Transport
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Europe
Greece’s smart city, Poland’s left-wing mayor (and potential future president) and Lisbon’s street art.
Asia Pacific
Vietnam’s battle for the best city transport system, a neighbourhood makeover in Seoul and Shanghai’s riverside gets a spruce-up.
Making waves
Venice’s emergency services – from police on patrol to doctors on call – all rely on one thing: a very fast boat.
Ask the experts
Auckland’s mayor, a Slovenian urban planner and Taiwan’s cycling maven all have one thing in common: they want to improve the way you get from A to B.
Business
Staying safe on Kampala’s roads and we give €5,000 to a stationery-shop entrepreneur.
On the move
Autonomous vehicles have been sold as safer, smarter and inevitable. But fatal crashes, flawed technology and human unpredictability suggest the driverless future may never actually arrive.
Gearing up
City planners plotting new routes should look to these three cities for hints on how to get people moving.
Park my ride
Ride-sharing and the threat of driverless cars could challenge the future of the movie staple – the valet parker. But there’s hope...
Time and tide
An app that tracks the status of ocean-going vessels worldwide, MarineTraffic uses a network of 3,000 ship spotters to gather its maritime data.
The direct approach
Flying cars may ease congestion, but why not improve existing options? Here are our favourite simple solutions to get around – and between – our cities.
