{"id":28160,"date":"2020-11-04T17:48:52","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T17:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=28160"},"modified":"2020-11-04T17:48:52","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T17:48:52","slug":"appg-on-building-communities-publishes-productive-placemaking-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=28160","title":{"rendered":"APPG on Building Communities publishes \u2018Productive Placemaking Report\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The All-Party Parliamentary Group(APPG) on Building Communities published the \u2018Productive Placemaking Report \u2018on the 22 September.<\/h3>\n

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\u2026need to work harder to make normal activities pleasurable, safe and healthy\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

\u2026 report has a number of great examples of good design and stewardship\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

The APPG on Building Communities writes:<\/p>\n

To combat these feelings of loneliness and isolation, we will need to work harder to make normal activities pleasurable, safe and healthy and, where possible, re-think our development models to ensure that people are able to go shopping, spend time in nature or to see a doctor within a 10-15 minute walk from home. We will need see developers and planners push for a better use for space \u2013 we can no longer just fill in unused spaces with car parks \u2013 we need bike racks, children\u2019s playgrounds, nature trails, outdoor gyms, community allotments, and more<\/p>\n

This report has a number of great examples of good design and stewardship which promotes good mental and physical health and produces positive and productive places. We must not forget that these are also fundamentally important to delivering community, which will be the best way to ensure our villages, towns and cities are resilient to the effects of the exceptional times we are living through and that they will flourish in the years and decades to come\u2026.<\/p>\n

Our recommendations are:<\/p>\n