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jonn elledge
Where’s the oldest part of Manchester?
One of the questions I often find myself pondering when wandering around a city is: where did this whole thing…
22 reasons the hyperloop and driverless cars don't mean we don't need HS2
I’m on holiday. Bloody hell, lads I’m literally on holiday. As I write I am on a high-speed train hurtling…
Can you spot the green belt on this map of housing supply increase?
Okay everyone, who’s up for an invigorating game of “pin the green belt on the net change in housing supply…
Podcast: The slightly delayed 50th episode special
Why is Leeds is better than Manchester? Where should Crossrail 3 go? Can cities escape their economic destiny? And why…
How did (more of) the world’s major rail terminals get their names?
Last week on these pages, I published this piece about how the world’s major rail terminals got their names. Having…
This Google Street View glitch shows you what it’s like in New York in your actual nightmares
One of the amazing things about the internet is the way it enables you to indulge in virtual tourism. Using…
This BBC archive newsclip shows the North London Line in 1981 – when bad people wanted to turn it into a road
The BBC Archive is a selection of social media accounts that do exactly what the name suggests: post video and…
The threat of Hexit: could the London Borough of Havering really be about to secede from the capital?
It’s easy, when talking about politics, to belittle your opponents: to treat those who disagree with you, not as smart,…
Podcast: Gimme Shelter
This is, somehow, the 50th episode of Skylines. That seems quite a lot, doesn’t it? Well done to both you…
Three charts to show why everyone is so bloody furious all the time
The latest instalment of our weekly series, in which we use the Centre for Cities’ data tools to crunch some of…