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Author: Will Straw

Ireland: Survey indicates sharp drop in number of taxi drivers in the evening and night-time

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 9, 2023
  • Uncategorized

Research on the taxi industry commissioned by the National Transport Authority shows just 50 per cent of all taxi licence holders reported working 6-8pm at the end of 2022, compared to 59 per cent at […]

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Más de 2.000 mujeres cortan la Diagonal de Barcelona en una manifestación nocturna previa al 8M: “La noche es nuestra”

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 9, 2023
  • Uncategorized

Source: Más de 2.000 mujeres cortan la Diagonal de Barcelona en una manifestación nocturna previa al 8M: “La noche es nuestra”

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Event in Dallas to Promote Safety for Women at Night – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 9, 2023
  • Uncategorized

An event in Dallas on Wednesday will draw attention to the need to make the city safer at night for women. Source: Event in Dallas to Promote Safety for Women at Night – NBC 5 […]

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“Many cities do not work for women”

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 9, 2023
  • Uncategorized

This International Women’s Day, Arup’s Sara Candiracci reflects on how cities are still overwhelmingly designed for men – and how to change that. Source: “Many cities do not work for women”

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Boston’s new ‘czar of the night’ begins the work of reviving the city’s night life | WBUR News

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 8, 2023
  • Uncategorized

Boston’s director of nightlife economy, Corean Reynolds, isn’t just focused on late night activities like going out to clubs. She will also look to long-term solutions including safe transportation and spotlighting neighborhoods like Dorchester and […]

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Tell me about it, stud: the rapturous return of the butch lesbian scene | Sexuality | The Guardian

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 8, 2023
  • Uncategorized

With sold-out club nights from Bristol to Birmingham, a long-marginalised subculture is enjoying a brilliant post-pandemic resurgence Source: Tell me about it, stud: the rapturous return of the butch lesbian scene | Sexuality | The […]

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France: Pollution lumineuse dans les Deux-Sèvres : où en est la lutte ?

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 6, 2023
  • Uncategorized

La pollution lumineuse augmenterait de 10 % chaque année. Un fléau pour la biodiversité, la santé, mais aussi pour le portefeuille des communes et des entreprises. Source: Pollution lumineuse dans les Deux-Sèvres : où en est la […]

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Australia: Sydney nightlife must sober up to appeal

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 5, 2023
  • Uncategorized

Sydney’s nightlife excludes too many people because of a lack of options that do not involve food and alcohol. Source: Sydney nightlife must sober up to appeal

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Australia: Nighttime economy: Why 90 per cent of women in Sydney don’t feel safe at night

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 5, 2023
  • Uncategorized

NSW minister Natalie Ward said she did not understand Sydney’s lack of 24-hour transport at a forum discussing ways to bolster the participation of women in the night-time economy. Source: Nighttime economy: Why 90 per […]

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China: L’économie nocturne illumine les nuits de Chengdu

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 4, 2023
  • Uncategorized

Source: L’économie nocturne illumine les nuits de Chengdu

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  • Barcelona reduce a la mitad las patrullas policiales las noches de fin de semana: «Es cuando más se necesita»

    May 7, 2026
  • À quelle heure éteindre les lampadaires pour protéger la biodiversité ?

    May 7, 2026
  • ‘Nobody’s going out!’ Why is Britain’s nightlife in such decline – and can anything save it?

    May 6, 2026
  • France: Charte de la vie nocturne | Les établissements de nuit du Morbihan labellisés “Label night” – Actus – Actualités – Les services de l’État en Morbihan

    May 5, 2026
  • Colombia: FILBo 2026 abre espacio para debatir la economía cultural y la vida nocturna en Bogotá – HSB NOTICIAS

    May 4, 2026
  • Travelers plan trips around after-dark experiences

    May 4, 2026
  • Kansas City: How a morning dance party offers sober party vibe

    May 2, 2026
  • Nighttime Imaging Grows Landsat’s Science Value – NASA Science

    April 30, 2026
  • Panama: La vida nocturna: El consumo no despega

    April 28, 2026
  • Vichy, France: Tour de vis sur les trottinettes, charte de la vie nocturne, démocratie locale… A Vichy, les 12 premières mesures du nouveau mandat – La Montagne

    April 28, 2026
  • France: Deux nouvelles communes de l’Oise rallument leur lumière la nuit, dont une après une série de vols

    April 28, 2026
  • US: Flagstaff, AZ Travel Guide: Stargazing, Food & Grand Canyon – AFAR

    April 28, 2026
  • US: Denver may let nightclubs stay open later, but leaves last call unchanged | 9news.com

    April 28, 2026
  • France: Pourquoi après les élections municipales, cette ville du Lot a décidé de rallumer la lumière une heure de plus la nuit ? – ladepeche.fr

    April 27, 2026
  • Beyond Brightness: How Lighting Configuration and Urban Context Shape Nighttime Park Use – ScienceDirect

    April 26, 2026
  • Nocturnal Infrastructure | UCL Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment

    April 25, 2026
  • Colombia: Bogotá anuncia millonario apoyo cultural para proyectos en Chapinero

    April 25, 2026
  • France: À Harfleur, l’éclairage nocturne a fait son retour après les municipales… mais à quel coût ?

    April 24, 2026
  • France: “On n’a pas de communes qui nous demandent de rallumer” : le pari réussi de l’extinction nocturne dans la Vienne

    April 24, 2026
  • France: Mouy. La ville rallume les lumières la nuit et supprime des bancs en centre-ville – Oise Hebdo

    April 23, 2026

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THE SPECTRE LIBRARY PRESENTS: The Pulp and Paperback Fiction Reader

Reading and reviewing rare vintage fiction stories

Urban Audiovisual Festival

UAF

Backlots

Night Time Economy

An interdisciplinary research project on cities and the night.

Dr. Stephen Luis Vilaseca

Investigating art and politics in urban space

The Urban Night

An interdisciplinary research project on cities and the night.

Progressive Geographies

Thinking about place and power - a site written and curated by Stuart Elden

deviantleisure

exploring the boundaries of leisure and crime

Armando Silva

Just another WordPress.com weblog

Toby Bennett

Urban Sound Space

researching music-making in Wellington and Copenhagen

C'est toi ma Ville

Mon regard sur Montréal

Geografia Crítica

Laboratório de Prática de Ensino para professores de Geografia

nocionescomunes.wordpress.com/

urbanculturalstudies

the culture(s) of cities... space, time and urban everyday life

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