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jonn elledge
How did the world’s major rail terminals get their names?
As I was leaving Paris last week (did I mention I was in Paris last week? I was in Paris…
The view from Sacré-Cœur: on Paris, London and the case for urban density
I’d promised myself I’d only go to new bits of Paris on this trip. There is a danger, in returning…
Podcast: The strange death of municipal England
A hundred years ago, England’s municipal governments were the envy of the world. Every city ran its own trams, power…
How many tube lines does London have?
For this week’s Skylines, I dragged Stephen Bush down into our podcasting catacombs to rank London tube lines. We’re both…
Podcast: Going underground
This week, I’m all about pushing the envelope and breaking new ground. So here’s an entire podcast about the Tube.…
Where should London build new cycle routes? TfL has been making some maps
“The Strategic Cycling Analysis identifies a number of schematic cycling connections which could contribute to the growth of cycling in…
Is London’s DLR a subway? Or is it a tram?
“Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” is one of those riddles that’s meant to be unsolvable. Which is…
The British housing crisis, in five charts
In this week’s New Statesman, you’ll find a feature on the Greenfell Tower scandal and the housing crisis, written by…
Ben Houchen is now tees Valley mayor. So what’s in his inbox?
The latest instalment of our weekly series, in which we use the Centre for Cities’ data tools to crunch some of the numbers…
London’s Tube has been running so long it is literally raising the temperature of the earth around it
“Why is the tube so hot?” is one of those questions Londoners find themselves asking a lot during the three…