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Americas
Housing in Boston gets dense, Bogotá transport takes to the skies and a book reconsiders the suburbs.
Street smarts
After a 36-year absence, the New York Public Library's Bookmobile returns to the Bronx in a gleaming red Sprinter — holding its own against Mister Softee and proving books still draw a crowd.
Africa/Middle East
Regeneration in Tehran, Swiss-sponsored bike lanes in Beirut and a park transformation in Johannesburg.
Puppy power
Inside Hong Kong's Police Dog Unit, where golden labradors swim laps, springer spaniels earn public-voted names, and a 20 per cent expansion prepares the force for busier borders ahead.
The opener
Why frazzled American tourists order fries to go, plus a very Australian political grilling.
Europe
Food markets in Turin, green (and sleek) transit infrastructure in Tilburg and Oslo’s public art biennial.
City secrets
Beneath Hamburg's waterfront, a 1911 art deco tunnel still ferries pedestrians under the Elbe; in Los Angeles, a concrete building designed for those who cannot fully see it challenges every assumption about architecture.
Asia/Pacific
Hong Kong’s anticipated sports park, Utsunomiya LRT is on track, and boosting business in Perth.
Destination: Perth
Two centuries after Governor Stirling marvelled at the Swan River's beauty, Perth has grown into a mining-boom metropolis — yet its waterway remains the beating heart of daily life.
Open house
A Tokyo community centre with food at its heart is helping to nourish the whole neighbourhood.
