Also today: Five charts show NYC’s congestion pricing is working, and newcomers drive data center gold rush.

New York City’s first new transit line in decades, the $5.5 billion Interborough Express, could transform fast-growing parts ...

Drones used by US police face MAGA-fueled reckoning, and plans to dismantle key US climate hub alarms scientists.

In recent years, efforts to improve road safety have prompted European cities like Paris, Milan and Amsterdam to cap speeds on most streets to just 30 kilometers per hour, or under 20 miles an hour.

International visitors looking to use Barcelona’s municipal bikeshare program are out of luck: As contributor David Zipper learned on a recent trip, the rental bikes are only available to locals.

Despite New York City’s decade-long commitment to Vision Zero safety reforms, serious injuries from vehicle crashes rose 10% citywide from 2022 to 2024, with double digit increases for pedestrians, ...

A major plan to revamp Campos Eliseos in central Sao Paulo has led to clashes between the government and residents who say they’re being forcibly removed from the neighborhood’s Favela do Moinho, ...

Porches have long been a fixture of American homes, but they do more than provide shelter from the elements. At this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale — a prestigious annual showcase of the world’s ...

In a first-of-its-kind effort, more than 1,000 renters across five US states are seeking to unionize all the affordable housing buildings owned by a single large landlord. Backed by the national ...

US cities from Oakland, California, to Rochester, New York, have been using rental registries to track who owns rental properties and requiring regular inspections in an effort to improve apartment ...

Deep staffing cuts at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development could derail a federal agency that issues mortgage insurance for hundreds of thousands of homebuyers and generates billions of ...

Hello and welcome to Bloomberg’s weekly design digest. I’m Kriston Capps, staff writer for Bloomberg CityLab and your guide to the world of architecture and the people who build things.