As the construction industry switches to electric machinery from diesel, building sites will become much cleaner and quieter. So what needs to happen for that swing to take place? bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The latest by me, for CityLab : How Britain’s Most Bike-Friendly New Town Is Being Built bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Paris voted yesterday to pedestrianise and plant 500 more streets over the next three years. Turnout for the referendum was tiny, but so was committed opposition - and the plan could be transformative. dash.parsely.com/bloomberg.com/…

London clears its final hurdle for expanded high-speed rail to Europe bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Feargus O'Sullivan

The final obstacle to direct high-speed trains from London to Germany, Switzerland and Southern France has been removed. Good news for me, as last time I went to Cologne by train the London-Brussels leg was delayed and I missed my connection. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

This one will warm the cockles of every Irish heart. Thanks Feargus O'Sullivan! Hats off to the hot press, Ireland's low-tech trick for warm, dry laundry bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @citylab

CityLab contributor Alexandra Lange wins a Pulitzer Prize for her essays on family-friendly design bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

So delighted that Alexandra Lange’s excellent work has won this well-deserved prize!

Southwest Iceland - where most Icelanders live - is entering a volcanically active period that could last 400 years. That means the country needs to think fast - and creatively - about ways to live with more active lava around. bloomberg.com/news/features/…

The US pavilion at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale celebrates an unsung icon of the American vernacular: the porch bloomberg.com/news/features/…

The idea of porches as the central concept to the U.S. Pavilion at the Biennale was so well done and thoughtful, I'm really glad Bloomberg CityLab and Feargus O'Sullivan captured that here. bloomberg.com/news/features/…

V&A East Storehouse, which opens today, is one 0f the most refreshing and engaging museums I've been to in a while.

Trump's taste for gilded decor is over-the-top. But don't call it "Rococo," writes Feargus O'Sullivan bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Are tourists ruining Europe? Understanding over-tourism and what — if anything — can be done about it bloomberg.com/news/features/…