You’ve been pushing your city to make some changes for years. So, what happens when they suddenly reach across the aisle and give you the reins? We take a look at the Initiative Haus...
In our throwaway culture, binning a broken object and buying a replacement is often the easiest, and cheapest, solution. But the take-make-waste economy has serious costs – for the environment and for society.
So, what...
After centuries in charge, men have made a mess of our cities!
Gender bias is present in almost every element of urban planning and design, from mobility networks right down to the way we build...
Life goes on after the sun goes down, so why should our cities stop?
With more cities around the world creating night offices and appointing night mayors – we take a look at the potential...
‘Resilience’ has become something of a buzzword these days – not just in terms of a desirable personality trait but also something companies and even cities can aspire to. But what does it look...
Why do we fear failure?
Sustainability is an iterative process. There are no shortcuts. But in a world focussed on success, we often hide from our mistakes.
Recognising this, Gerald Babel-Sutter set out to unite urban...
Elected officials make decisions that affect millions of people, but beyond voting every few years, what say do citizens really have?
Maybe democracy needs a tune-up.
Citizens’ Assemblies – a sort of lottery promising better representation...
How do you go about relocating an entire city?
The community of Swedish city Kiruna has grown up around the biggest local employer - a mine. But as the pit threatens the town above it,...
How can we ensure that a ‘smart city’ is also a fair, diverse and ethical one?
We talk to Douwe Schmidt from the city of Amsterdam about the thorny issues cities face when implementing technological...
What would a city designed entirely by children look like? And what could it tell us about the cities we live in now – the good things and the bad?
Academic Christina Ergler’s research into...
Turning big ideas into reality is what CityChangers do.
But what happens when, against the odds, you finally achieve your goal? What next?
Nicholas Marchesi, of charity Orange Sky, launched the world’s first mobile laundry, helping...
One city in Germany takes a unique approach to civic participation.
With declining rates of local democratic engagement around the world, Keil has teamed up with local creatives to try something radical: take their town...
What links pedestrian crossings in Chicago, USA, with the Sydney Opera House in Australia?
Sascha Haselmayer's surprising story provides an unexpected answer to this unusual question, and it's led to positive change in more than...
Facing their fair share of challenges on the ground (from housing shortages to climate change) cities like Rotterdam are looking skywards for solutions – to the rooftops. There’s plenty of opportunity but also headwinds...
Sweco's Urban Insight's mission is to share solutions for future city planning and initiate a dialogue about sustainable urban development. Between 2018 and 2021, Urban Insight reached 22.3 million people through news, press and...
Moments of Clarity is a podcast that aims to gather personal and collective insights through conversations that explore the values and beliefs that unite us. In his 29th episode, Mattew Sortino speaks with...
Katja Diehl's podcast #SheDrivesMobility is "dedicated to the mobility transition, the path towards true choice-based mobility that makes the privately owned car replaceable by real alternatives as much as possible. I want everyone...
"The War on Cars is a new podcast about the epic, hundred years’ war between The Car and The City. We deliver news and commentary on the latest developments in the worldwide fight...