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Dar es Salaam’s bus rapid transit: Why it’s been a long, bumpy ride
Infrastructure projects are often subject to political aspirations. But when they are not realised as promised or their costs multiply over the years, the projects turn into public controversies.
New forms of urban planning are emerging in Africa
Rapid urban growth and an increasing number of climate change related disasters, such as the recent floods in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, have put the importance of sound urban planning in Africa in the spotlight.
Thirty years after reunification, divisions between East and West Germany persist
The collapse of the East German economy following unification has combined with racism and neoliberalism to feed far-right support.
How smart cities could help the visually impaired
Travelling to work, meeting friends for a catch up or just doing some shopping are often taken for granted by…
What science tells us about the fire risk facing Cape Town
South Africa’s Cape Peninsula – home to the picturesque city of Cape Town – is part of the only region…
For all our sakes’, smart cities need to slow down
All over the world, governments, institutions and businesses are combining technologies for gathering data, enhancing communications and sharing information, with…
Canada’s gay neighbourhoods are struggling. Can queer pop-ups plug the gap?
Queer life was highly visible in Western Canada last year. In May, Vancouver declared 2018 the “Year of the Queer,”…
How Leonardo da Vinci designed an ideal city – and helped invent urbanism
Leonardo da Vinci’s ideal city contained design features and engineering works not realised until hundreds of years after he died.
The best bike maps are made by volunteers
Not all bike routes are equal. Some places that are marked as bike routes on a map feel precarious when…
“A carbon-free grid should remain the cornerstone of transport decarbonisation policy”
The world is on the cusp of dramatic changes in the ways people own, operate and power their means of…