Cities

Watch: London’s “rolling bridge”
London’s unique Cody Dock “rolling bridge” can be moved by hand winches.
Nature-based solutions are cleaning up cities
Nature-based solutions can be radical — think covering a highway with a park — but offer meaningful ways to address pollution.
Open-source map could empower pedestrians in car-filled cities
Most cities don’t map their own pedestrian networks. Now, researchers have built the first open-source tool to let planners do just that.
Kid-friendly superblocks are a way for residents to reclaim their streets
New “risky” playground could make kids anti-fragile
How Dubai is building roads in the sky
In partnership with Dubai Future Foundation
Former landfills are becoming “brightfields” 
Satellites zoom in on cities’ hottest neighborhoods 
See the world’s first floating city: OCEANIX Busan 
Sponge cities: a solarpunk future by 2030
Why Starting New Cities Isn’t a Quick Fix for the Housing Crisis
Barcelona’s plan to “pedestrianize” its downtown could transform our cities
Internet-connected “smart” traps help cities combat rats