An unreal city: lockdown in London
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Category: cities
Disabled children among social tenants blocked from communal gardens
Social and affordable housing residents are being denied access to the gardens of a multimillion pound west London development despite political promises to ban segregated play areas Disabled children and… Read more »
London officials ban segregated play areas in future housing developments
Exclusive: Move follows Guardian report that social tenants were being banned from using facilities Segregated play spaces are to be banned in all future London housing developments, the Greater London… Read more »
Judge reinstates Madrid’s low emissions zone
New rightwing council fails to reverse policy of former mayor Manuela Carmena Barely a week after Madrid’s rightwing council began rolling back the city’s low emissions zone, a judge has… Read more »
Ten cities ask EU for help to fight Airbnb expansion
Cities say short-term holiday lettings market is contributing to soaring long-term rents Ten European cities have demanded more help from the EU in their battle against Airbnb and other holiday… Read more »
More segregated playgrounds revealed: ‘We just play in the carpark’
A Guardian Cities investigation into a development that barred poorer children from a communal play area has found similar examples around the UK capital Have you experienced segregation in housing… Read more »
‘Outrageous’ and ‘disgusting’: segregated playground sparks fury
Jeremy Corbyn, James Brokenshire and Sadiq Khan criticise Henley Homes for excluding social housing residents from playground ‘Why can’t they come and play?’ Have you experienced segregation in housing developments?… Read more »
Too poor to play: children in social housing blocked from communal playground
In a move reminiscent of the ‘poor doors’ scandal, a London developer has segregated play areas for richer and poorer residents At least one multimillion-pound housing development in London is… Read more »
£1.6bn ‘bribe’ for poorer towns as May seeks Labour’s backing for Brexit deal
Much of Stronger Towns Fund to be allocated to leave-voting towns in north of England and Midlands Left-behind towns in England are to get a £1.6bn funding boost as part… Read more »
City bees: allotments and gardens can help arrest decline – study
Research also identifies pollinators’ favourite flowers, including brambles, buttercups, dandelions, lavender and borage Allotments, weedy corners and fancy gardens are all urban havens for bees and other pollinators, a study… Read more »
The limits of coworking
It feels like there’s a WeWork on every street nowadays. Take a walk through midtown Manhattan (please don’t actually) and it might even seem like there are more WeWorks than… Read more »
The economics and tradeoffs of ad-funded smart city tech
In order to have innovative smart city applications, cities first need to build out the connected infrastructure, which can be a costly, lengthy, and politicized process. Third-parties are helping build… Read more »
How cities can fix tourism hell
A steep and rapid rise in tourism has left behind a wake of economic and environmental damage in cities around the globe. In response, governments have been responding with policies… Read more »
How issues of microtransit, congestion and parking are closing in on cities
Earlier this week in a new experimental newsletter I’ve been helping Danny Crichton on, we briefly discussed transit pundit Jarrett Walker’s article in The Atlantic arguing against the view that… Read more »
Robert Jenrick faces questions; PM out of intensive care; FCO charters 12 flights to bring stranded nationals back from India Latest developments at a glance Global coronavirus latest – live… Read more »
Following voluntary employee furloughs and salary cuts in the U.K., Monzo is continuing to take tough decisions in order to shore up its financial position amidst the coronavirus crisis and… Read more »
