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Home Zones:
Challenging the Future of Our Streets
2005 Conference and
Exhibition
advert
and conference paper
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Challenge Comes to an
End
Three years have passed since the Challenge schemes
were announced back in January 2002 and schemes are now coming to a
close. The majority are now either finished or approaching
completion with a small number continuing to be built using other funding
streams. A final conference bringing together the experience of the
Challenge is provisionally planned for 17th November 2005, to be held at
The Royal Geographical Society in Kensington, London.
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Cleaner
Safer Greener Communities - How to...Manage Town Centres guide published
This guide is for everyone whose
work makes town centres cleaner, safer and greener. It is for all those
who labour to make their local areas better places to live – especially
in the evening and at night – whether by policing them, cleaning them,
or providing essential services such as street signs, planning and
regulation.
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Big
Lottery Fund Press Release (March 2005)
The Big Lottery Fund have announced a £155m play programme for
England.
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Bognor Regis Home Zone
opened by Charlotte Atkins, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
On Monday 20th December 2004, Transport Minister
Charlotte Atkins launched West Sussex's first Home Zone by presenting a
replica of the new Bognor Regis Home Zone logo to its creator - 12
year-old James Small - and switching on the Christmas lights.
Press
Release
Photos
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A Picture Of Change -
New £20k Competition To Find England's Top Community Space
Leaflet
Press
Release
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 The
Department for Transport has recently published a Consultation Document on
Quiet Lanes and Home Zones. The Transport Act 2000 makes provisions
for Quiet Lanes and Home Zones
in England and Wales. Local traffic authorities may designate Quiet Lanes
and Home Zones in their
area. They will also be able to make orders about the use of the roads and
about speed reduction measures
in Quiet Lanes and Home Zones. The consultation document provides a
draft statutory instrument and draft statutory guidance
relating to the use of these powers in England.
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 Morice
Town, Plymouth named as one of eight "Inspiring Spaces"
by CABE and was presented with the Editors award in the recent Local
Government News - Street Design Awards.
The Wonford
scheme in Devon was also highly commended in the Street Design Awards.
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 Two
thousand delegates from the UK, Europe and the wider world are expected to
take part in the Delivering Sustainable Communities Summit, between 31
January - 2 February 2005 at the GMEX, Manchester. Senior Government
Ministers and leading national and international experts will attend and
speak at this unique event.
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Minister opens Westleigh, Wiltshire
 The
construction of the Westleigh Home Zone in Warminster was opened by Tony
McNulty MP in May 2004.
Click the image to view
photos of the day.
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St Helens Home Zone
officially opened
 On
the 20th January 2004, the Mayor of St Helens officially opened the
Bidston Avenue Home Zone.
Click the image to view
photos of the day.
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 New Home Zone
video launched
Home Zones - The UK Experience,
produced by Heads Together, was jointly commissioned by Transport 2000 and
the Children's Play Council with funding from the Joseph Rowntree
Foundation. This second Home Zones video tracks the progress of the
first UK Home Zones and looks at the challenges and benefits of Home Zones
for all those involved. Including interviews with residents and
local authority officers, there is a 12 minute version which is ideal for
showing at community meetings in addition to the 40 minute version which
explores the issues in more depth.
This video is an invaluable resource for anyone
working on a Home Zone or interested in finding out more about Home Zones
in Britain, including residents’ and community groups, local authority
staff, transport consultants, property developers and those with an
interest in transport policy and community development.
To obtain a copy of the new video, Home Zones –
the UK Experience, phone Marston Book Services on 01235 465 500. It costs
£29.99 for local authorities and consultants and £12.99 for community
groups.
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Street Design
2003 Commendation for Greenwich
The London
Borough of Greenwich was recently commended for its Deptford Green Home Zone
in the recent Street design 2003
awards.
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