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jonn elledge
It’s a KIBS thing: Are some British cities going backwards?
The latest instalment of our series, in which we use the Centre for Cities’ data tools to crunch some of the…
On this day in 1830, a former Cabinet minister became the first bloody idiot to get mown down by a train
Today marks the 187th anniversary of two different momentous landmarks in the history of transportation. One was the opening, on…
Podcast: Shanks's Pony
So, this is a bit anecdotal but I think it holds true nonetheless: walkable cities are more exciting cities. Not…
Here’s everything we learned from this map of London’s defunct tram network
In 1860, George Francis Train, an eccentric American rail magnate who seemed to be in the grip of some form…
Podcast: Beating the bounds
I’m just back from my holidays, and generally having That Sort of Week, so I’m going to be honest: this…
Where did Liverpool start?
Continuing our occasional series of working out where major cities actually started. London started as a river crossing, Birmingham as a village…
Here are four thoughts on Birmingham’s new tram plan
Last week on our Facebook page (you like that already, right? You should definitely like it), we received a complaint,…
Is Crossrail for the North really the biggest priority for the north?
For the last few years, one of the big ideas in the world of urbanism has been ‘agglomeration’: the theory…
Podcast: White heat
This week, we’re asking a question for the ages: Why does York look like a chocolate box while nearby Wakefield…
Six thoughts on YouGov’s polling about London’s tube network
In the 1998 movie The Truman Show, Jim Carrey plays Truman Burbank, a man who doesn’t realise his whole life…