This amazing map shows how urbanisation has accelerated since 1950
Times change. A hundred years ago London, New York and Paris were the biggest cities in the world. Today,…
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It's Christmas, so here are 11 beautiful isochrone maps showing travel times at different points in history
Three words dominate CityMetric’s big “Things We Like to Write About” list: “maps”, “transport” and “history”. So, since it’s…
ByLondon’s suburbs are increasingly just dormitory towns. And there’s not much we can do to stop it
Speaking at a private event last month run by the Centre for London think tank, Tory London mayoral candidate…
ByLondon could be getting a whole new set of pedestrian bridges
Pedestrian bridges: they’re just like road bridges, only with less cars, pollution or excess deaths from respiratory diseases. Good…
ByThere’s a kickstarter campaign to fund a reprint of the British Rail design manual
Way back last year CityMetric brought you news of a couple of fundraisers with a simple dream – to…
ByFive new buildings changing the tone of their cities
Cities are almost constantly changing – but some are changing faster than others. Even as we speak, there are…
ByReducing the number of MPs in the House of Commons could disenfranchise Britain’s inner cities
Last week the House of Lords backed a government proposal to bring forward reform to the UK’s electoral processes.…
ByAnother city has added mobile reception to its metro system. What's taking London so long?
The future is here – or at least, it is in Melbourne. This month the city’s transit authority announced…
ByThis interactive tool shows you what rising sea levels and climate change will do to American cities
Ever wondered which parts of the US are likely to be sacrificed to rising sea levels? Wonder no more.…
ByWhether it's Gatwick or Heathrow that gets the nod, the Airports Commission will have failed
The Airports Commission delivers its final report tomorrow. Three long years after setting out to find the “answer” to…
ByGeneral Election 2015: What do the results mean for London?
A night of Conservative and SNP success has left the other parties reeling, with leaders of the three ‘losing’…
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