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New York City: Outdoor Dining Is Doomed – The Atlantic

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on February 1, 2023
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“Streeteries” are sitting empty this winter. Source: Outdoor Dining Is Doomed – The Atlantic

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France: A Rambouillet, des bactéries marines illuminent pour la première fois la ville – Libération

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 31, 2023
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L’innovation biotechnologique développée par la start-up francilienne Glowee émet une douce lumière bleutée. A sa source, des micro-organismes cultivés à l’intérieur d’un mobilier urbain. Source: A Rambouillet, des bactéries marines illuminent pour la première fois […]

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Canada: Neighbour begs city to shut down late-night garage parties – Thorold News

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 30, 2023
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Mark Lefebvre says Thorold’s bylaw department refuses to do anything about ‘all-night disco’ next door; ‘If they would enforce the bylaw, that noise would stop’ Source: Neighbour begs city to shut down late-night garage parties […]

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Online map creates tour of Vancouver bars, nightclubs — that are no longer here, from Luv-A-Fair to The Cave | CBC News

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 29, 2023
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A Vancouver artist has created an open-source map to chronicle bars, nightclubs, venues and art spaces, past and present. Source: Online map creates tour of Vancouver bars, nightclubs — that are no longer here, from Luv-A-Fair […]

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Mexico:  La ciudad como derecho: una guía de la Sedatu hacia las metrópolis de 24 horas

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 29, 2023
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Noctámbula es una guía incluyente que promueve el derecho a las ciudades dignas, donde los servicios resulten funcionales para todas las personas las 24 horas del día y sobre todo con una perspectiva de género. […]

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France: Discothèques à Metz : un collectif souhaite des fermetures et un conseil de la nuit, le conseil municipal se prononce – TOUT METZ

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 28, 2023
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Discothèques à Metz : un collectif souhaite des fermetures et un conseil de la nuit, le conseil municipal se prononce | Pour le collectif Poncelet de Metz, créé par plusieurs habitants de la Nexirue, de […]

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Belgium: Vie nocturne bruxelloise : le MR demande que l’offre des transports en commun soit étendue – BX1

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 28, 2023
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Les députés bruxellois David Weytsman (MR) et Anne- Charlotte d’Ursel (MR) ont déposé une proposition au parlement régional pour des métros jusqu’à 3h du matin le week-end ou encore des bus Noctis dès le jeudi. […]

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Mexico: Noctámbula | Secretaría de Desarrollo Agrario, Territorial y Urbano | Gobierno | gob.mx

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 28, 2023
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Guía incluyente hacia Ciudades de 24 horas en México Source: Noctámbula | Secretaría de Desarrollo Agrario, Territorial y Urbano | Gobierno | gob.mx

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BostInno – Here’s what business owners want to see from Boston’s new ‘late-night czar’

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 27, 2023
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The city has hired someone to the new role overseeing nightlife. We spoke to business owners about the importance of the job and what they want to see the czar tackle. Source: BostInno – Here’s […]

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The dark side of light: Coastal urban lighting threatens marine life, study shows

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 27, 2023
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Night is falling on Tokyo. The moon, shining in a berry-blue sky, has come to govern the darkness. But it has not come alone: a new study reveals that artificial light in coastal megacities is […]

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  • 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
  • Cities turn streetlights red to protect nocturnal ecosystems | PBS News

    April 22, 2026
  • Mexico: Regresa la vida nocturna: Culiacán se reactiva tras meses de violenciaGrupo Milenio

    April 22, 2026
  • France: Personnes ivres et regroupements la nuit : ce maire de l’Oise prend des mesures fortes

    April 21, 2026
  • France: Basic Fit H24, épicerie, resto nocturne… La nuit existe-t-elle encore en ville ?

    April 21, 2026
  • Light pollution (1/2): “the extinction of nighttime public lighting has no effect on delinquency, opposition is linked to a feeling of insecurity” – Veritas News

    April 19, 2026
  • Wildfires used to ‘go to sleep’ at night. Climate change has them burning overtime | WJHL | Tri-Cities News & Weather

    April 19, 2026
  • Canada: Concordia study finds park design affects cooling differently by day and night | EurekAlert!

    April 19, 2026

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Reading and reviewing rare vintage fiction stories

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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

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

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