What power do US mayors really have?
Author and legal scholar Richard Schragger says the US's big-city mayors focus on policies far outside their control and lose sight of the ways they can actually effect change.
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Madrid mourns the humble serviette
With a Covid-era ban now in place, this seemingly banal item has unexpectedly become one of Spain’s most notable and high-profile cultural victims of the pandemic to date.
The loss of conferences and conventions is dealing a blow to North American cities
In normal years, the events industry pumps millions of dollars into local economies. Now empty hotels and convention centres are an epicentre for lost jobs and revenue.
A Dublin student aims to make Temple Bar more accessible for wheelchair users
This young activist believes that historic preservation shouldn't get in the way of making cities safer.
A Singaporean firm has become the go-to master planner for African cities
Surbana Jurong has signed contracts to do city master plans in ten African countries. Why is the continent relying on outside firms to map its future?
The future is here: Register now for Barcelona’s New Economy Week
Partner content: The conference will encompass five interconnected events incorporating real estate, logistics, digital industry, e-commerce and economic zones.
Manchester follows Asia’s lead in designing age-friendly cities
Perhaps no UK city is better equipped to respond to its changing demographics than Manchester, where one third of the population will be 50 or older by 2040.
Capitals are increasingly at risk. Are backup cities the answer?
A Philippines city prepared for natural-disaster-prone Manila aims to succeed where Japan has failed.
A Brazilian favela is combating Covid through community
Distrustful of the government's pandemic response, residents took matters into their own hands.
Can basic income really work? Cities’ experiments may hold clues
The idea is to address economic pain by giving people money, no strings attached. A few places are testing it out to see what happens.
Truly sustainable infrastructure plans can’t rely on concrete
A global green construction boom could help struggling economies emerge stronger from the pandemic but will require a radical rethink of this polluting material.
The most and least housing-secure US metro areas in 2020
City Monitor's Housing Security Index finds that in the US, metros with high shares of jobs in accommodation and food service face some of the biggest challenges due to Covid-19.
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