The Anglo-American Special Relationship On Urban Policy

"Over the past decade, city mayors from across the US have become informal Whitehall [UK Chancelor's office] advisors on everything from neighbourhood regeneration to transport infrastructure... and a huge range of US experts have been drafted in to draw up and roll out versions of their ideas for the UK market..."

But the authors' ponder "how [to] get more of the European city feel in the UK". The discussion concludes that... "more investment in local transport, parks and public spaces would be a start, as would more mixed-use development, with homes, shops, and cultural amenities clustered together."