Think big to secure success

The UK could learn a good deal from the USA on how to pull off major projects and develop car-friendly urban areas. The Blair government looked to the USA when it introduced elected mayors. This famously resulted in the election of Hartlepool United Football Club's mascot the Monkey and some lo...

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Published inPlanning (London, England) no. 1585; p. 18
Main Author Hague, Cliff
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Haymarket Business Publications Ltd 03.09.2004
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Cable TV
Local government
Mayors
National parks
Planning
Roads & highways
Travel
Urban areas
Urban planning
United Kingdom > UK
United States > US
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Summary:The UK could learn a good deal from the USA on how to pull off major projects and develop car-friendly urban areas. The Blair government looked to the USA when it introduced elected mayors. This famously resulted in the election of Hartlepool United Football Club's mascot the Monkey and some local difficulties for Labour in London with Ken Livingstone. Since then, enthusiasm in government circles for mayors as a fast track to modernising local government has cooled. But the problem is that the English model is an insipid version of the real thing. Even a regular-size US mayor dwarfs the powers of UK counterparts.
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ISSN:1467-2073