FRIDAY FREIGHT PATH

Rail must shape England’s new communities

Milton Keynes Central - lessons from an earlier round of new town development. Image: © Martin Addison - GeographUK

The UK government’s push for a new generation of settlements is rooted in a familiar problem: a persistent housing shortage. While empty upper floors and underused urban spaces abound, converting them into homes remains slow, costly, and technically complex. Ministers have instead turned to a more direct approach. They want us to build new communities from scratch on greenfield land, in the hope of accelerating delivery towards a highly ambitious 1.5 million homes target by mid-2029. RailFreight.com UK Editor Simon Walton is taking a course in bricklaying.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is RailFreight's UK correspondent.

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