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Building in the Greenbelt? A Report into Commuting in the Metropolitan Greenbelt

Analysis which finds that adding 1 million homes near railway stations in London's Metropolitan green belt could see 3.9-7.5 million car journeys each week added to roads which are already struggling with congestion and delays.

Policy Briefing: Our policy briefing summary looks at the purpose and location of Green Belt's in England. It is written to support our research work on Building on the Greenbelt? A Report into Commuting in the Metropolitan Greenbelt.

Click here to download the report

Click here to download the RTPI briefing note on the green belt

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