Cairo

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Population Boom Continues to Stretch Cairo's Resources

This year, Cairo is estimated to grow by half a million people, but the city's economy is not keeping pace to support all of them.

March 19, 2017 - ENCA

New Capital, Cairo, Egypt

Egypt's New Capital City Development Gets Chinese Backing

Plans for the development of a new, unnamed capital city just east of Cairo has received the financial backing of Chinese investors.

October 11, 2016 - CNN

Al-Azhar Park, Cairo, Egypt

Open Spaces Are Contested Spaces in the Middle East

Parks and other public open spaces continue to be squeezed out by private development and attempts to limit political dissent throughout cities in Arab countries.

July 1, 2016 - The Economist

Should Egypt Build a New Capital to Replace Cairo?

Reviewing the plausibility of replacing the thousand-year-old capital of Cairo with a new, master planner, $45 billion capital city.

June 18, 2015 - Global Site Plans

Enterprise or Chaos? Cairo's DIY Urbanism

Michael Kimmelman examines the race to rebuild and redefine post-revolutionary Cairo, where residents are recreating the city and civic society, and reclaiming public spaces, from the bottom-up.

April 29, 2013 - The New York Times

Egypt's Social Media Takes On New Foe: Cairo's Traffic

After aiding in the dissolution of Egypt's authoritarian regime, social media is being enlisted to tackle a more formidable obstacle: easing its capital city's traffic, reports Noel King.

May 22, 2012 - Good

Cairo Subway an Oasis From the Chaos Above

Kareem Fahim explores the surprisingly reliable subway system beneath the Egyptian capital, as well as public sentiment that it's the last stronghold of order in a city still trying to regain its balance.

May 9, 2012 - The New York Times

The Public Role of Tahrir Square

A Cairo native who had returned home before the recent unrest and revolution looks at the role of the city's Tahrir Square, and how recent events have given additional meaning to this public space.

March 1, 2011 - Places

Revolution in Cities is No Accident

With recent uprisings in Cairo and Tunis, we are reminded that the city has been the center of revolutionary action for hundreds of years, according to this piece from Edward L. Glaeser.

February 2, 2011 - The New York Times

Cairo 2050 Plan Makes Big Shifts in City

The Egyptian government is undertaking a broad plan to reimagine Cairo. The plan would redistribute the city's people and shuffle its industries to the outskirts of town. Some there see the plan as too much of a change.

December 23, 2010 - Bikya Masr

The Downfall of 'the Paris of the Middle East'

Historic architecture is rapidly being replaced by cookie-cutter high-rises in Cairo, much to the displeasure of local architects and historians.

October 20, 2010 - BBC

Cairo Facing Possible Future of American-Style Suburban Sprawl

Real estate investment is expected to rise sharply in the greater Cairo region. Some fear this will bring about American-style suburban sprawl.

July 31, 2010 - Global Real Estate Monitor

Rapid Growth Puts Pressure on Planners in Cairo

"Officials argue that the main problem with Cairo is not that it is too big, but that three-quarters of its inhabitants are concentrated in a 20km radius from the center," reports Heba Saleh

July 25, 2010 - Financial Times

Removing Cars to Revive Downtown Cairo

In an effort to regain its stature as a center of culture, Cairo is looking at plans to re-integrate the pedestrian into its now car-dominated downtown.

June 10, 2010 - Egypt Today

Cairo Banning Cars, Greening Streets

The Egyptian capital is planning a makeover, turning the downtown into a pedestrian-only zone in the spirit of Europe's historic cities in order to attract tourism.

June 8, 2010 - Egypt Today

Adding Mixed Use to Cairo's Sprawling Suburbs

Developers in Egypt are looking to bring mixed-use developments to Cairo's sprawling suburbs.

May 2, 2010 - Zawya

A New/Old Neighborhood in Cairo

A group of development agencies came together to undertake a historic-preservation and community-development effort in Cairo's Al-Darb al-Ahmar community. The project was such a success that they're still working, by invitation, restoring the area.

March 1, 2010 - Metropolis Magazine

Suburbs Sprouting in Cairo Deserts

President Mubarak of Egypt is allowing developers to create American-style suburban developments in dry desert land outside Cairo.

October 26, 2009 - POLIS

Finding Public Space Wherever They Can in Cairo

Dense Cairo has few sanctioned public spaces. So residents make do wherever they can.

June 21, 2009 - The New York Times

Cairo's Downfall

Downtown Cairo has undergone a steady decline in recent years, with more slums developing and more beggars filling the streets. This article from Bloomberg says there are many reasons for the decline.

July 16, 2008 - Bloomberg

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