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Shanghai tops night economy index with over 4m nighttime trips – Chinadaily.com.cn

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 29, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Shanghai ranked first nationwide in the comprehensive night economy index by recording an average of 4.03 million nighttime trips in 2024, according to a latest report. Source: Shanghai tops night economy index with over 4m […]

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Montreal: La scène nocturne accueille tièdement le nouveau règlement sur le bruit de l’arrondissement du Plateau-Mont-Royal | Le Devoir

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 29, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Des mesures jugées insuffisantes par le monde nocturne de l’arrondissement du Plateau-Mont-Royal. Source: La scène nocturne accueille tièdement le nouveau règlement sur le bruit de l’arrondissement du Plateau-Mont-Royal | Le Devoir

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Dreams of a midnight metropolis | Latest News India – Hindustan Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 28, 2025
  • Uncategorized

As Indian cities continue to struggle to build a night-time economy, can Hyderabad’s bold new policy make it a truly 24/7 city? Source: Dreams of a midnight metropolis | Latest News India – Hindustan Times

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Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City makes a point of curbing tax evasion from ‘sleepless streets’

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 27, 2025
  • Uncategorized

The Ho Chi Minh City Tax Department has stated that it will propose tighter post-inspection measures and a redistribution of tax management to reduce tax losses from streets that are bustling with night-time activities. Source: […]

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Montreal: Règlement sur le bruit du Plateau-Mont-Royal | « La vie nocturne s’apprête à être en mode crise » | La Presse

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 26, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Le nouveau règlement sur le bruit de l’arrondissement du Plateau-Mont-Royal proposé l’automne dernier se veut plus clément envers les salles de spectacle. Mais avec des amendes salées en perspective, plusieurs établissements y voient un resserrement […]

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Pony.ai Kicks Off 24/7 Robotaxi Operation in Major Chinese Cities | The Manila Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 26, 2025
  • Uncategorized

GUANGZHOU, China, July 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Pony.ai (NASDAQ: PONY), a global leader in autonomous driving technology, today starts around-the-clock Robotaxi operation in the Chinese megacities of Guangzhou and Shenzhen, two of southern China’s dynamic […]

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Liberty Hill, Texas named International Dark Sky Community by DarkSky International

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 26, 2025
  • Uncategorized

The city of Liberty Hill hit a new milestone after it was designated an International Dark Sky Community. This means the city is now preserved for its nighttime environment. Source: Liberty Hill, Texas named International […]

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Montreal: Bruits au centre-ville: des voix s’élèvent contre les nouvelles règles visant les établissements nocturnes | Noovo Info

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 26, 2025
  • Uncategorized

La Ville de Montréal est en train de revoir sa politique en matière de vie nocturne dans deux de ses quartiers du centre-ville, mais les défenseurs et les propriétaires d’établissements affirment que cette mesure ne […]

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Street Lamps Aren’t The Main Source Of Light Pollution In Cities

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 24, 2025
  • Uncategorized

New studies from Germany and Hong Kong pinpoint specific sources of light pollution keeping our cities excessively bright at night. Source: Street Lamps Aren’t The Main Source Of Light Pollution In Cities

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El fenómeno viral de las “coffee raves”: ¿qué son?

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on July 24, 2025
  • Uncategorized

Esta nueva forma de entretenimiento está creciendo entre los jóvenes argentinos. Te contamos de qué se trata y cuales son las características de estos nuevos eventos. Source: El fenómeno viral de las “coffee raves”: ¿qué […]

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  • Quebec stores can soon stay open late on weekends. Will they want to? | Montreal Gazette

    March 2, 2026
  • La Rue des Livres à Hô Chi Minh-Ville s’illumine pour la 3e Fête du livre et de la culture nocturne

    February 27, 2026
  • New research shows shifts in Amsterdam’s nightlife: Social and cultural aspects are most valued, nightlife is not declining

    February 27, 2026
  • France – Municipales 2026 : l’extinction nocturne de l’éclairage augmente-t-elle vraiment la délinquance ?

    February 26, 2026
  • Spain: El Ocio nocturno propone consejerías propias y un ministerio de la noche

    February 26, 2026
  • Nice la nuit : médecins, carnavaliers et artistes au cœur de Grands Reportages sur TF1

    February 22, 2026
  • PRIX COAL 2026 : La Nuit – COAL

    February 19, 2026
  • Vietnam: Da Nang et le rêve d’une « ville qui ne dort jamais »

    February 18, 2026
  • São Paulo rallume la nuit: le centre-ville devient une machine à bars, rooftops et fêtes jusqu’à l’aube

    February 18, 2026
  • How “sunlight on demand” could erase darkness

    February 18, 2026
  • France: Extinction nocturne des enseignes lumineuses : les villes jouent la carte de la pédagogie

    February 17, 2026
  • Brazil: Vie nocturne à São Paulo: la ville qui refuse de dormir et transforme son centre en machine à fêtes

    February 17, 2026
  • La noche, motor del consumo urbano chino – DangDai – DangDai

    February 14, 2026
  • France: Arras. Les bars et restaurants pourront fermer à 2 heures au lieu d’1 heure du matin – Oise Hebdo

    February 14, 2026
  • France: Rennes après le coucher du soleil : évolution de l’économie nocturne et point de vue des entrepreneurs – Rennes Infos Autrement

    February 14, 2026
  • Pourquoi le tourisme nocturne pourrait transformer votre manière de voir le monde – Geo.fr

    February 14, 2026
  • Call for papers: ICNS.LX – International Conference on Night Studies

    February 14, 2026
  • Cais do Sodré, histoire d’un quartier où la nuit gouvernait Lisbonne – Portugal.fr

    February 12, 2026
  • Mitigating the environmental and ecological impacts of evolving city-scale streetlighting installations | Journal of The Royal Society Interface | The Royal Society

    February 12, 2026
  • Montreal mayor open to helping La Tulipe, protecting other venues | Montreal Gazette

    February 10, 2026

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An interdisciplinary research project on cities and the night.

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exploring the boundaries of leisure and crime

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researching music-making in Wellington and Copenhagen

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Mon regard sur Montréal

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

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