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Foolish Utopianism in Today's Top Architecture

Reviewing Douglas Murphy's book "Last Futures: Nature, Technology and the End of Architecture," Jonathan Meades lays into the new utopianism of contemporary architecture. Silicon Valley gets portrayed as both foolish and hypocritical.

September 27, 2016 - London Review of Books

British Pub

Save the Local: Neighbors in England Rally to Protect Their Pubs

With pubs across the country closing at an alarming rate, communities across England are using a recently adopted law to save their local pubs.

September 14, 2016 - The Spectator

Los Angeles

How Well Do You Know Your City's Boundaries?

A new crowdsourced map projects asks people to draw their city limits from memory.

September 9, 2016 - CityLab

The Shard

London's Cascading Displacement Effects Start at the Top of the Income Ladder

New research from the International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics finds evidence of the displacement of elites from affluent neighborhoods in London.

September 5, 2016 - The Guardian

London 2012 Olympic Games

For Host Cities, Olympic Legacies Are Mixed

The two-week competition is often touted as a galvanizing force for urban development. But that's only cities include the Games' legacy in their planning process from the start.

August 25, 2016 - Curbed

British Rowhouses

Report: Britain's Suburbs on the Decline

London's central core never experienced the deterioration many American downtowns lived through, but the inner city/suburb dynamic was still at play. Now poverty is moving outward.

July 29, 2016 - The Telegraph

Chicago Transit

Does Planning Around Commutes Overvalue Men's Needs?

A UK blogger argues that transportation infrastructure planning is informed too heavily by the kinds of trips men tend to make.

July 26, 2016 - Streetsblog USA

US - Canadian Border at Chief Mountain

Borders From Above Are More Than Just Lines On A Map

International borders viewed from above show how different patterns of political, urban and agricultural development often collide.

July 18, 2016 - Medium

London Bus

It's Time to 'Londonize' Bus Transit in the United States

Bike advocates have Copenhagen to provide a real-world case study of a multi-modal vision of the future. It's time bus advocates had their own exemplar.

July 10, 2016 - City Observatory

After Brexit, London's Fintech Future Foggy at Best

Over half of Europe’s financial technology "unicorns" are in the London area. The decision to quit the EU is already threatening the ecosystem that allows London to trade within the EU, as well as its status as hub for fintech jobs and technology

July 1, 2016 - Cities of the Future

Glasgow

Glasgow's High Mortality Rate and a History of Poor Planning

Decades of poor urban planning and policy decisions have contributed to "the Glasgow Effect," which has seen higher rates of mortality for Glaswegians compared to similar de-industrialized cities.

June 27, 2016 - The Guardian (UK)

Speed hump

Study Finds Speed Humps May Have a Pollution Problem

The forced slow-and-go caused by speed humps may have the unintended consequences of increasing the release of the tiny particles that have proven harmful to health within a concentrated area.

June 16, 2016 - The Telegraph U.K.

Spin Class

Friday Funny: Take the Bus That's Also a Bike

Or maybe it's the bike that's also a bus?

May 20, 2016 - Mashable

London

Sadiq Khan Pledges to Clean Up London’s Toxic Air

The World Health Organisation published figures on 12 May 2016 which showed that London has breached safe levels of pollutant particles known as PM10. Almost 10,000 Londoners die prematurely each year, because of polluted air.

May 16, 2016 - Cities of the Future

London, Nightlife

London's New Mayor Finds Culture and Heritage in City's Nightlife

London's new Mayor Sadiq Khan joins a growing list of mayors who have become ardent advocates for their city's nightclubs.

May 16, 2016 - Thump

Boris Johnson's Last Act in Office: Opening New Cycle Superhighways

Last Friday, before leaving his office as Mayor of London, Boris Johnson opened London’s new "Crossrail" Cycle Superhighways, as the new Mayor Sadiq Khan was declared that evening.

May 13, 2016 - Cities of the Future

London Houses

The New Mayor of London's Housing Manifesto

Newly elected Mayor Sadiq Khan created a housing manifesto while on the campaign trail. Its support of affordable housing development would be unique on this side of the pond.

May 11, 2016 - BBC

Historic London

Friday Eye Candy: Historic London Visualized

Historic London collects panoramic views of modern London streets with historic photos transposed over them. Most of the views date from the first two decades of the 20th century.

April 29, 2016 - Historic London

Gentrification Mural

Researchers Build Model for Predicting Gentrification

A team of researchers in London believes it can predict future gentrification. The model is built on evidence of social diversity, which is often thought of as a positive outcome.

April 25, 2016 - Pacific Standard

Abandoned Rail

The New Trend in Britain: Re-Opening Old Rail Lines

What's old is new in Britain, where clogged roads have many communities around the country looking to the past for the future of transportation.

April 19, 2016 - Economist

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.

Planning for Universal Design

Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.