Greater London Council leadership of Reg Goodwin
The Greater London Council leadership of Reg Goodwin refers to the period during which Reg Goodwin, a British Labour Party politician, was Leader of the Greater London Council (GLC). Goodwin took up the post in 1973, and remained in office until the he lost the next election in 1976.
Policies
[edit]With new housing powers, Goodwin's administration of the GLC sought to tackle the issues of overcrowding and poor housing in inner-city slums, with the solution consisting of moving people to the suburbs, creating more satellite towns.[1] These slums have been described as "no-go areas" and "London's badlands."[2]
In transport, long-term plans from the central government for a "US style urban highways programme", which had been known as "London Ringways," were abandoned in favour of public transport.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Acme | #37 The GLC and Acme". Acme Studios. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ Romyn, Michael (4 May 2019). "'London Badlands': The Inner City Represented, Regenerated". The London Journal. 44 (2): 133–150. doi:10.1080/03058034.2019.1584483. ISSN 0305-8034.
- ^ Kochan, Ben (November 2008). "London government 50 years of debate: the contribution of LSE's Greater London Group". www.lse.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ Hart, D.A. (1984). "A Policy Biography of the Greater London Council: Planning and Transport". Built Environment (1978-). 10 (2): 100–112. ISSN 0263-7960.