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Not In My Back Yard : In the News
NIMBYism in the West Midlands is becoming a growth industry
- Source: Birmingham Post
10th March 2009
It’s official; British attitudes are hardening. NIMBYism, the Not In My Back Yard ethos of protesting against new developments in their surrounding area, is on the increase according to a new piece of research.
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Nimbyism ‘hardening’ in Britain
- Source: Planning Daily
- 9th March 2009
Planners face an increasingly difficult struggle to get public acceptance of development projects, according to an annual survey of public attitudes.
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The Big Question: Is Britain finally on the brink of a high-speed rail revolution?
- Source: the Independent
- 24th June 2008
Network Rail yesterday announced it was looking at the feasibility of building five new high-speed main routes out of London to cope with soaring passenger demand.
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High Speed 1 extension is central to blueprint for Kent’s future
Five key infrastructure developments were identified as central to Kent’s future regeneration: the extension of the High Speed 1 rail network to as far as Thanet; building a third Thames crossing on the lower Thames; the expansion of Kent International Airport at Manston; high-speed links to Gatwick Airport; and improvements to Dover port.
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