Housing
The government has had to rethink its roll-out of Universal Credit – but small tweaks to the system won't prevent people on housing benefit from being evicted.
Traffic
The congestion charge has helped to ease traffic and raise funds. But the rise of Uber and other private hire vehicles have raised unforeseen challenges.
Public transport
Bus Rapid Transit has powerful supporters around the world – but shouldn't public transport be designed in the public interest?
Housing
Young people can make big savings living with their parents, but it throws up some thorny issues.
Urban ecology
Keeping urban habitats such as parks neat and tidy by removing dead wood and leaves is driving the species which live there to extinction.
Urban ecology
Evidence-based advice from experts on how to make your garden a friendly environment for pollinators.
Urban planning
Urban planning should be long-term and visionary, but the public must have a say, too – that's where urban rooms come in.
Architecture
Big lines and long distances to walk have plagued airports since the dawn of the jet age. New designs and technologies haven't helped much, even if they're visually impressive.
Public transport
This attention grabbing policy has less to do with solving public transport problems, and more to do with the government’s nation-branding campaign.
Sustainable cities
From the amphitheatre at Arles to London's Wembley, stadiums can be adapted to serve their cities.
Architecture
Buildings built for writing and reading the news altered the urban fabric.
Traffic
Operation Brock's underwhelming test run goes to show how ill-prepared the UK is for a no-deal or hard Brexit scenario.
Housing
It's time to ditch this divisive label, and recognise the real cause of housing inequality.
Smart cities
The huge volume and high quality of data streaming down from Earth observation satellites are transforming how we see and shape our cities.
Air pollution
Air pollution is bad for our heart and lung health – and a new study says it may be bad for brain health, too.
Air pollution
There are other things which cause air pollution – cars, for example – which will have a much bigger impact.
