Which English new town, founded in 1967, was planned as a “city in the forest”?

Milton Keynes was the English new town founded in 1967 and planned as a “city in the forest.”

The development was designated in Buckinghamshire under the New Towns Act 1965, and the Milton Keynes Development Corporation was established in 1967. Its planners sought to accommodate rapid population growth while avoiding the congestion associated with older urban areas.

The plan used a regular grid of major roads, generous open space, separated pedestrian and cycling routes, and extensive tree planting. The phrase “city in the forest” reflected the intended landscape character: urban districts embedded in a large framework of parks, woodlands, lakes, and planted corridors.

Milton Keynes is not the same as a traditional medieval city or a single compact town centre. It was assembled from several existing villages and planned districts, with a central business area and infrastructure designed for automobile travel. The development became one of the best-known examples of postwar British new-town planning.