Funding - mainly London

• Grants for community organisations
• Funding for local authorities

Homezones.org

This international website comprises a mailing list for discussion between practitioners on design and implementation issues. Membership of the mailing list is free.

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Home Zones – the UK experience

A video for community groups and professionals: what Home Zones are; how to set up a project; who to involve; the challenges and rewards. Cost £29.99 or £12.99 for individuals and community groups. Plus £14.95 for a planning and design handbook. Postage and packing is £2.75 for the first item and 50p each thereafter. Marston Book Services, PO Box 269, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4YN Tel: 01235 465 500, Email: direct.order@marston.co.uk

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Campaign for Better Transport

For local community group guidance on setting up a Home Zone.

For advice on campaigning.

Living Streets

Advice on campaigning for 20mph zones..

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The Urban Design Alliance (UDAL)

Returning roads to residents: a practical guide for residents.
Designing streets for people.

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Placecheck

Placecheck - a method of identifying what improvements are needed and working together to achieve them.

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Sustrans

Sustrans Liveable Neighbourhoods researches and promotes home zones. A current project is the Dings home zone working in partnership with Bristol City Council.

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It also promotes DIY Streets - helping residents re-design their streets cheaply. 11 case studies to be read.

Car Clubs

Carplus is the national charity promoting responsible car use.  It is currently running a programme entitled Breathing Fresh Air into Local Communities, the aims of which are:

1. to spread message about the potential of car clubs and car sharing in tackling car dependency and local pollution.

2.  to energise networks of people who share our target of reducing car dependency and pollution by focussing on cars - car clubs and car sharing.

Streets Alive

Organising a street party to bring together community to life.

Can I play out....?

Lessons from London Play's Home Zones' Project

Report by Tim Gill

London Play

The Home Zones for London project is at an end but the website pages will continue. Casestudies, FAQs and funding sources are all included.

www.londonplay.org.uk

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