Wales

Man in rain gear rides a bicycle on a bike lane lined with grassy landscaping in Cardiff, Wales on a rainy day.

This UK city's bike lanes double as rain gardens and wildlife habitats

Cardiff is combining mobility infrastructure with greening measures to help conserve water, clean the air, and provide shade and greenery.

May 26, 2026 - Bloomberg CityLab

Asphalt road with yellow and black turn warning signs winding through green Welsh mountain landscape

Wales Cancels Major Road Building Projects

All road building and expansion projects are halted until they can pass strict new environmental requirements.

February 15, 2023 - BBC

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Wales to Cease Road Construction Projects in Bid to Achieve Net Zero Emissions

The Welsh government is taking a bold stand for climate action.

June 24, 2021 - The Guardian

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England Begins Second Lockdown to Protect the National Health Service

The day after Election Day in America, the U.K. Parliament voted overwhelmingly to impose a 4-week lockdown in England to ensure that nation's prized healthcare system doesn't collapse due to treating mounting coronavirus infections.

November 8, 2020 - The Independent

The $1.5 Billion Plan for the World's First Electricity-Generating Tidal Lagoon

The Swansea Tidal Lagoon, planned for the Bristol Channel on the southern coast of Wales, spares no expense in delivering first-of-its-kind renewable energy.

July 4, 2015 - The Architect's Newspaper

Friday Funny: Mistranslation Ends Up on Road Sign

In Swansea, U.K., planners requested a translation via email of a road sign into Welsh. What they got back was not quite what they expected.

November 7, 2008 - BBC News

Group Says Public Drinking Ban Violates Public Space

Calling it a violation of public spaces, a new report from a civil liberties group in the UK has criticized the banning of public drinking in more than 600 places in England and Wales.

August 21, 2008 - Telegraph

FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?

After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.

Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold

The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.

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