Suck it, Thoreau: Looks like big cities are the way to go if you’re looking to lower your environmental impact. According to a new study published in the journal Environment and Urbanization, carbon emissions in cities are lower than in the car-dependent burbs. Okay, so you’ll still come out ahead if you live in an […]
Niche ranked the best suburbs in America based on data about crime, public schools, job opportunities, local amenities, and costs of living.
Discover how easy it is to get around with public transport in Zurich. From the trams and buses to the regional trains, there are so many options.
Cities and suburban areas were once clearly defined regions, but as time goes on, it's harder to tell where one begins and ends. What is the future for suburbs?
What's not to love about Melbourne, Australia? From the bustling CBD to the free public transportation to the amazing brunch scene, Melbourne is most definitely one of our favorite cities we've visited. Spending 6 days in one place sounds like a lot, but we had absolutely no problem filling our time (and our stomachs) in
The hyper-detailed ink-on-paper drawings by Ben Tolman depict the built environment and the effects it has on the people who inhabit it. Cities (City, 2013) and suburbs (Suburbs, 2012), skyscrapers stripped off of their outer walls (Urban, 2015) or rows of one-bedroom houses, fictional or real...
Discover how easy it is to get around with public transport in Zurich. From the trams and buses to the regional trains, there are so many options.
Photographer Tatsuto Shibata is known for his ability to capture the spirit of modern Tokyo.
Statistics reveal the most burgled areas in town. - by Lottie Dalziel
COVID-19 may accelerate a pattern that turns dull, transit-oriented developments into neighborhoods that resemble bustling cities. But there are risks.
Russian photographer Dmitry Lookianov envisions the future on the edges of Moscow in his project Instant Tomorrow
For new towns, old suburbs and central cities, lessons include slowing traffic, making walking interesting and creating dense neighborhoods
Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia located in the northwest Pacific Ocean. It borders the Sea of Japan to the west, and it extends from the …
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It's named for the sophisticated city suburb Bournville and it's on the edge of trendy Stirchley
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The Madrid-based photographer Juan Aballe describes the streets of Fruitvale and San Antonio in Oakland, California, as lonely. During an artist residency at Kala Arts Institute in Berkeley, he got…
Unsustainable, government-subsidized sprawl is collapsing under the weight of its own insolvency.
The concept of 15-minute neighborhoods or the 15-minute city focuses on improving the lives of residents by making the city more accessible to everyone.
See ya later, NYC.
The word city may conjure up the image of a dense urban space full of street life and people willing to pack themselves like tinned fish into subway...
Has the old definition of the suburbs changed?
How much more does it cost the public to build infrastructure and provide services for sprawling development compared to more compact neighborhoods? A lot more, according to this handy summary from the Canadian environmental think tank Sustainable Prosperity. To create this graphic, the organization synthesized a study by the Halifax Regional Municipality [PDF] in Nova Scotia, […]
Residential streets and cul-de-sacs swirl in Gardnerville, Nevada, USA. Residential housing Gardnerville, Nevada, USA 38.942935791°, -119.737708357° www.overv.eu
How do you make a photograph that sells for more than $100,000? Gregory Crewdson may not have the answer, and I suspect he probably doesn’t care, but that is what his prints will routinely fetch, if not more. What is it that allows him to create such staggeringly powerful works of art, and what are the struggles he endures through the creative process?
Looking across Hyde Park to Sydney Tower, with the Stockland and J.P.Morgan buildings on either side. Linked to: Skywatch Friday, Floral Friday Foto.
Swedish artist Karl Jilg shows how cities are built for cars, not pedestrians.
From the book Garden Cities of To-morrow by Ebenezer Howard 1898, 1902 Ebenezer Howard was a shop keeper’s assistant, farmer, writer, sociologist, and statesman. Howard valued good living condition…
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Sightseeing under a woolly coat, leisurely leaf-peeping, pubs with crackling fires — there’s a lot to be said for an autumnal city break. But be warned: this year it could cost you more than usual — according to the hospitality data company Smith Travel Research (STR), room rates in UK city centres have risen 14 per cent on average since 2019. “Hotels — like other businesses — have been increasing their prices because of cost pressures from energy consumption and labour,” Thomas Emanuel, STR’s
