Most people can ride a bike, so what’s stopping them?
Will Butler-Adams, the CEO of Brompton, on climate change, fitness and the future of urban transport.
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Amsterdam’s fig trees are showing why cities will play a vital role in the fight to stop the decline of biodiversity
Ever since humans started to create settlements thousands of years ago, many plant and animal species have struggled to survive. However, some have managed to find a new habitat inside and around urban areas. Could a change in human attitude towards nature help to halt the decline of biodiversity?
How Manchester is planning to get to net zero by 2038
Manchester led the first industrial revolution and it has ambitions of 'doing things first', but in reality learning from others and sharing best practice will probably get cities to net zero fastest.
UK house prices grow at fastest rate in 16 years
House prices in Britain rose by an annual rate of 13.4% in June 2021, the highest since 2004.
Amsterdam is laying down a model for what tourism should look like after Covid
When Covid hit the Netherlands in 2020, Amsterdam emptied of visitors overnight. Long-term residents, inured to the permanent noise and litter and tourists peeing in the streets, welcomed the newfound tranquillity. The pandemic, they told the Washington Post, was “a blessing in disguise”.
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What does real investment mean for communities?
A roundtable of leading councillors, local authority chief executives, parliamentarians and business leaders discuss the government’s levelling-up strategy.
Space invaders: How landlords can use arts pop-ups to reinvigorate commercial properties
The Covid pandemic has left a wake of destruction on people’s lives and made a ghost town out of many a high street. So as nations start to get back on their feet, can temporary arts ventures help heal communities and save commercial spaces?
Arts education is facing massive cuts in the UK – yet its value is felt everywhere
The UK’s vibrant cultural output is a tool for soft power and an academic asset.
Housebuilders get on the green bond bandwagon
British and German property groups debuting green debt issues to fund sustainable housing, amid investor appetite and regulatory pressure.
Why David Hockney’s Piccadilly Circus is a great piece of public art
Though some might sneer, Hockney’s playful scribble is a testament to the optimism and humour public art can bring to cities.
Covid-19 has given rise to new, smaller tech hubs. Could they solve tech’s diversity issues?
Covid-19 is driving the emergence of smaller, more affordable tech hubs in the US and Europe, enabling the industry to tap into a more diverse pool of talent.
Opinion: How to create better cities when the pandemic is over
Slow down and embrace nature. The pandemic recovery offers an opportunity to put green and blue space as the focus of development to help in the fight against climate change and improve citizen's well-being.
Healthy cities, healthy economies
Urban areas face the challenge of growing gaps between the health of the rich and poor.
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