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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »