122 years ago, our founders went beyond laying out streets for building houses: they embedded a principle that the rising value of land and commerce should flow back to the community, not into the pockets of distant investors. That principle has sustained Letchworth, and guided those entrusted with its stewardship, ever since.
But Ebenezer Howard's model — brilliant and durable as it has proven — is, today, under significant strain from the obstacles facing the UK, to which Letchworth is far from immune. The compounding social, political, environmental and economic challenges that are manifesting in the households, businesses and schools across our Garden City need focused, collective efforts to alleviate.
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