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Sana Venjara | Next American City | Feb 7th, 2012 | Topic: Culture | Region: | Cities: New York |
Have trouble memorizing your city’s transit system? Now you can put it on your arm. (
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Yonah Freemark | Jan 18th, 2012 | Topic: Infrastructure | Region: | Cities: London |
U.K. leaders have approved construction of a high-speed rail line that would connect two of Britain’s biggest cities. But critics say the potential for slim returns justifies putting the ambitious project on hold. Will economic concerns once again hinder key advances in infrastructure? (
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This Big City | Sep 15th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Economy, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: |
London’s Underground rail network is hugely popular with the city’s residents, carrying over 3 million passengers a day between its 270 stations. However, its iconic buses are even more widely used, transporting 6 million Londoners around the city every day.
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Joe Peach | Jun 5th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance, Economy | Region: | Cities: |
New York city has twice thrown out plans for a congestion charge, and San Francisco is waiting until 2015 to begin its trial period. When the most enthusiastic response involves waiting four years, you know it’s not good news. (
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Julia Ramey Serazio | Mar 4th, 2011 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco |
Urban agriculture in action, from Chicago to San Francisco to London. (
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Joe Peach | Jan 20th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure | Region: | Cities: |
Can London integrate bicycles into its transportation network as effectively as its neighboring European cities have? A guest post from This Big City’s Joe Peach. (
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Julia Ramey Serazio | Jan 10th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure | Region: | Cities: Philadelphia |
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Brendan Crain | Apr 20th, 2010 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: Midwest | Cities: Chicago |
Brendan Crain interviews Alex Lehnerer, author of
Grand Urban Rules, which explores the history of contemporary urban form and code through an examination of the 115 rules that guide development in the fictional, Atlantis-esque city of Averuni. (
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Worldwatch | Josh Leon | Mar 29th, 2010 | Topic: Culture, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: |
A sophisticated new embassy in London — which opens its doors in 2017, at least to those with clearance — pins its laurels on cosmetic change. (
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Omnibus | Justin Glick | Dec 28th, 2009 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance | Region: | Cities: |
A quick look across the pond reveals a London faced with both the best and the worst of all possible options for the future shape of London, with Mayor Boris Johnson leading the charge for revitalizing public spaces in danger of being privatized. (
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Have trouble memorizing your city’s transit system? Now you can put it on your arm. (keep reading…)
U.K. leaders have approved construction of a high-speed rail line that would connect two of Britain’s biggest cities. But critics say the potential for slim returns justifies putting the ambitious project on hold. Will economic concerns once again hinder key advances in infrastructure? (keep reading…)
London’s Underground rail network is hugely popular with the city’s residents, carrying over 3 million passengers a day between its 270 stations. However, its iconic buses are even more widely used, transporting 6 million Londoners around the city every day. (keep reading…)
New York city has twice thrown out plans for a congestion charge, and San Francisco is waiting until 2015 to begin its trial period. When the most enthusiastic response involves waiting four years, you know it’s not good news. (keep reading…)
Urban agriculture in action, from Chicago to San Francisco to London. (keep reading…)
Can London integrate bicycles into its transportation network as effectively as its neighboring European cities have? A guest post from This Big City’s Joe Peach. (keep reading…)
What urbanists need to know this Monday. (keep reading…)
Brendan Crain interviews Alex Lehnerer, author of Grand Urban Rules, which explores the history of contemporary urban form and code through an examination of the 115 rules that guide development in the fictional, Atlantis-esque city of Averuni. (keep reading…)
A sophisticated new embassy in London — which opens its doors in 2017, at least to those with clearance — pins its laurels on cosmetic change. (keep reading…)
A quick look across the pond reveals a London faced with both the best and the worst of all possible options for the future shape of London, with Mayor Boris Johnson leading the charge for revitalizing public spaces in danger of being privatized. (keep reading…)
