Report

Greater London: A new vision for a better city

Think tank: Centre for London

Author(s): Rob Whitehead; Claire Harding; Nick Bowes

November 30, 2021

This report from UK think tank the Centre for London looks at a new vision for London as a fairer, safer, greener, and more prosperous city.

This is the final report from Centre for London’s London Futures review, setting out a new vision for London as a fairer, safer, greener, and more prosperous city. Our research explored what Londoners would like to see prioritised in London’s future. This report finds that Londoners are highly concerned about personal safety, health and protection from future epidemics. Londoners also prioritise housing and homelessness, as well as a recovery that delivers jobs and economic growth after the pandemic. There was also a strong consensus that more needs to be done to make London fairer. Working with London government, businesses, universities, charities, and community groups, we’ve developed 10 priorities for making London greater as part of this report. We believe these new ambitions will help to grow the city’s dynamism, boost its capacity to connect us, help solve our multiple environmental crises and increase the protective safety net for all. The report also sets out targets for 2030 and aspirations for 2050 with measures that will help the city achieve them, and who might be able to make them a reality.