PinnedJohn P. HoughtonThamesmead: A Beautiful Thing (3/3)Thamesmead was born to be different. It’s time to liberate the ‘town of tomorrow’ from the tyranny of typical expectations.Jul 6Jul 6
John P. HoughtonUp Market: Reviving England’s market towns (2/2)To prevent the temporary downturn of market towns becoming a terminal decline, the next government needs to put their rejuvenation at the…May 30May 30
John P. HoughtonFeeling the benefitHow an innovative anti-poverty team is helping households out of debt and growing the local economy.May 17May 17
John P. HoughtonThe bear, the rose, and the butterflyHow to deliver the overdue transformation of our dead and dying high streets.Apr 24Apr 24
John P. HoughtonHow to Build a Borough: Waltham Forest (3/3)The transformation of Waltham Forest from a sleepy suburb into London’s fastest-growing local economy offers a real-time lesson in…Jan 31Jan 31
John P. HoughtonHow to Build a Borough: Waltham Forest (2/3)The transformation of Waltham Forest from a sleepy suburb into London’s fastest-growing local economy offers a real-time lesson in…Nov 21, 2023Nov 21, 2023
John P. HoughtonHow to build a borough: Waltham Forest (1/3)The transformation of Waltham Forest offers a real-time lesson in 21st-century place-making. It an example that other places should…Nov 13, 2023Nov 13, 2023
John P. HoughtonDown Market – Reviving England’s market towns (1/2)Too many market towns in England are failing to deliver decent life prospects for their middle- and lower-income residents.Oct 10, 2023Oct 10, 2023
John P. HoughtonTo fetch a pail of waterA lesson in sustainability from the 1600s.Sep 29, 2023Sep 29, 2023
John P. HoughtonRemembering the riotsWhat can we learn from the forgotten riots of summer 2001?Sep 22, 2023Sep 22, 2023