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Kane is Head of Housing Research at YIMBY Alliance, leading efforts to tackle the UK housing crisis through policy analysis and advocacy. With a background in economics and law from Birkbeck, University of London, and The University of Law, he specialises in urban development, housing policy, and transport-oriented planning, working to drive sustainable and community-focused solutions.
Fast Wins on Planning for Housing
This briefing outlines 'quick wins' to take within the first 100 days of government to increase housing supply in popular ways, potentially creating 30,000 new homes annually through high-quality infill development in gentle density without additional central government resources.
New Towns for a New Britain: Where Britain’s next new town should be
Nothing is more important for the success of new towns than their location. New towns need excellent rail links into existing cities that have suppressed demand. The Government could create such a new town at the intersection of the East Coast Main Line and the future East-West Rail, standing on the best greenfield site in England within a short rail journey of Oxford, Cambridge and London.
New Towns for a New Generation
For new towns to drive economic growth and benefit workers, they must be built to give access to high wage jobs, not as disconnected settlements. Along with urban extensions to high wage cities including York and Cambridge, and transport-driven regeneration in Manchester and Birmingham, there are promising locations near Elizabeth Line stations – particularly the underused land with low biodiversity around Taplow.
Building Homes in Oxford to Deliver Good Growth
Oxford is one of the least affordable cities in the UK. Oxford’s international lead in technology and education has made housing unaffordable for the people of Oxford. The Government can address that while boosting growth for the country as a whole.
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