Japan What happened to the 2.5 mile high building designed to be taller than Mount Fuji? Ellsworth Toohey

urban planning No US city cracks the top 40 in 2026 Happy City Index Ellsworth Toohey

urban planning Less is more: how removing bus stops speeds up transit Séamus Bellamy

Technology Clever person makes a real-time San Francisco parking ticket map Ellsworth Toohey

politics How Philadelphia's bravest bureaucrats fought against the terrifying prospect of affordable housing Ellsworth Toohey

Engineering NYC's massive steam network vaporizes two Olympic pools of water per hour Ellsworth Toohey

public health NYC discovers amazing new rat-fighting technology called "garbage cans with lids" Ellsworth Toohey

video games Frogger set in a dense, walkable city Thom Dunn

video games Car Park Capital is a new game where you ruin walkable cities Thom Dunn

News Don't hate the drinking fountain button — it's just misunderstood Mark Frauenfelder

urban planning Nobody lives in these three US towns David Pescovitz

Science A 3D interactive map of the shade provided by every single NYC street tree Ruben Bolling

bikes California is considering a driver's license for e-bikes Jason Weisberger

cars How Washington, DC is trying to crack down on people owning large cars Thom Dunn

Games Expert on the shortcomings of mass transit in Cyberpunk 2077's Night City Rob Beschizza

bicycles UK town shopkeepers argue that planned bicycle lane will be a "clear getaway" route for thieves and drug dealers David Pescovitz

photography Spectacular images of Italian town unintentionally shaped like a person David Pescovitz

urban planning Freeing everyone from The Matrix would be a logistical disaster Thom Dunn

animals How to build more sloth-friendly cities Thom Dunn

urban planning $400bn utopian city to be imagined being built somewhere in America Rob Beschizza