All Create Streets articles
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OpinionHow Coventry beat Paris and London on the road to the future
From the prioritisation of cars to residential zoning and a disinclination to rebuilding lost buildings, no British city tells the story of post-war planning better than Coventry, writes Nicholas Boys Smith
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OpinionTurning housebuilders into town-builders: why we need streets for humans instead of roads for fast cars
Our approach to designing new housing remains wedded to outdated attitudes to cars and roads, writes David Milner
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OpinionDesign codes: What they are and how to create them
Design codes are required because most house builders aren’t delivering good design. They work best when they’re simple and unambiguous, writes Robert Kwolek
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OpinionWe now have the evidence that proves Jane Jacobs was right – it’s time we started acting on it
Many people are happy to name-drop Jane Jacobs, but fewer seem to have truly listened to and absorbed her message, writes Nicholas Boys Smith
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FeaturesWill design codes help unlock the planning system?
Berkeley Homes has gone to war with Michael Gove over the design quality of a scheme in Kent. Compulsory local design codes are meant to help avoid such conflict. Will they work?
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ReviewNo Free Parking: The Curious History of London’s Monopoly Streets
Robert Adam enjoys Nicholas Boys Smith’s deep dive into the history of London’s streets