US public transit systems are facing a threat like never before
Beth Osborne, director of Transportation for America, explains why the pandemic presents a unique challenge after decades of underfunding mass transit.
In New York and London, bike-sharing rebounded to set new records amid the pandemic
Covid-era membership campaigns helped Citi Bike and Santander Cycles recover from springtime lows, a City Monitor analysis shows.
Reclaiming the streets: Johannesburg’s informal recycling system
Thanks to the efforts of these low-wage workers, South Africa recycles 80% of its post-consumer goods, compared with 31% in Europe.
Building resiliency into the US’s front yard
Five landscape architecture firms present proposals designed to address the climate impacts facing Washington DC's Tidal Basin.
Public spaces are essential – but not yet equal
Recognising that not everyone experiences public space in the same way, this environmental neuroscientist is working to create more equitable urban environments.
The Covid-19 pandemic has complicated the UK’s north-south divide
An analysis of economic data shows unemployment rose first in northern cities, then surged in better-off southern ones. There’s no one-size-fits-all explanation why some have suffered more than others.
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What can the Biden administration do to reform zoning?
Much depends on control of the Senate, but the administration may have a few tools of its own to encourage cities to change their land-use rules.
Will anyone want to host the next Olympics?
Over and over again, the conflicts between the short-term needs of mega-events and the long-term needs of the cities that host them result in the cities losing out.
‘People just look in the window’: Naples’ smallest homes blur the line between public and private
Covid-19 has amplified the structural problems with these tiny apartments as daily life spills out into the street.
Mumbai’s Coastal Road is an old mistake applied to a new problem
This major infrastructure project may or may not solve the city's traffic woes, but it will leave a vibrant fishing community in its wake.
How Barcelona’s housing and mobility efforts helped it respond to the pandemic
Mayor Ada Colau says her city's ongoing work to create affordable housing and safer streets provided a foundation for its crisis response.
Berliners want to expropriate 250,000 homes. Here’s what stands in their way
A group of housing advocates are hoping a new referendum will transfer ownership of a quarter of a million apartments to the people.
