All articles by citymetric staff

citymetric staff

Here are our favourite articles on architecture and demographics

Over Christmas, we’re rounding up the best of our work from 2015 so that you have something to read to…

Here are our best articles on transport

Over Christmas, we’re rounding up the best of our work from 2015 so that you have something to read when…

Here are our best articles on urban technology

Over Christmas, we’re rounding up the best of our work from 2015. Today, it’s all about technology. Can farming in…

Here are our favourite map stories from 2015

Over Christmas, we’re rounding up the best of our work from 2015 so that you have something to read when…

How we ended up exploring a church through the windscreen of an X-Wing

As you might have heard, there’s a new Star Wars film on. Apparently, in some quarters at least, it’s kind of…

Here are the best articles on history we published this year

Over Christmas, we’re rounding up the best of our work from 2015 so that you have something to read when…

These computer-generated maps show all roads leading, inexorably, to Rome

The phrase “All roads lead to Rome” isn’t really meant to be taken literally. The largest roads in the Roman…

How much do Londoners spend on commuting?

The numbers are in: rail fares around the country will grow by an average of 1.1 per cent from January 2016. Across London, fares will rise by an average of 1 per cent.

Which cities have the world's richest workers – and how can you use fast food to prove it?

Comparing the wealth and living standards in different cities can be pretty hard to do. Rich cities tend to come…

1 Undershaft – and a selection of other skyscrapers that are not in any way phallic

London is getting a new skyscraper. It’ll be 310m high, it’ll share the title of tallest building in London with…