London

As London prepares to host next summer's Olympic Games, officials worry that the city's transit system will not be able to meet increased demand.

April 23, 2011 - Reuters

A number of large skyscrapers in London, approved and financed before the recession, are being completed. But with no new ones planned, these skyscrapers are looked at as the end of an age of large-scale building.

April 21, 2011 - Bloomberg

An aerial gondola system will be built over the Thames River in London ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

March 23, 2011 - The Architect's Journal

As London prepares to host the 2012 Summer Olympics, new rules about its waterways could force hundreds of houseboat residents out of the city's canals.

March 14, 2011 - Guardian

Two soccer teams in England are in the midst of a battle over who will take over the stadium being built for the 2012 Olympics in London. They're arguing over who will leave the better legacy.

January 27, 2011 - The Guardian

British Prime Minister David Cameron wants to build a Silicon Valley-like "tech city" at the site of the 2012 Summer Olympics. But some question whether his plan can work.

January 18, 2011 - Wired UK

In a review of the new bike sharing program in London, The Economist raises the question of whether the city wrongly predicted the existing demand for the service.

January 11, 2011 - The Economist

Garrett Bradford of TheCityFix reviews some of the most innovative and sustainable transit systems from around the globe that made their debut over the last twelve months.

December 29, 2010 - TheCityFix

The crosswalk pictured on the cover of the Beatles' album Abbey Road has been designated a historic place in London.

December 23, 2010 - Guardian

Jonathan Glancey argues that in the wake of the UK government's culling of Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment, and a recession which only diluted our consumerist thirst, the current aim to build cheaply has cost us design quality.

November 6, 2010 - The Guardian

A group of West End business owners plans to direct slower moving foot traffic to walk along storefronts.

November 4, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal

A six month trial will bring Wi-Fi Internet access into test locations within the London tube system, part of an effort by the city to bring Internet access to the entire system in time for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

November 4, 2010 - BBC

London's 10-week old bike sharing program appears to be on its way to turning a profit, a rarity in the public transit world.

October 16, 2010 - Guardian

Bicycle advocates in London is calling on citizens to tell the city, via the web, where more bike parking is needed for the city's fledgling bike sharing program.

October 14, 2010 - Guardian

As London redevelops its troubled East End ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, organizers are warning against the post-event developments turning into ghettos of the middle class.

October 12, 2010 - Building Design

Yonah Freemark reports that there are more politically palatable ways to ease traffic congestion than congestion pricing.

October 10, 2010 - the transport politic

Officials in London are relying on the creation of 86 new public spaces throughout the city to cut down on criminal behavior.

October 5, 2010 - London Evening Standard

The BBC tries out a new bike route connecting London to Paris and finds room for improvement.

October 5, 2010 - BBC

For a few weeks in 2012 a part of East London will be host to 20,000 journalists. After the Summer Olympics, though, the area set to host the media will be a mixed use neighborhood of nearly 3,000 homes, if all goes as planned.

September 29, 2010 - The New York Times

Emily Peck counts down the top ten most global cities now that more than half the world's population is urbanized. The 21st century will be dominated by the city, writes Parag Khanna. “The age of nations is over. The new urban age has begun.”

September 19, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal