Europe

Urban explorer dsankt offers an in-depth look inside abandoned sections of the Metro system of Paris.

December 28, 2010 - Sleepy City

Artists are flocking to a town in Turkey that promises "authentic village life." The architect behind the plan says that the project has attracted creatives who "miss natural and pure human relations."

December 22, 2010 - Daily News & Economic Review

With tens of thousands of unoccupied housing units on the market, the full impact of "problematic" real estate investments on the country's economy remains to be seen.

December 21, 2010 - The New York Times

Russian cities will be connected by high speed rail by the time the country hosts the 2018 World Cup, according to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

December 18, 2010 - Rianovosti

An entrepreneur in a declining industrial city takes visitors on an 'Urban Safari.'

December 17, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal

Was Leonardo a proponent of sprawl? The Renaissance man evidently believed the congestion of cities caused plagues in Milan in the 1480s, and drew up plans for a new city with wide streets and a network of canals.

December 16, 2010 - Suite 101

Shared streets -- the idea that pedestrians, bikes and cars can all navigate together in the same space -- is a fundamental rethinking of the underlying philosophy related to the design and operation of transportation facilities, write Norman W. Garrick and James G. Hanley.

December 16, 2010 - Norman Garrick

As Russia prepares to host the 2018 World Cup, officials are predicting that infrastructure projects will see a major boost.

December 16, 2010 - The Moscow News

One Swedish city is saying bye to fossil fuels and using its position as an epicenter of farming and food processing to generate energy from some unlikely sources... potato peels, manure, used cooking oil, stale cookies and pig intestines.

December 13, 2010 - The New York Times

Since reunification in 1989, many East German cities have been devastated by failing economies and population loss. The Germans, therefore, have a leg up on management strategies for failing cities. Doreen Ritzau takes a tour.

December 2, 2010 - The Architect's Newspaper

November 29, 2010 - Mary Campbell Gallagher

A new model of subway car designed by BMW and Siemens is being built for the Warsaw, Poland Metro. The aluminum chassis is reportedly 97.5% recyclable.

November 27, 2010 - Fast Company

A Russian construction company wants to build a 100,000-person city in an abandoned diamond mine, and cover it with a dome.

November 20, 2010 - Wired UK

Stephen Smith critiques the new mayor's strategies for fighting congestion in the Russian city.

November 18, 2010 - Market Urbanism

This photo slideshow from Places offers a look at the city of Berlin and the fast pace of change underway there.

November 14, 2010 - Places

Officials in Finland are building a nuclear waster storage facility that is designed to last for at least 100,000 years.

November 13, 2010 - CNN

Jay Walljasper says that Barcelona, once looked upon as a dirty, second-rate city now is a must-see like Paris or Rome. How did the Spanish turn Barcelona around?

October 29, 2010 - Citiwire.net

With the debut of the latest map of the Moscow Metro, TheCityFix's Jonna McKone takes a look at mass transit maps from across the globe and chats with mapmaker Cameron Booth.

October 26, 2010 - TheCityFix

Two industrial design students at Lund University noticed that despite a new law requiring bike helmets in Sweden, many people refused to wear them. They've invented a stylish cowl that inflates on impact just like an airbag.

October 22, 2010 - Core77

The two ends of the Gotthard Base Tunnel beneath the Swiss Alps are on the verge of connecting, marking a major milestone in the construction of what will be the world's longest transportation tunnel.

October 18, 2010 - The New York Times