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Manual for streets explains how to design, construct, adopt and maintain new and existing residential streets.
Includes street cleaning, traffic lights and reporting problems
This document is aimed at anyone working to improve their high street, town centre or retail area.
A guide to best practice in street design for highway authorities and housing developers.
'Manual for streets 2' expands on the design advice in 'Manual for Streets 1' to include how to plan and improve busy urban and rural streets.
New powers will come into effect this summer to help communities take back control of their high streets and revive empty shops to accelerate regeneration.
A response by the government to the sixth report of session 2021-22 of the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Select Committee inquiry in supporting our high streets after COVID-19.
A response by the government to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee’s 11th report of session 2017 to 2019 on high streets and town centres in 2030.
The Build Back Better High Streets Strategy sets out the government’s long-term plan to support the evolution of high streets into thriving places to work, visit and live.
Your local council is responsible for sweeping streets and removing litter - report any problems to your local council
This collection brings together all documents relating to the Future High Streets Fund.
Street works and road works information for local authorities and statutory undertakers carrying out work on or under the street.
This series brings together all documents relating to the Safer Streets Fund (SSF) evaluation
Safer Streets Fund application rounds for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) and local authorities applying for funding aimed at tackling crime.
Report from the independent review of high streets and town centres by Mary Portas.
£42 million has been allocated through the Safer Streets Fund to deal with neighbourhood crime, violence against women and girls (VAWG) and anti-social behaviour (ASB).
Report a problem with street furniture, which includes things like bollards, litter bins, benches and cycle racks to the council
This section describes guidance for area types that authorities should consider when creating design codes or guides.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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