoming new towns be all vision, no reality too when it comes to transport? www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/transit-orie...
- 12 sites recommended for new towns in England, with three (Tempsford, Crews Hill and Leeds Southbank) likely to be taken forward in the coming years. www.housingtoday.co.uk/news/three-n...
- Reposted by transportfornewhomesArticle highlights how important the work of @transportfornewhomes.org.uk & @planningtransport.co.uk is. It’s not ok for large new developments to be built without access to the basics these new communities need, including a corner shop, playground & community centre.
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- Our @planningtransport.co.uk spoke to @theguardian.com about how car dependent housing is causing loneliness. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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- We believe new housing should be built so that residents can walk, cycle and use public transport to go about their daily lives. Sign up to our newsletter to find out what we are doing to help make this a reality. buff.ly/EJ41rry
- 🚨 We need your help! Our recent report was made possible thanks to the generous donations of our supporters. For the 2026 edition, we've introduced a new rewards scheme to recognise the vital part donors play in our research. Find out more and make a donation today: buff.ly/v37auXd
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- If you missed our Why Parking Matters webinar with @cprelondon.bsky.social, you can watch it here:
- Our new research in the @bigissue.com in an article by @lgeraghty23.bsky.social ...
- Reposted by transportfornewhomesHousing targets are surging under Labour's plan to build 1.5 million homes but public transport is not keeping up, new analysis has found.
- We took the Government's new housing targets for local authority areas and mapped them against public transport staisfaction levels. Read our latest blog, to find out what we discovered: www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/high-housing...
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- As the Planning & Infrastructure Bill reaches the House of Lords, we've co-signed a letter calling for a new framework to limit congestion from new homes. green-alliance.org.uk/press-releas... @green-alliance.org.uk @bettertransport.bsky.social @cyclinguk.bsky.social @transportaction.bsky.social
- Reposted by transportfornewhomesThis morning @transportfornewhomes.org.uk published new research which found areas with high housing targets also have poor public transport links... newstartmag.co.uk/articles/hou... #housing #transport #government #housingtargets
- Reposted by transportfornewhomes🏠🚗 As the planning and infrastructure bill hits the Lords today, we've joined @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social , @cyclinguk.bsky.social & others in a joint letter to govt calling for planning law changes to prevent new homes creating traffic chaos. 1/3
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- Our latest research shows the Government’s new housing plan risks creating hundreds of thousands of car-dependent homes, with some of the highest housing targets in areas with the lowest levels of public transport satisfaction: www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/figures-reve...
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- Donations keep us going. Thanks to our supporters who helped us produce the latest What is being built? report. Please consider a contribution to help us apply for more grant fundraising and keep our informative website online. actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
- Reposted by transportfornewhomes🚶♀️🌳 Greener Streets – Free Webinar 🗓 26 June | ⏰ 12:30–1:45 pm BST Live online | Free to attend With @LDN_LS @Wheels4Well + more 🔗 Sign up: cpre-london.eventcube.io/events/85988... @livingstreets.bsky.social @londoncycling.bsky.social @wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk #GreenerStreets #StreetDesign
- You can find out more about our work and keep up to date on transport and planning through our blogs. You'll find them all on our website at: buff.ly/h0nPsbT
- Reposted by transportfornewhomesLocal Transport Minister @simonlightwood.org.uk has these welcome words of support for #BetterTransportWeek. It's time to celebrate the transport that connects communities and brings people together. Find out more at bettertransport.org.uk/better-trans...
- 🚨 Last chance to sign up for our FREE webinar with @cprelondon.bsky.social tomorrow on why parking matters and the policies that can be promoted in Local Plans and Local Transport Plans to support a shift to more sustainable modes. Sign up here: buff.ly/ozbcwwB
- We're proud to be supporting #BetterTransportWeek and celebrating how good public transport, cycling and walking facilities can help connect communities, bring people together and create happy, healthy neighbourhoods.
- It's #BetterTransportWeek and we're running a FREE webinar on Thursday with @cprelondon.bsky.social to learn about why parking matters and the policies that can be promoted in Local Plans and Local Transport Plans to support a shift to more sustainable modes. Sign up here: buff.ly/ozbcwwB
- Reposted by transportfornewhomes“Why are we still building housing developments that ingrain dependence on cars? This contributes to air pollution and isolation of residents who develop cognitive impairment.” Important argument for role of healthier environments and prevention in helping to manage dementia better👇
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- The Spending Review included much needed transport funding for our city regions, but very little for rural areas dealing with high housing targets & poor public transport. In this blog, we look at why we're still not making the link between new housing & public transport: buff.ly/kNDZmeQ
- Join us and cprelondon.bsky.social next Thursday (19 June) for a FREE webinar to learn why parking matters and the policies that can be promoted in Local Plans and Local Transport Plans to support a shift to more sustainable modes. Sign up here: buff.ly/QHrmAJn
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- Tomorrow the Chancellor will lay out her spending plans for transport and housing. Our recent report - What is being built is in 2025 - recommended that house building and public transport should be better connected to ensure we build homes for people, not cars. Read the report:
- Each year we visit new housing developments to find out whether they are properly served by good public transport and designed for walking and cycling. As we plan our next round of visits, we need your help! Use the link to tell us where we should go this year:
- 🚨 We need your help! Our recent report was made possible thanks to the generous donations of our supporters. For the 2026 edition, we've introduced a new rewards scheme to recognise the vital part donors play in our research. Find out more and make a donation today: buff.ly/I7EmWJh
- Join us and cprelondon.bsky.social on Thursday 19 June for a FREE webinar to learn why parking matters and the policies that can be promoted in Local Plans and Local Transport Plans to support a shift to more sustainable modes. Sign up here: buff.ly/QHrmAJn
- We believe that everyone should have access to attractive housing, located and designed to ensure that people do not need to use or own cars to live a full life.
- In this, the final blog in our series exploring the themes of our latest report - What is being built in 2025? - we examine an alternative way of building the new homes we so urgently need, one that is quicker and helps rengerate town and city centres. Read it here: buff.ly/12LtH1I
- Reposted by transportfornewhomesGet in touch if you'd like to discuss our work on APTALs - adjusted calculations that include everyone in a community when new housing and mixed-use developments are planned. More here: www.transportforall.org.uk/news/disable...
- We're pleased to be an official partner of bettertransport.bsky.social's #BetterTransportWeek 2025, helping to celebrate how good, sustainable public transport, walking and cycling can help connect communities and reduce the need to drive.
- Join us and cprelondon.bsky.social on Thursday 19 June for a FREE webinar to learn why parking matters and the policies that can be promoted in Local Plans and Local Transport Plans to support a shift to more sustainable modes. Sign up here: buff.ly/3qWURGm
- In this, the tenth in a series of blogs exploring the themes of our latest report - What is being built in 2025? In search of the station - we look at one of the new developments we visited that is getting things right: buff.ly/ZZ0y0U1
- Join us and cprelondon.bsky.social on Thursday 19 June for a FREE webinar to learn why parking matters and the policies that can be promoted in Local Plans and Local Transport Plans to support a shift to more sustainable modes. Sign up here: buff.ly/3qWURGm
- Here's another European example of a delightful, walkable new development that we'd like to see more of in England: www.theguardian.com/world/galler...
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- In this, the ninth in a series of blogs exploring the themes of our latest report - What is being built in 2025? In search of the station - we look at whether new developments are doing enough to encourage cycling: buff.ly/bDst9La
- 🚨 We need your help! Our recent report was made possible thanks to the generous donations of our supporters. For the 2026 edition, we've introduced a new rewards scheme to recognise the vital part donors play in our research. Find out more and make a donation today: buff.ly/KqNslLI
- Read our latest report to find out more: buff.ly/lOqi9Ct
- Ready to volunteer? Sign up here: buff.ly/6gXtGb9
- In this, the seventh in a series of blogs exploring the themes of our latest report - What is being built in 2025? In search of the station - we look at why in England - unlike Europe - trams and light rail are not reaching out of the cities. Read it here: buff.ly/F6Gd7NZ
- Read our latest report to find out more: buff.ly/NxAOTvW
- Our latest report, What is being built in 2025: In search of the station, found that a combination of wrong location and wrong transport is resulting in car dependent ‘tarmac’ housing estates which are increasing congestion and damaging existing town centres. Find out more: buff.ly/LOOLy6M
- In this, the sixth in a series of blogs exploring the themes of our latest report - What is being built in 2025? In search of the station - we look at why buses are falling short of their potential in new housing developments. Read it here: buff.ly/G429Psi
