Vishaan Chakrabarti (Exec. Vice President at Related, and former Director of the Manhattan Office for the NY Dept of City Planning) delivers a passionately written commentary about the stimulus, "shovel ready", and America's long-term infrastructure planning--- encouraging us to imagine a country... View full entry
Everyone knows that Phoenix has a huge sprawl problem. But now transit-oriented development is on the upswing in this Sun Belt metropolis. In December, the Phoenix region opened one of the most ambitious transit projects in recent U.S. history: a 20-mile light rail line with 28 stops serving three... View full entry
In the School of Architecture of Paris-la-Villette, exists a Post graduate teaching CITIES:MOBILITY/NATURE. It has as ambition to teach how to design at urban/architectural scales integrating new parameters of the cities with a specific sustainable approach around new conditions of mobility and... View full entry
Prince Charles twists Qatari arms to get Richard Rogers fired, project stopped and the stars are raged. Prince Charles twists Qatari arms to get Richard Rogers fired, project stopped and the stars are raged. View full entry
The Dutch city's eco-friendly infrastructure has new power hookups for electric cars, solar panels, and household wind turbines. The Dutch city's eco-friendly infrastructure has new power hookups for electric cars, solar panels, and household wind turbines. On the streets of Amsterdam last week... View full entry
Vice explores the actions of the Movimento dos Sem Teto, who occupy São Paulo’s abandoned Skyscrapers. Vice explores the actions of the Downtown Roofless Movement, who occupy São Paulo’s abandoned Skyscrapers. Vice Magazinehttp://www.mtst.info/ View full entry
A high-rise tower for animals in the industrial heartland of Leeds is offering a unique solution to the decline of urban wildlife. Can it work? A high-rise tower for animals in the industrial heartland of Leeds is offering a unique solution to the decline of urban wildlife. Can it work? BBC News View full entry
What happened to the Office of Urban Policy? After 100 days, Obama’s shiny-new dream for our cities is looking more like a bureaucratic nightmare. What happened to the Office of Urban Policy? After 100 days, Obama’s shiny-new dream for our cities is looking more like a bureaucratic... View full entry
KCET teamed up with Friends of the LA River and the Los Angeles Leadership Academy, to produce Departures L.A. River. Journey with them down the 52-mile stretch of the L.A. River KCET teamed up with Friends of the LA River and the Los Angeles Leadership Academy, to produce Departures L.A. River... View full entry
In 4–6 November, 2009, the Urban Age focuses on Istanbul and extends its investigations into the links between the social characteristics and the physical form of global cities. Istanbul's strategic location makes it a vital reference for understanding urban trends in South East Europe, the... View full entry
Another step in New York’s transformation from the world’s greatest metropolis to a generic tourist trap? N. O. reviews via NYT View full entry
Janette Sadik-Khan, the city’s Transportation commissioner, manages to be equal parts Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses. As she prepares to close swaths of Broadway to cars next week, she is igniting a peculiar new culture war—over the role of the automobile in New York. NY Magazine View full entry
Using the 2014 Commonwealth Games as a launch pad for further analysis, Neil Gray unmasks the dehumanising and exploitative realities behind the logic of urban regeneration strategies in Glasgow. Mute Magazine View full entry
Trash lies everywhere in the fields, lots and buildings where children play in Guédiawaye, Senegal. Residents of this neighborhood buy refuse to build up low-lying areas that are prone to flooding in rainy season. NYT View full entry
The government of Cairo has tried hard to encourage private investment in the refuse sector, but some estimate 4,000 tonnes of waste are left behind every day, festering in the heat as it waits for someone to clear it up. In Shubra, the residents recently took to the streets armed with dustpans... View full entry