Your city is dumb. The potholed streets, coin-operated parking meters, and drafty brick buildings many of us interact with every day haven’t changed much in a century. But it’s finally happening. From ...

Close your eyes and imagine a smart city (seriously, no peeking). Describe to me what you see: perhaps a cluster of glass skyscrapers? Endless streams of flashing neon lights? Shiny vehicles flying ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alex Ledsom is a France-based contributor who covers travel. This article is more than 6 years old. Barcelona’s controversial ...

Mayor Jaume Collboni has ramped up efforts to tackle overtourism by increasing the daily fee for cruise passengers - who must now pay €8 (£6.80) to explore the Spanish capital.

From inventive urbanism to forward-thinking fashion, Barcelona’s city-wide conversations reflect what bold reimagining can look like at scale. Tell-tale signs of the city’s rebirth are everywhere: ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...