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jonn elledge
Is it time to rethink the Manchester Metrolink map?
This is the official map of Manchester’s Metrolink light rail network. It’s horrible, but, click to expand it if you…
Peakdon: One hundred years of the independent people's republic of south Yorkshire
Yesterday I wrote a blog explaining why calls for a Yorkshire-based devolution deal seemed misguided to me. A part of my argument…
This new mapping tool lets you decide where you think your city should end
Where cities end and something else – suburbs, exurbs, countryside – begins is a source of practically infinite disagreement. Is…
Three reasons a Yorkshire devolution deal probably isn't going to happen
The ancient English county of Yorkshire contains more people than Scotland, and an economy worth twice that of Wales. Consequently, there…
This map of London's tube shows disused stations, track layout and more
It’s a scary, scary world out there. Looming crisis in North Korea. Donald Trump gaining in the polls. David Cameron…
The CPRE is wrong about the green belt – but not quite so wrong as the Telegraph
Who’s been a naughty anti-housing pressure group, then? The Daily Telegraph news desk, that’s who. I know, right? Plot twist.…
Podcast: How it all began
This week’s podcast is a game of two halves. (Stephanie didn’t manage to get a football reference onto the tape…
Quiz: Can you find Birmingham on these charts?
The latest instalment of our weekly series, in which we use the Centre for Cities’ data tools to crunch some of…
Mildly depressing housing chart of the week: summer doldrums
A new feature that’ll appear in the regular slot of whenever we can be bothered. So here’s a chart of…
The North East of England may have just given up on getting a devolution deal
Oh, well, this is just great. From the BBC: Plans for a North East regional mayor have been put on…