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London Bus

UK's Labour Party Proposes Free Bus Fare for All People Under 25

Young people make less money and spend a greater share of their incomes on transit than their older peers. Labour thinks subsidizing travel for young people could be a boost to young people and the economy.

May 13, 2018 - The Guardian

Shanghai China

Population Limits Push Residents Out of Beijing and Shanghai

In top-tier Chinese cities like Shanghai and Beijing, new population caps have spurred the relocation of residents, many of them low-income, to smaller cities and the outskirts.

March 31, 2018 - The Guardian

Arizona Sprawl

Phoenix Called Out as the 'Least Sustainable' City in the World

Phoenix is growing, it's now America's fifth largest city, but its water supply is shrinking.

March 22, 2018 - The Guardian

Vancouver Skyline

Vancouver's Homeowner Vacancy Rate Nearly 5 Percent

Thousands of homes in the city were found to be underused and subject to a vacancy tax.

March 22, 2018 - The Guardian

Fence

New Mexico Made Streams and Rivers Private Property

And now those property owners are putting barbed wire over the river to keep out "trespassers."

March 17, 2018 - The Guardian

Kids on bikes

Building a Child Friendly City

Around the world cities struggle to build a safe, fun, kid-friendly environments.

March 6, 2018 - The Guardian

Brussels Train Station

Another City to Offer Free Transit on Bad Air Days

Brussels is the latest city to provide incentives for commuters willing to take transit in the name of air quality.

February 26, 2018 - The Guardian

U.K. Couple Fined for Living in Home Disguised as Garage

Reeta Herzallah and Hamdi Almasri used a fake garage door to live in an area that required a garage space.

February 18, 2018 - The Guardian

Mobility

How Cycling Can Help the Disabled Stay Mobile

In the U.K. university town of Cambridge, more than a quarter of disabled commuters travel by bike.

January 4, 2018 - The Guardian

The 'Retail Apocalypse' Visits New York City

The trend of store closures sweeping the nation has not passed up New York City. The Guardian takes an in-depth look at the market forces at work on the famous commercial corridors of New York City.

December 28, 2017 - The Guardian

Grid Bike Share

On the Pitfalls of Dockless Bikeshare

App-driven bikeshare, without the station, has been spreading rapidly, especially in China. But the system comes with its share of problems, including its own version of the tragedy of the commons.

November 14, 2017 - The Guardian

London Air Pollution

Study: Pollution Kills 9 Million People Every Year

The Lancet Commission study comes at a time when the Trump Administration is rolling back environmental regulations from a number of sectors.

October 21, 2017 - The Guardian

Burrito

Drone Delivery Reaches the Burrito Phase

Delivery-by-drone continues to make strides to becoming a feasible reality, as testing in rural Australia has seen burritos fly through the air from restaurant to customers' back yards.

October 19, 2017 - The Guardian

Friday Eye Candy: A World Full of Beautiful Architecture

Arcaid has collected a shortlist for its 2017 architectural photograph of the year.

October 13, 2017 - The Guardian

Uber Protest

Uber Loses its License in London

Uber will appeal a decision to repeal its operating license, but the decision by Transport for London is a major blow for the embattled transportation network company.

September 30, 2017 - The Guardian

Disable Access

Accessibility Barriers Continue to Plague Some Metro Systems

Most metro systems in the United States tend to score high on accessibility, while European systems have mixed results.

September 28, 2017 - The Guardian

Brockworth in Gloucestershire

Op-Ed Pins Britain's Housing Crisis on its Green Belts

The green belts that hem in developed areas in Great Britain are set arbitrarily, according to this op-ed in The Guardian, and the boundaries have outlived their usefulness.

September 23, 2017 - The Guardian

Cheonggyecheon Daylighting

Bringing Urban Rivers Back Into the Daylight

"Daylighting" rivers in urban areas is the process of uncovering waterways to beautify cities, support habitats, and aid drainage.

September 15, 2017 - The Guardian

Busy Crossing Street

Where Cities Have Helped Walkers

Laura Laker surveys efforts to make cities more walkable, from Melbourne's converted alleys to Guangzhou's 60-mile ecological corridor.

September 14, 2017 - The Guardian

New Orleans

New Orleans Stormwater Systems Failing Again

In an underreported fact, it has rained every day since April 1 in New Orleans this year. The city is struggling to deploy stormwater infrastructure, however, and flooding overwhelmed drainage again this month, on the cusp of hurricane season.

August 16, 2017 - The Guardian

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