Affairs / Transport
Monocolumn
Sunday 4 April
Rethinking public transport
Half three on a Friday afternoon and it’s the same old story in São Paulo.
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Business
San Francisco
A vibrant tech scene has breathed new life into the city by the bay. A paradise for foodies, hipsters and hippies, this hilly metropolis also has a spectacular setting, with water on three sides. However, you'll want to…
Edits / Travel
Keeping it wheels
As city government initiatives help kick-off a cycling boom in the Brazilian metropolis, we look at the converging urban elements that are rapidly making Rio a pedal-power paradise. Then on the following pages we go global…
Affairs / Urbanism
Looking for a plan
What happens when urban planning goes wrong? The answer is Dongguan, a metropolis hastily erected on the back of a 1980s economic boom. With poor transport and half-empty shopping centres, life is a struggle. But authori…
Culture / Media
Voice of the people
Every city has a local media star – perhaps a television anchor, newspaper columnist, singer or author – who is part of its very fabric. Content with staying on home turf, they are an institution, breaking down the anoma…
Business / Entrepreneurialism
Retooling Motor City
For decades Detroit has been a poster child of the misfiring American dream but amid block after block of post-industrial decline there are signs that Motor City is jump-starting its economy. Years of under investment have…
Affairs / Environment
Monocolumn
Sunday 7 October
Autumn is the beginning of something new
It’s autumn in Europe. The long summer days are giving way to short, cosy, cool ones.
Culture / Society
Monocolumn
Tuesday 1 June
It’s the wheel thing
Forget maps and phrasebooks. The most important survival skill in Tokyo is the ability to dodge cyclists flying along the pavement on their beloved bicycles.
Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Monday 13 August
The Olympics – a triumph for multicultural Britain
There is a mixture of relief and sorrow in London now that the Olympics are over. Londoners can hardly believe the Games went off without any major transport meltdown, organisational blunder, or howling error of curatorial…
Affairs / Urbanism
Monocolumn
Monday 5 March
Cities should use the water around them
Think of a city spread over an archipelago, where four out of its five boroughs are located on islands surrounded by over 836km of shoreline.
Affairs / Urbanism
Monocolumn
Tuesday 11 September
Should cities be left to grow naturally?
There’s a hot word in the debate about the future of our cities: density.
Affairs / Urbanism
Monocolumn
Tuesday 16 April
Seeing the bigger picture
Recent bureaucratic run-ins with city planners over puppies and paint cans begs the age-old question – can't we all just get along?
Affairs / Soft Power
Monocolumn
Thursday 16 June
Quality of life series – The soft power of fashion week
São Paulo Fashion Week (SPFW), currently taking place at the Niemeyer-designed Cicillo Matarazzo Pavilion at Parque do Ibirapuera, is the largest fashion event, not just in Brazil but in Latin America. It generates signi…
Design / Urbanism
Monocolumn
Friday 29 March
Finding your level
The walkways of Hong Kong wind up, down, through malls, skyscrapers and beyond. But take some time to walk the ground-level streets too, if you can find one.
Edits / Music
Just for the record
In 1997, four former DJs and vinyl enthusiasts managed to get hold of a record pressing machine. Today, small independent studios and big record companies alike are queueing up for Vinylium’s services.
Affairs / Transport
Monocolumn
Wednesday 9 May
The joy of going underground
Every now and then, usually after another weekend of engineering works on the London Underground, I reacquaint myself with my bicycle, which has been gathering dust in the hallway throughout the winter.