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London’s ‘LTN’ schemes show the difficulty of achieving behavioural change that could help us reach net zero
City’s policy chief looks to stage music and arts festivals in recognition of post-pandemic ‘new normal’
‘SimCity’ launched the genre, but newer titles such as ‘Terra Nil’ and ‘Lichenia’ are more environmentally minded
Government proposals allowing residents to vote on new developments are full of holes
Governments lack the incentive, businesses usually lack the power and almost everyone seems to lack the skill
Local authorities target 15,000 homes that have been abandoned and left to rot after owners died
If we can stop cyclists and cars competing for the same tarmac, maybe travel will become less heated
Weak transport links and low-density housing have made Britain’s urban hubs less pleasant places to live than their EU counterparts
Historic graves to be removed in government building programme to ease traffic congestion
Quiet residential streets and clean air should not be treated as luxuries
The story of the city as a centre for commerce and consumption has lessons for today’s urban planners
Car-centric infrastructure turned many into unwalkable wastelands. Planners now look to prewar cities to find inspiration for the future
Poor planning has left Glasgow intersected by highways that divide neighbourhoods and make travel without a car tricky
Authorities should design a scheme that protects vulnerable New Yorkers
From parking lots to parklets, the ideas that can reshape our urban spaces
The deserted streets of shutdown shocked us, but the 2,000-year-old capital is no stranger to overcoming disaster
From Detroit to Madrid, community green spaces are having a moment in the spotlight
Government needs to pay more attention to land for employment uses as logistics demand hoovers up UK sites
‘A city block with tarmac and concrete can be several degrees hotter than one with shady trees’
The city should not despair about its expulsion from Unesco’s World Heritage list but learn a development lesson
How cities have responded to Covid and are looking ahead to new realities. From reversing London’s pandemic exodus and rethinking the New York office to transport’s tricky way back and hospitality’s agile response. Plus the sporting comeback, the green energy drive and trouble in the department store
Forum: a greener ‘15-minute’, feminist city — can utopian urban dreams be made real?
Budapest’s anti-Beijing road signs may not stand the test of time
Shock by-election defeat cannot obscure the priority of building houses
In wake of Chesham and Amersham loss, MPs in southern England fear effect of opening more land to housebuilding
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