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Understanding the grey belt. One of the more eye-catching announcements from Rachel Reeves in her recent maiden speech as Chancellor was the use of 'grey belt' sites for development. Although brownfield sites remain a priority, the government has also made it clear that some previously developed/brownfield sites proposed for development will reside within green belt, specifically, parcels of land referred to as the ‘grey belt’. This refers to less desirable land within the policy designation such as disused car parks, vacant and other underutilised sites. The full article below looks at exactly what this means for the NPPF, the definition of 'grey-belt' and opportunities that this brings. "While development is inevitable under this newly appointed government, it is important to distinguish in this period of change that not all accounted for green belt is truly green. Using land which currently doesn’t serve public purpose will enable developments to not only deliver housing, but a range of blue and green integrated infrastructure, publicly accessible high-quality spaces, unlocking opportunities for sustainable and well-planned communities." SLR has undertaken a research piece and developed an interactive GIS web tool using open-source data to identify what the grey belt could look like in the future to identify potential sites for development in Surrey. Well worth a look 👇 https://lnkd.in/gyEAZJcG Dr Chris Lyons, Rhian Thomas, Jonathan Salter #greybelt #development #builtenvironment #NPPF #Planning #landuse

Bottom line. It saves money in the long term.

Here it is 👇 Civil Engineering Contractors Association (National) Conflict Avoidance Campaign Conflict Avoidance Coalition Check out what the pledge is and how to sign it in the below post or alternative link https://lnkd.in/eManF__B #conflictresolution #alternativedisputeresolution #relationships

While we applaud the resilience of citizens, high time we think hard about resilience in infrastructure & pragmatism in policy making.

At the Cornell Program in Infrastructure Policy (CPIP), our hearts go out to those who were affected by the Francis Scott Key bridge collapse. We know there will be an urgency to rebuild this bridge, which is critical to transportation in the mid-Atlantic region. Public-private partnerships can be very effective in accelerating such a plan and contribute significantly to the speed and efficiency of replacing the bridge. CPIP encourages collaboration and the forward-looking policies to ensure the resilience of our country’s infrastructure for the future. 

Navigating the intricate process of land and easement acquisition can be tedious, with strict legislative requirements to follow. Trudi Robinson, Senior Manager of Infrastructure at NSW Public Works, shares insights from her 17 years of experience facilitating land acquisition for local government. Discover how councils can overcome challenges, consider key considerations for infrastructure projects, streamline processes, and stay updated on the latest practices. 👀🔗Read more https://bit.ly/3yvtXCd

Great to see proposed changes to the NPPF which promote a vision led approach and a recommendation that development is only refused if highway impacts are severe in all scenarios. Hopefully this will result in a shift away from the default testing of the worst case scenario to drive better outcomes for communities and the environment.

The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse reminded transportation authorities that crises can strike without warning. Join Sofia Berger and former state Departments of Transportation leaders Paula Hammond, Davey S. Kim and Shawn Wilson for an insightful In Motion conversation about crisis planning and response strategies. https://lnkd.in/ekuYGyrZ Get In Motion, and follow WSP's conversation series about the issues and trends moving transportation forward. #WeAreWSP #Transportation

Integrating multiple designs and 14+ subconsultants presented unique challenges. In this federal #ProjectRetrospect, our scope scaled land and water. Here's what we delivered at #NavalBaseKitsap: https://lnkd.in/guqKqJqp

Chett Chaisson, Executive Director and CEO of the Port of Fourchon, will participate in a panel discussion on the topic of “Port Succession Planning” at the 2024 Port of the Future Conference, to be held April 2-4, 2024, in Houston, Texas. It is projected that a significant number of senior port executives will retire in the next five to eight years. Succession planning is how an organization strategically develops a broad, deep talent pipeline. Succession planning requires an organization to consider how it is developing talent at every level. Chett Chiasson is the Executive Director of the Greater Lafourche Port Commission, which runs Port Fourchon and the South Lafourche Leonard Miller, Jr. Airport. Since being named director in January 2010, Chett has played a leadership role in working to protect Port Fourchon and Louisiana’s surrounding coast from devastating land loss while stressing the importance of a robust oil and gas industry for our local, state, and national economies and U.S. energy security. Chett has testified to the U.S. Congress regarding the economic importance of Port Fourchon and the oil and gas industry and how industry and the environment can and do work together. Chett is the Chairman of the Gulf Caucus (of Gulf Coast Ports) and a member of the AAPA Board of Directors. He is a member of the Louisiana Multimodal Commerce Advisory Commission, the Governor’s Advisory Commission on Coastal Protection, Restoration, and Conservation and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Financing Corporation board. Chett is also Chairman of the Louisiana CPRA Board’s Finance Working Group. He is immediate past President of the South Central Industrial Association, Past President of the Ports Association of Louisiana, Chairman of the LA Highway 1 Coalition, Vice President of the Executive Board of Restore or Retreat, and a Fourchon Oilman’s Association board member. Chett was appointed to the Lafourche Parish Industrial Development Board where he serves has President. Chett is a Past Chairman of the Lafourche Chamber and Past President of the Bayou Industrial Group. He is a graduate of both Leadership Lafourche and Leadership Louisiana, was named one of the Best of Lafourche’s Forty under Forty in 2014 and was honored as the LSU Public Administration Institute’s 2015 Distinguished MPA Alumnus. Chett holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a Master of Public Administration degree, both from LSU. The 2024 Port of the Future Conference will host representatives from over 50 ports worldwide. For the list of participating ports access https://lnkd.in/gggupzrB . Register for the 2024 Port of the Future Conference at https://lnkd.in/gN-zNqxc #ports #future #portofthefuture #portoperations #shipping #maritime #scports #irprt #portfourchon #texasports #maritimeindustry #portassociationoflousiana @ShipNews #VirginiaMaritimeAssociation @PortoftheFutureConference