Garden communities ‘will be car-based commuter suburbs’

Housing

Andrew Forster
26 June 2020
 

The Government’s programme of garden towns and garden villages is little more than ‘greenwash’ when it comes to transport, with most developments likely to end up being car-dependent commuter estates, according to a report by the Transport for New Homes project. 

The report says the language and images used in the development masterplans suggest they mark a break from past practice but the reality will be quite different. Most communities are located away from fixed...

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