Webinars

London First, Network Rail, Transport for London, the Rail Delivery Group (which represents all regional operators) and London & Partners discuss the latest operational, communications, and funding challenges across the capital, and how they are collaborating to encourage passengers back on to public transport in the coming months.

The first in a series of two briefings, this webinar focused on TfL’s significant residential development plans including its future pipeline; its approach to design; the importance of sustainability and how it engages with local communities, with a particular focus on a site in Ealing where they received resolution to grant planning permission earlier this year.

As London and the rest of the country starts to unlock, our panel discussed the intersection between the return to work and the economic recovery of our city centres. In collaboration with Avison Young and EY.

Last year London First successfully launch the recommendations of the London Data Commission, which set out a new vision for how to promote more data collaboration between the public and private sector to solve civic challenges and make a positive impact on the lives of Londoners. This webinar is a briefing on how the data agenda is progressing in London.

The Future of the CAZ is a study undertaken by Arup, Gerald Eve and the London School of Economics for the Mayor of London on the economic future of the Central Activities Zone. This was a panel discussion with the authors of this important piece of work discussing their thoughts on the impact of both COVID-19 and Brexit on the CAZ.

The pandemic has broken TfL’s funding model and the traditional levers are unlikely to be sufficient to fill the gap. Arup and London First have proposed four new ideas to help. This briefing discusses these options and the future of transport in the capital and how we fund it.

This event saw the formal launch of the ​‘Who lives in Build-to-Rent’ report. This report provides an insight into who lives in Build-to-Rent homes in London using a sample of 10 developments from Grainger PLC, Be:here, Hayes (managed by Apo Group) and Get Living.

Has London’s post-lockdown experience completely changed the future of the commercial space we need to build, and how we use what we already have? Key players join us to debate what comes next for commercial real estate in London.

Before the coronavirus pandemic hit, London faced a housing crisis. As we look ahead, set against an uncertain economic outlook, will the Capital still be facing its historical supply and demand challenges?

As the Government embarks on overhaul of England’s planning system, what will this mean for London’s unique planning arrangements? Our panel of experts debate: what is the ideal planning system we want in the Capital and what should its priorities be?

The Government’s National Infrastructure Strategy is expected to be published alongside the spending round in late November. This webinar gave London First members a chance to hear reflections on this Strategy from the Chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission, who oversaw the publication of the first National Infrastructure Assessment.

This event brought together educational experts, business leaders, London Government and young people to debate with fewer than ever opportunities available due to Covid-19, what can business, education, government and the third sector do to help?