Exclusive: Create Streets proposes building on Britain’s ‘road belt’ rather than its green belt amid housing crisis
Needlessly wide roads should be torn up and replaced with boulevards of new housing, a thinktank led by the UK government’s most senior urbanism adviser has proposed, in a move likely to delight green belt campaigners but rile the motoring lobby.
The idea comes as motoring and housing rise up the political agenda. Amid signs of a culture war, Rishi Sunak has told motorists he is “on their side” and launched a review of low-traffic neighbourhoods. He unsuccessfully tried to overrule Sadiq Khan’s extension of London’s £12.50 a day ultra low emissions zone.
The road junction at St Mary’s Gate, Rochdale, where Create Streets is proposing to remove a turning lane. “Grand visions need to be backed up by meticulous planning and adequate funding if they are to be turned into a livable reality where our shops are well-stocked, our kids can get to school, and our home deliveries arrive when we expect them,” he said.
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