Houston’s bid for park equity
The city often ranks among the top ten most unequal metro areas in the US, but since 2012, it has been building one of the most extensive – and equitable – networks of parks and greenways in the country.
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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.
Kolkata’s cycling ban is overturned – at least for now
Pre-pandemic, cycling was banned on 22 streets, including a majority of the city's main thoroughfares. Today, citizens are taking it up in droves.
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?
Cities now have less money to drive the green transition
The financial fallout from Covid-19 is starting to affect local governments' renewable-energy transition plans and climate action efforts.
Young Americans see local government as the future of democracy
Frustrated by the status quo, more and more young people are running for local government, where they believe they can effect progressive change.
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.
Rethinking coastal restoration
Rebuilding dunes with genetically distinct local beach grass can help mitigate the worsening effects of climate change.
What does the preservation of ‘neighbourhood character’ really protect?
Australia needs to build an extra 50,000 houses each year to meet demand. Current policy is making it awfully hard to do so.
Black soot still plagues the residents of the Niger Delta
Years after the crisis began, the damaging health and environmental impacts of oil bunkering persist in the city of Port Harcourt. Why isn't the government fixing the problem?
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.
What is a 15-minute city?
This vision for sustainable cities imagines places where residents can truly live locally, with everything they need just a short walk or bike ride away.
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