“We can ask of any new housing scheme: does it increase social isolation and dependence on the car, or does it foster community life?” Spot on. We should absolutely be asking this question and building genuine neighbourhoods with the public space & amenities residents will need.

Labour needs to build neighbourhoods, not just houses | Letters

Letters: Dr Lorens Holm says new housing schemes need to be integrated into public spaces and amenities, not increase isolation and dependence on cars. Plus letters from Frances Heywood and Richard Ja...

#Spain seems to do new-town developments pretty well, creating communities with space, trees and infrastructure to which people and families want to move. Perhaps we should (god forbid) learn from others.