Previous Meetings
Thursday 18th September 2025
Topic: Modern Approaches to Accessibility
More about City Access Solutions
Place Accessibility: Further Reading
Thursday 26th June 2025
Topic: Protests & POPS
Summary
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Topic: Rough Sleeping & Begging
Summary
Other Dates for your Diary
CityCo Business Briefings & Training
Media
- Who owns London’s (privately owned) public spaces? (20 mins video)
In the News
- West Midlands PCC calls for tougher e-bike and e-scooter powers – BBC News
- TFL to Ban ebikes on trains
- Making spaces for skateboarding in Bristol empty retail space
- ‘I don’t need to worry about getting through the doorway or being stuck here’ – Manchester Evening News
Articles
- How can privately owned public space transform our cities?
- The Quiet Tensions of POPS: How private institutions shape public urban wellness and access
- Does it matter if ‘public’ space is privately owned? | RIBAJ
- How to create a future-ready city by making it accessible | World Economic Forum
Case studies & Journals
- Public London: the regulation, management and use of public spaces
- Navigating between private and public: Understanding publicness of public open spaces in private developments in Hong Kong
Place Wisdom
”It’s difficult to design a space that will not attract people. What is remarkable is how often this has been accomplished.” William H Whyte.
Check out his book ‘The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces’ for a study on what makes successful places.
Keeping in Touch
The findings and outcomes of POPS Forum sessions will be added to your online Toolkit.
Do share your thoughts.
