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jonn elledge
The new London rail maps are out, and they are horrible
Last weekend, the London commuter rail network coughed, spluttered and attempted to morph into a new shape, as Thameslink marched…
Liverpool’s economy has grown quicker than you think – but what’s the matter with Leeds?
The latest instalment of our series, in which we use the Centre for Cities’ data tools to crunch some of the numbers on…
Manchester’s trams are getting their own concentric fare zones
Let’s have a quick chat about the mathematics of transport fares. Imagine you have a tram network with two stops…
Britain introduces major new rail timetable, watches network instantly collapse into chaos – LIVE!
Yesterday, the British rail network introduced one of the biggest timetable changes it has ever seen, in order to create…
Here are several dozen of the depressingly high number of bits of British infrastructure named after the royal family
Tomorrow is the royal wedding – so some wag at Great Western Railway has done this to Windsor & Eton…
Podcast: Our Town
There’s a new urban think tank on the block. The Centre for Towns aims to research economic and social issues…
So what went wrong with Philip Hammond’s proposed millennial railcard?
Millennials just can’t catch a break, can they? Bad enough they have to deal with insecure work, over-priced housing and…
So why has Liverpool’s economy grown faster than other similar sized British cities?
The latest instalment of our series, in which we use the Centre for Cities’ data tools to crunch some of the numbers on…
Podcast: The Post Mortem
It’s the English local elections post-mortem episode! You lucky, lucky people. Joined by the New Statesman’s newly returned politics wunderkind…
Since 1998, a major northern city has grown almost as fast as London – and it’s not the one you think
The latest instalment of our series, in which we use the Centre for Cities’ data tools to crunch some of the…