National Urban Design Conference 2024 : Towards a New Urban Renaissance

9:30-12:30 Urban Renaissance - Looking Back – Looking Forward

25 years of policy and programmes – what happened, what worked, what remains to be done

• Towards an Urban Renaissance
• By Design
• The Farrell Review
• and more

• Do we need an Urban Taskforce II? If not, what do we need?
• Workshop

13:30 The Plymouth Story

Plymouth: "the greatest built example of post-war British planning and architecture"?

14:15 - 17:00 The Sustainable City

• Getting the Right Mix
• Models for sustainable urban life
• Creating Sustainable Movement Patterns and travel choices

17:45- 19:00 Evening Cruise – An opportunity to see the extensive regeneration of dock, victualing and chandlery facilities of this historic naval city from the seaward side. Including the Royal William Yard, Devonport, Brunel's unique Saltash bridge dating from the 1850s and 170 years on still providing the railway link to Cornwall. Coincides with International Talk like a Pirate day!

19:30 Conference Dinner at the Custom House

9:30 Making Towns and Cities Work

• Greening Towns and Cities
• New Towns
• Urban Extensions
• Existing Towns : Regeneration and Reinvention
• Technology for community involvement
• Predicting movement

14:00-16:00 Making the Investment: Delivering the sustainable city

• Infrastructure
• Funding and governance
• Sustaining effort
• Case studies in success

Plymouth Walking Tours and informal drinks and dinner

Lightly organised groups - An opportunity to explore with others in lightly organised groups

May include – Nansledan – Sherford – Cranbrook – Poundbury

Host or Publisher Urban Design Group