Covid-19
World Economic Forum’s new alliance aims to revitalise city centres
In a bid to revitalise urban economies and drive innovation, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has unveiled a new global…
Traditional downtowns are dead or dying in many US cities − what’s next for these zones?
The hollowing out of US cities’ office and commercial cores is a national trend with serious consequences for millions of…
Wide verandas, picket fences or the CBD? How Australian coastal cities could ride post-Covid waves of growth
The Covid-19 pandemic triggered population growth in regions at the expense of capital cities. Regional migration has since stabilised, but…
Reimagining a pedestrianised London
By the time the pandemic hit the UK in early 2020, initiatives to pedestrianise popular areas in London were already…
UK food banks gave out three million parcels in the past year
The Trussell Trust distributed almost three million emergency food parcels in the past year, the highest on record, and more…
77% more microplastics found in River Thames during lockdown
At a first glance, the Covid-19 pandemic seemed to have a positive impact on the environment, with significant decreases in…
The post-Covid crisis hit Queensland hardest. With 100,000 households needing housing, here’s how it can recover.
Pandemic-generated pressures have left our rental housing market reeling. Australia-wide, vacancy rates are at rock-bottom levels. Rents are soaring at…
To halt evictions, US cities turn to mediation programmes
Uncertainty surrounding evictions in the US continues, with many asking if mediation could be the answer. According to NPR and…
Albania’s ghost towns: The crisis that caused the exodus
Most Albanians who left in the 1990s and 2000s headed for Greece, Italy, Germany, the Nordic countries, the UK and…
Transit signal prioritisation: Bring riders back to mass transit
There’s no doubt that we’re getting back in our cars. Post-Covid studies have shown that we fled from public transit…