The municipal opposition, demanding decent public transportation, goes on the offensive.

With expectations for Cancun talks low, mayors demand a seat at the table.

Yes, it was a total disappointment. But the very existence of COP15 has already changed the rules of the game.

Regardless of whether Dubai manages to get back on its feet or not, the freewheeling development model that it pioneered has effectively been rendered obsolete.

Why is it so hard to change our cities, even when it’s obvious to everyone that things need to change? Maybe we’re just looking at things the wrong way.

Scenes from a new film on post-Katrina New Orleans, which chronicles the city’s troubled attempts to deal with its destruction, while planning its reconstruction.

Tel Aviv’s affordable housing plan remains on paper, while rents continue to rise.

This month, Tel Aviv’s derelict Old Central Bus Station became history. The much-maligned New Central Bus Station may soon follow suit, while a New New Central Bus Station is still in the planning stages.

Photo by Oren Ziv, courtesy of Activestills.org. This past weekend, a couple friends and I helped four Sudanese families move out of Tel Aviv. We rented a van (which of course broke down mid-move), loaded up their possessions along with some furniture donated by several kind people, and set off for Nazareth, Hadera and Ashdod – [...]

A dramatic plan that would change the face of Tel Aviv is likely to be approved, despite the adamant opposition of residents and charges of sloppy and unprofessional planning.