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Parking

Cities have a parking problem. More parking is not the solution.

Most cities dedicate huge amounts of space to cars at rest. There's a strong case for changing that.

By Patrick Sisson

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Cycling & micromobility

Bristol looks to be the UK’s e-scooter success story

By Katharine Swindells

Transport

How will train strikes affect London’s tube and overground?

By Ben Kosma and Sean Martin

Transport

When is the next strike in the UK?

By Silvia Pellegrino

Guides

Forget metropolitan: What is the most populous ‘city proper’ in the world?

By Silvia Pellegrino

Architecture & design

The battle for Molkenmarkt: Will Berlin turn to its past, present or future?

By Johannes Novy

Community

Albania’s ghost towns: The crisis that caused the exodus

Data extract – Bristol's e-scooter trial

Community & environment

Attacks on Africa’s informal settlements are attacks on women’s economic liberation. Here’s why.

The millions of working-class people who rely on what’s often described as ‘informal settlements’ for their housing, employment and service needs in African cities live in constant fear of attacks.

By Gideon Abagna Azunre and Festival Godwin Boateng

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Community

London’s population has changed more than you think in the past decade

By Ben Kosma

Equity

How young people can influence the future of their cities

By Stefan Germann

Community

New census data shows how the pandemic affected the racial diversity of US cities

By Katharine Swindells

Culture

London dethroned as the ‘best city in the UK’

By Ben Kosma

Neighbourhoods

Are kid-friendly superblocks a way for residents to reclaim their streets?

Public health

Which country in Europe runs the best eHealth services?

Guides

Is driving in a city really different for senior drivers?

By Nathan Smith

Where did England’s counties get their names?

By Jonn Elledge

What are the world’s weirdest time zones?

By City Monitor Staff

Where does London’s Elizabeth line actually go?

By Silvia Pellegrino

Macroeconomics & politics

Battleground cities could still swing the US midterms. Here’s how.

Predictions suggest that the 2022 US midterms could come down to a few battleground states that could rely on voter turnouts in urban areas.

By Katharine Swindells

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Economy

How does UK inflation really compare with the rest of the world?

By Ben Kosma

Public health

A new era of harm reduction: Will the US finally embrace safe drug consumption sites?

By Katharine Swindells

Community

One year on: Afghanistan’s refugees attempt to settle in London

By Liam Murphy

Neighbourhoods

Why are so many ‘Homes for Ukraine’ refugees living in England’s small villages?

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Achieving net zero: decarbonising the NHS and the public sector

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Electric vs. Petrol

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How is the public sector contributing to the UK’s carbon reduction targets?

By E.ON Energy Solutions

Lead Monitor

The future of sustainability-linked bonds

By LeadMonitor.ai

Housing & property markets

Affordable housing

HDFC and the $1bn Indian affordable housing deal

By Adrian Murdoch

Housing

How rising energy bills are hitting people on prepayment meters

By Katharine Swindells

Affordable housing

London fares worst in the UK’s rising mortgage rates

By Katharine Swindells

Investment

CRREM real estate standard gains momentum

By Joe Marsh

Renting

Young and low-income private renters have 20% less space than 20 years ago

By Katharine Swindells

Property

Provence and Paris lead France in prime property price growth

By Katharine Swindells

Infrastructure & transport

Technology

The UK enjoys the most internet freedoms. But for how long?

By Afiq Fitri

Rail

Cost concerns could harm Melbourne’s $8–13bn airport rail project

By Lizzie Waymouth

Equity

The stark disparity across internet access in the US

By Katharine Swindells

Infrastructure

Lines in the sand: Desert highways of the world

By Alex Summers

Technology

Does the US national broadband roll-out have a blind spot?

Economy

Reindustrialisation and the case for urban manufacturing

By Johannes Novy

Comment

Transit signal prioritisation: Bring riders back to mass transit

Public transit has given way to cars since the pandemic, worsening existing traffic. But Transit Signal Priority (TSP) could be the solution.

By Bobby Lee

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Cycling & micromobility

More than 4,400 cyclists were killed or seriously injured on British roads last year

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Technology

The very online future of the charity shop

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Government

Amid competition in the Middle East, Kabul emerges as a ground for Gulf rivalry

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Green space

Unlocking the power of green spaces in cities

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Climate change

The cost of Europe’s summer of wildfires

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Pollution

How sustainable is nuclear energy for the UK?

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Poverty

Energy poverty in Lagos: Electricity supply plays catch-up to Nigeria’s population boom

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Investment

Real estate: Investors tackle lack of carbon emission data

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