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Housing in London: The potential of land owned by transport authorities
Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal,
10
(1),
8-14
(2016)
Abstract
This paper explores the relationship between transport and housing and examines the opportunity for using transport and rail stations in particular as a focal point for housing development. In doing so it considers the potential changes in planning policy and regulation that would be required to facilitate this and the scale of opportunity that exists.
Keywords: transport; housing; Station Development Zones; value capture; open data
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Author's Biography
Richard De Cani leads the planning business for the UKMEA region of Arup. As a qualified town planner and transport planner, he brings over 23 years’ experience in all aspects of planning, particularly those relating to the management and development of transport and infrastructure in cities and urban areas. He started his career at Arup as a graduate and recently rejoined from Transport for London (TfL), where he spent 14 years working in a variety of different roles, most recently as Managing Director of Planning, reporting to the Commissioner of Transport for TfL. TfL is the largest integrated transport authority in the world, responsible for the management and operation of a variety of transport services including road, rail, tube, bus and river and for developing and implementing the strategic transport plan for the city. In Richard’s most recent role he was responsible for developing the strategic transport plans for London and delivering the transport priorities of the Mayor of London. As part of the senior leadership team at TfL, Richard was closely involved in all aspects of TfL’s management and operations.
