LEPT will be hosting a workshop to review the funding priorities, present financial and practical implications of EU project participation, and to help boroughs develop project ideas.
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Plans for cycle routes 'in the sky' for London
A network of bike lanes built above existing railway lines has been suggested as a way to offer cyclists safe and fast routes across London.
Florence seeks partner for transport and IT bid
The city of Florence is inviting potential partners to join a consortium to bid for EU funds for projects that integrate transport and technology to reduce energy usage.
The project should in some way address usage and access to resources, traffic congestion, pollution or energy demand and usage. Additional details of the consortium and plans for the bid can be read here.
Central London Cycling Grid announced
The map of the Central London Cycling Grid has been published, with first improvements due before the end of 2014.
Plans for the Grid include new routes, traffic management to make certain roads more bike-friendly, and in some cases, simple signage to direct cyclists to quieter, more pleasant routes.
Caring for the future
Consultation on Reforming What and How People Pay For Their Care and Support
London Councils supports the principles upon which the Care Bill is based. Local authorities in London are already starting to plan for implementation in their areas and working together across London where that can add value. Representatives from London boroughs are also actively engaged in the national implementation programmes.
Reducing Reoffending in London: Why investing in local solutions will deliver
London Councils has launched a new report ‘Reducing Reoffending in London: Why local solutions will deliver’ looking at local government’s role in reducing reoffending in the capital.
The report calls for a greater role for councils in the Government’s reforms. In particular:
In the short term it will be essential that the Ministry of Justice works closely with the
Tracking Welfare Reform: Meeting the financial challenge
Government reforms to welfare are having a significant and growing impact on the cost of delivering local authority services. If local government is going to be able to mitigate the most serious impacts of welfare reform and also meet their legal responsibilities, the government must commit to a full and fair assessment of the new financial burdens that are arising for local authorities as a result of national policy change.
Streets Ahead? Putting high streets at the heart of local economic growth
London’s 200 high streets are vital for local economic growth, but face a number of challenges. This report provides 13 recommendations to place boroughs at the centre of local economic development in their high streets and town centres.
Equality in London
The 2010 Equalities Act replaced the previously separate equality duties relating to race, gender and disability with one general public sector equality duty. The old duties had played an important role in helping public bodies consider the effects of their policies on protected groups in a way that many had never done before. The 2010 act sought to simplify the law and make equalities legislation easier to understand and comply with.