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It can feel much faster to get the bus – but that could all be a matter of perspective.
Transport in the palm of your hand.
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The UK pioneered smart cards such as Oyster. But now, experimentation is being stifled as cash-strapped councils struggle to deliver basic services.
In Canberra you can build on land you don’t own.
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In Canberra you can build on land you don’t own, and it’s cheaper.
A house of one’s own.
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The right to housing is enshrined in law in the Netherlands and South Africa – so what would it look like in the UK?
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Staying at home puts women at greater risk of health problems – cities need to change to encourage them to go outside.
Governments need effective policies to lure people into regional towns.
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Turnbull put in place the City Deals program in 2015 - aiming to create better partnerships between all levels of government. Some projects are underway, but we need more than just partnerships.
Residents of Pandanad sit in a bus stop surrounded by flood waters, in Kerala, India.
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Uncontrolled growth at the expense of the environment will severely exacerbate the impacts of climate change. As shown with tragic floods in India, our cities are not prepared for extreme events.
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More and more housing in city-centres is being bought or built for the short-term rental market.
The dark side of Italian infrastructure.
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In the region of Liguria, and the city of Genoa itself, Calabrian mafia clans have been infiltrating construction projects for decades.
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Problems such as mental illness and drug addiction are confined to a minority of homeless people – and it’s preventing others from getting help.
Get your life on track.
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With train fares looking set to rise, there are some simple rules you can follow to get the best value tickets.
The bigger Melbourne gets, the more attractive it becomes.
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In the 70s, Whitlam tried to build new, big cities. But this was too costly. Now the most viable solution for Australia’s population woes is to make existing cities bigger.
A woman cools down in a water fountain as she beats the heat in Montreal on Monday, July 2, 2018.
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Heatwave deaths this summer make it clear: climate change is a severe public health threat, and those who live alone are at greatest risk.
A sad fate for England’s bus service.
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An expert crunches the numbers to reveal just how bleak Britain’s bus crisis has become.
Cities were once considered a source of many problems. But that vision has changed over the last generation.
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Our current celebration of cities is a big shift from the past generation when cities were seen to contain all of our problems. Should we believe the hype? Are the new ideas equally problematic?
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From car mechanics to coffee shops, the railway arches have long provided refuge from inner city rent hikes for small businesses.
Topping up.
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A dormant ‘cash mountain’ marks a nadir for London’s contactless travel card, but trouble has been brewing for some time.
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Delivery bots, maintenance drones and care robots are all being tested in real world contexts – and that’s just the beginning.
New York City is one of the world’s most cosmopolitan cities, with 37 percent of its population foreign-born.
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A sociologist interviewed hundreds of immigrants in New York, Barcelona and Paris. Here’s what they say those cities get right — and do wrong — when integrating foreign-born residents.
The sun sets behind the Statue of Liberty, July 1, 2018.
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July is the hottest month in much of North America. Experts explain who is most affected by heat waves and ways to cope with them.