United Kingdom

"Smell-mapping" is gaining attention from urban planners, data scientists, and nature conservationists alike.

February 18, 2017 - Citymetric

Public transit agencies don't normally get the kind of fine-grained location and navigation data made possible by tracking phones. London got temporary access to that info at the end of 2016, however.

February 14, 2017 - Gizmodo UK

With a high number of elderly residents, the London suburb of Purley has taken steps to become "dementia-friendly." There's no single definition of what that means, but community awareness and education are a focus.

February 8, 2017 - The Guardian

In a growing London, skyscrapers seem to be popping up everywhere, We Plan London catalogs the ten tallest.

February 8, 2017 - We Plan London

Stylized maps of bike routes, similar to the example set my London transit maps. This is the best kind of mashup.

February 3, 2017 - CityLab

This March, London will start six months of digging for a two-stop extension of the city's underground train system.

January 26, 2017 - The Evening Standard

A list of the ways cities will resist the anti-urban politics of the populist movements represented by President-elect Donald Trump and Brexit.

January 16, 2017 - CityLab

London is planning to build multiple "cycle superhighways," among other improvements for bikers.

December 10, 2016 - CityLab

Bikeshare programs were first introduced in the U.S. seven years ago. Outside Magazine investigates whether they "are actually benefiting cities and their residents."

December 6, 2016 - Outside

Herwig Scherabon is a graphic designer featured this week in The Guardian.

December 2, 2016 - The Guardian

Managing cities' sometimes-turbulent relationship with their nightlife, "night mayors" help cities capitalize on an industry that has become a marker of urban prestige.

November 30, 2016 - The Conversation

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has aligned himself with opponents to the addition of a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport, citing noise and air pollution concerns

November 27, 2016 - BBC

To help its bottom line, struggling UK retailer Tesco is planning to open up its parking lots and the space above its stores for new housing development.

November 23, 2016 - The Telegraph U.K.

Since the U.K. government has done nothing to make Volkswagen pay for Dieselgate, Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, is asking VW to come up with 2.5 million pounds ($3 million) to compensate the city and its residents for the 80,000 diesel cars fitted

November 21, 2016 - Cities of the Future

A new atlas explores the multiple causes of gentrification through bold graphics and data visualizations.

November 14, 2016 - Creative Review

Commercial vehicles, and heavy trucks in particular, cause a disproportionate number of pedestrian and cyclist fatalities, London Mayor Sadiq Khan is proposing to ban the most dangerous trucks from entering the city.

November 9, 2016 - Streetsblog USA

Struggling with zoning that thwarts the construction of new hamlets, villages, towns, and cities? Susan Henderson has a bit of place type inspiration from across the pond.

October 18, 2016 - PlaceShakers

Developers in the UK have a new nemesis in the form of rare newts, which NIMBYs have allegedly planted at development sites to halt construction.

October 18, 2016 - The Telegraph U.K.

London Mayor, Sidiq Kahn, authorizes two new bridges and a tunnel in eastern part of the city.

October 13, 2016 - City Lab

In a first for renewable energy in the United Kingdom, Solar Power accounted for more electricity than what was produced in Coal plants

October 10, 2016 - Independent (UK)