Devolution and urban regeneration: How can metro mayors transform England’s towns and cities?

England’s mayors can deliver the urban regeneration needed for the government to achieve its economic growth targets – but they need to be given more powers and funding certainty.

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This report uses six case studies – in London, Tees Valley, Bradford and Greater Manchester’s Stockport and Atom Valley – to set out how mayors can play a leading role in the regeneration of disused, deprived and deindustrialised urban areas.

It highlights the impact of mayoral development corporations (MDCs), such as the London Legacy Development Corporation that has been used to regenerate East London after the Olympic games, and the South Tees Development Corporation that is reindustrialising the former Redcar steelworks.

The report sets out six key lessons for how mayors can successfully lead the regeneration of urban areas.