John P. Houghton

Founder of the Hope Street Strategy Company. Expert, consultant, advisor in urban regeneration, housing, and economic development. #place #growth #regeneration

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How to Build a Borough: Lewisham

Is it time to reject the ‘#Lewisham Way’ and embrace a more ambitious approach to #growth?

https://t.co/VqZ8kBu8XY

#London #housing #econdev

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I just published So, what difference does he make? Andy Burnham and regeneration https://t.co/8TrDRD98Db

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As a consultant, I've helped design and deliver regeneration programmes that have won prestigious awards.

But nothing generates interest like a mention of your client by Adrian Chiles!

Runcorn is "groovy."
https://t.co/q712LDxeFT

#Runcorn #regeneration #PrideinPlace

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Chinese vehicle giant chooses Liverpool for its first European headquarters

https://t.co/fE295hK8Y3

#Merseyside #EconDev #growth #regeneration

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Launch event: Area-based initiatives to transform #neighbourhoods

The research looked at 40+ ABIs across OECD countries so should contain useful lessons for the UK, especially in the context of #PrideinPlace.

https://t.co/yBJueVuc94

#regeneration #place #econdev

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It would be interesting to follow this through, evaluate the impact, and draw out the lessons for places like Thamesmead and old and new New Towns.

https://t.co/g0T22rNQtt

#culture #NewTowns #art #tourism #econdev #regeneration #Italy #architecture

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Not a bad view for the #regen2025 conference on 'Building momentum in the North West' with @Estates_Gazette.

#regeneration #housing #realestate #Liverpool

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Some thoughts on the messages coming out of Labour Party conference and what it means for #regeneration.

https://t.co/v3RtMYeH7b

#HopeStreetHotTakes #LPC25 #housing #Labour #cities

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‘Singapore with Eastern Europe attached.”

Alison McGovern quoting an academic on the scale of spatial #inequality and need for #growth outside #London. #LPC25 #cities

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.@AntBreach addresses this point about #digital #innovation although highlights need for standards and shared systems.

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The other opportunity site(s) for that kind of supply and demand #fintech #plantech innovation to supercharge #housing delivery is one of the #newtowns announced this week. #LPC25 #Thamesmead

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The #newtowns are an opportunity to embed #health and #housing collaboration. @SharonStevenage is on the panel and supported @eelga’s research on #healthyhomes #LPC25

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“My girlfriend wanted to go on a romantic date to Bath, Bristol, Edinburgh. I suggested #MiltonKeynes”.

Chris Williamson @RIBA speaks for the #housing #place and #architecture crew at #LPC25 #newtowns

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The other opportunity site(s) for that kind of supply and demand #fintech #plantech innovation to supercharge #housing delivery is one of the #newtowns announced this week. #LPC25 #Thamesmead

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The win-win opportunity here is combining @PEXA_Group’s #fintech tools with #plantech / #landtech platforms to supercharge housing and infra. @TracyBrabin is speaking at @progbrit. Leeds and West Yorkshire would be an ideal testing site. #LPC25

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To get around that #planning barrier, the opportunity for companies like @Equinix is partnering with #plantech / #landtech pioneers to develop a new model of speedy, data-led planning.

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There are a few things employers and investors welcome including a skills pipeline. But they can create that if they need. The one thing they *need* from government is a stable and predictable #ukplanning system. Until then UK will lose out.

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Powerful argument @antoniabance
for smart intervention in #place and hard choices that balance nurturing #neweconomy and existing industrial strengths, with @GrowthandReform. #econdev #industrialstrategy #regeneration

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A briefing note and hot take on yesterday's #PrideinPlace announcement.

https://t.co/B45OXQepTB?

#HopeStreetHotTakes #regeneration #towns #cities

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The future of planning will be a “people-focused, scientifically-based, digitally enabled decision-making process.”

‘More #data than document driven.’

#planninginnovation #planning #innovation #place #digital

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Looking forward to seeing 'The Last Dance' this weekend as part of the inaugural Brentwood International Cultural Festival .

https://t.co/BPHdjuPLDq

#Brentwood #culture #diversity #Essex #community #HongKong

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This is one of the core elements of my practice as a #regeneration consultant.

"It’s to stop imitating what other places have done and to cultivate a separate identity — to find something the community can do really well and start focusing on that."

https://t.co/K5xLEUoQQZ