Bridges are meant to make our cities better connected but sometimes they highlight existing divides. We explore two very different examples in Lisbon and Budapest. Plus: a special report exploring the outskirts of London.
10 August 2017
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Chapter 1
Lisbon: river Tejo
Integral to the city’s identity, for many centuries the Tejo acted as the gateway to the city and as a major transportation route. But it is also proving to be a barrier between an increasingly affluent Lisbon on the north bank and towns such as Barreiro and Montijo on the south.
6 minutes
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Chapter 2
Budapest: party bridge
When a Budapest bridge was temporarily closed down the city’s residents decided to take matters into their own hands and turn it into pop-up park. One year on, their liveability vision is forcing city hall to embrace plans for a more relaxed city. Our Design editor Nolan Giles went to Budapest to find out more.
9 minutes
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Chapter 3
Special report: outskirts
We met up with John Grindrod one drizzly morning in July to discuss his new book ‘Outskirts’, find out more about the little-understood borderland between town and country, and go in search of the last street in London.
15 minutes
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