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UK: All-night buses hailed ‘a game changer’ for Manchester

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 2, 2024
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The new services will offer 135,000 people cheap transport options over seven days a week. Source: All-night buses hailed ‘a game changer’ for Manchester

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Parmi les grandes villes de France, Marseille est-elle la pire pour la vie nocturne ?

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 1, 2024
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D’après une étude récente, la cité phocéenne est la pire parmi les grandes villes de France pour la vie nocturne. Si l’étude soulève un vieux problème, la situation commence (doucement) à changer. Source: Parmi les […]

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The Undoing of New York Nightlife’s Lawyer King – The New York Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on September 1, 2024
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Across China: Nighttime economy remains vibrant in scorching “furnace city”-Xinhua

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 31, 2024
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Source: Across China: Nighttime economy remains vibrant in scorching “furnace city”-Xinhua

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US: Night Markets Are Bringing Back Bay Area Nightlife, One Neighborhood at a Time

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 30, 2024
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Source: The Best Bay Area Night Markets to Visit This Fall | KQED

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Interview: ‘Everyone would benefit from a late-night public transport service’ says the new Night Czar of Belfast – VIEWdigital

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 30, 2024
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By VIEWdigital editor Brian Pelan New York City is often referred to as “the city that never sleeps” whereas Belfast could be described as “the city that doesn’t have late-night public transport“. When I heard […]

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US: Santa Monica may ban homeless people from using sleeping bags, pillows – Los Angeles Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 30, 2024
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The proposal to revise the city’s outdoor camping ordinance comes in response to a U.S. Supreme Court decision that has prompted cities through California to reconsider their homeless policies. Source: Santa Monica may ban homeless […]

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Boston mulling open container ‘social districts’ to boost nightlife | GBH

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 30, 2024
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Corean Reynolds, Boston’s director of nightlife economy, said the city is actively considering how to create zones for open alcohol consumption. Source: Boston mulling open container ‘social districts’ to boost nightlife | GBH

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San Francisco eats dinner earlier than any other major U.S. city

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 29, 2024
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Source: San Francisco eats dinner earlier than any other major U.S. city

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Ireland: Galway’s Café Culture Gets a Night-Time Boost: Six Businesses Awarded Café Lates Funding – This is Galway

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 27, 2024
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Galway City Council announces that six local businesses have been awarded funding as part of the “Café Lates” pilot scheme. Source: Galway’s Café Culture Gets a Night-Time Boost: Six Businesses Awarded Café Lates Funding – […]

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  • 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
  • France – Nuitchâtel : une association mobilisée contre la pollution lumineuse – La Télé

    April 19, 2026
  • Switzerland – Yverdon: des médiateurs nocturnes veillent depuis dix ans

    April 17, 2026
  • France – Bordeaux : le retour de l’éclairage nocturne dans toutes les rues dès ce jeudi 16 avril

    April 17, 2026
  • Barcelona Doubles Tourist-Accommodation Tax, Pushing Nightly Levy to €12–14

    April 15, 2026
  • Spain: Prohibir la venta de alcohol nocturna en las licorerías 24 horas: la propuesta de la FRAVM al Gobierno de Ayuso en la LIDER | Somos Madrid

    April 14, 2026
  • La cultura de la luz

    April 14, 2026
  • ‘It’s not just about the stars:’ International Dark Sky Week in San Diego is a celebration of the night sky – San Diego Union-Tribune

    April 13, 2026
  • France: Comment l’éclairage public est devenu une question politique : pourquoi ces villes rallument la nuit ? – L’Écho Républicain

    April 12, 2026
  • France: Metz. Charte, dialogue… Quelle méthode pour encadrer la vie nocturne ?

    April 11, 2026
  • Ireland: Pilot grant scheme launched to boost night time economy – Donegal Daily

    April 10, 2026
  • Chinese Scientists Made Glowing Plants with Firefly DNA to Replace Streetlights

    April 10, 2026
  • Ants on show at nocturnal City Nature Challenge : Newsline

    April 10, 2026
  • Scientists Want to Light Our Cities With Plants to Glow in the Dark

    April 10, 2026
  • The world is getting brighter at night but some places are going dark | ScienceDaily

    April 10, 2026
  • Montreal: Vie nocturne : le Plateau-Mont-Royal dévoile son nouveau règlement sur le bruit | Radio-Canada

    April 9, 2026
  • Une vie nocturne 2025 réussie à Ottawa, selon le maire de nuit | Radio-Canada

    April 8, 2026
  • Le rythme nocturne d’Hanoi dans le cœur des touristes internationaux.

    April 8, 2026

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Reading and reviewing rare vintage fiction stories

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Night Time Economy

An interdisciplinary research project on cities and the night.

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Investigating art and politics in urban space

The Urban Night

An interdisciplinary research project on cities and the night.

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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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