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  • Saturday, 6 March, 2021
    Environment
    Woodland warriors go to town in the fight against pollution

    Meet the men and women who are taking a stand by planting fast-growing mini forests on urban wasteland

  • Friday, 26 February, 2021
    Edwin Heathcote
    Design cities around people, not dustbins

    British planning prioritises ease of rubbish collection over convivial communal spaces

  • Wednesday, 10 February, 2021
    Visual Arts
    The Illuminated River shines a light on London’s shifting currents

    A new project to light up Thames bridges is characteristic of changes that are transforming the city

  • Monday, 8 February, 2021
    InterviewCommercial property
    Covid offers opportunity to reshape cities, says architect Foster

    Pandemic accelerates trends that could see vacant offices become residential towers

  • Saturday, 5 December, 2020
    Zack Simons
    We need to talk about England’s greenbelt

    The government’s ‘radical’ planning overhaul does not touch the most rigid and unresponsive plank of the system

  • Thursday, 26 November, 2020
    Architecture
    Seeking shelter in stormy times

    The pandemic has highlighted the importance of outdoor areas where people can gather with protection from the elements

  • Monday, 23 November, 2020
    Special Report
    The Future of Cities

    How to make cities more liveable and recycle retail space; three US mayors on the pandemic’s ‘Hunger Games’; smart water infrastructure to fight Covid-19; the resurgence of parks; how to prevent disaster in Manhattan and encourage more walking and cycling everywhere

  • Monday, 23 November, 2020
    Special ReportThe Future of Cities
    How to make cities more liveable after Covid-19

    Different and imaginative uses of space will be crucial to the recovery of urban centres

  • Monday, 23 November, 2020
    Special ReportThe Future of Cities
    Covid-19 drives urban push for walking and cycling

    Planners see ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ opportunity to shift behaviour in face of driver fury

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  • Monday, 23 November, 2020
    Special ReportThe Future of Cities
    Park life: harnessing the power of public space

    The popularity of green spaces in lockdown highlighted their value

  • Saturday, 21 November, 2020
    Janan Ganesh
    Sex and the cities

    Urban life will thrive as long as people marry late and divorce often

  • Friday, 30 October, 2020
    Henry Mance
    Cyclists are not the bad guys

    A revolution requires a few barricades and our cities need more bikes and fewer cars

  • Thursday, 15 October, 2020
    News in-depthThe Big Read
    From peak city to ghost town: the urban centres hit hardest by Covid-19

    FT research shows London and New York have suffered the most from the pandemic, but more substantial change lies ahead

  • Wednesday, 7 October, 2020
    Special ReportWomen in Business
    What would a city designed by women look like?

    Cutting congestion and building facilities that cater for all would help reverse a bias towards men

  • Tuesday, 29 September, 2020
    Robin Harding
    Cities are too resilient to be killed by Covid

    The imagined idyll of rural teleworking is merely an economic chimera

  • Tuesday, 22 September, 2020
    News in-depthAfrica
    Virus prompts rethink of developing economies’ urban planning

    Cities grapple with question of how to organise crowded areas to slow pandemic spread

  • Friday, 28 August, 2020
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Cities will transform and survive the pandemic

    Urban living still has its attractions even if many will move to greener pastures

  • Saturday, 15 August, 2020
    Lex
    City cycling/coronavirus: space race Premium

    Pandemic provides a rare opportunity to circumvent arguments from motorists

  • Thursday, 6 August, 2020
    The editorial board
    A flawed plan to solve England’s housing shortage

    Better foundations are needed for a new Bath, Belgravia and Bournville 

  • Sunday, 2 August, 2020
    UK politics & policy
    Johnson targets shake-up of English planning system

    Proposals aim to stimulate building and tackle acute housing shortage

  • Friday, 31 July, 2020
    House & Home
    So you’ve bought a bike — here’s how to keep it

    The pandemic has sent bike sales rocketing — and thefts are rising too. A seasoned cyclist gives tips on security

  • Friday, 24 July, 2020
    House & Home
    Rebooting suburbia: is this our post-pandemic future?

    Croydon, a longtime butt of jokes, is now the most searched-for property location in London

  • Friday, 17 July, 2020
    Jonathan Marvel
    A street smart way to open urban schools

    Classrooms outside in the light and fresh air offer a city-friendly solution to the puzzle of restarting education

  • Friday, 17 July, 2020
    Life & Arts
    Welcome to the 15-minute city

    As the switch to home working makes us balk at the back-and-forth of commuting, a new vision of urban living is emerging

  • Tuesday, 7 July, 2020
    Residential
    The suburb is not fit for purpose. Here’s how to fix it

    From community hubs to replacing lawns with wild flower meadows, there are myriad ideas that could enrich residents’ lives

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