- Politics
- England's North
- 6 hours ago
Ministers have shelved the Transpennine rail upgrade. Is the Northern Powerhouse dead?
By Jonn Elledge
What is a powerhouse without electrification?
Paper towns and trap streets: when mapmakers get it wrong on purpose
By Barbara Speed
The lies of the land.
London has lost a quarter of its live music venues in just eight years. It needs to rethink its policies
By Shain Shapiro
Maintaining a music city.
These isochrone maps show how well – or how badly – Europe’s cities are connected by train
By Jonn Elledge
Travel times, not time travel.
Here are five ways governments can intervene in the market to create affordable housing
By Richard Reed
The state is not powerless.
- Horizons
- Psychogeography
- June 25, 2015
"Just one giant, rolling backstage": Los Angeles, the city that lies for a living
By Nathan Ditum
Reflections on a decade visiting LA.
- Horizons
- Street furniture
- June 25, 2015
"Sidewalk Labs", Google's new urban startup, wants to turn phone boxes into wifi hubs
By CityMetric staff
Urban problems, tech solutions.
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