Journal
Long reads about European cities. What a neighborhood actually feels like, who still lives there, and where the locals eat. One city at a time.
Strado Data
The Cold War lumped Hungary with Bulgaria. Three OpenStreetMap measures disagree.
Three OpenStreetMap measures show Eastern Europe is smaller than the Cold War map. Only four countries score East on all three.
Warsaw Journal
Warsaw, block by block
Four Warsaw neighborhoods up close. The centre rebuilt from paintings, the east bank that survived 1944, the riverside that turned, and the towers in Wola.
Strado Data
Estonia builds skateparks. Most of Europe doesn't.
Estonia has 12 skateparks per 100,000 residents, twice the next country in Europe. The pattern that explains why isn't about skateboarding.
Amsterdam Journal
Amsterdam, block by block
Four Amsterdam neighborhoods up close. Why the Jordaan got rich, what De Pijp drinks, who took over Noord, and what Oost still remembers.
London Journal
London, block by block
Four London neighborhoods up close. What Soho looks like at 7am, who Brick Lane is fighting, why Brixton stayed Brixton, and why Walthamstow is next.
Paris Journal
Paris, block by block
Four Paris neighborhoods up close. The Marais on a Sunday, why Belleville climbs, what SoPi did to Pigalle, and the canal that became a meme.
Berlin Journal
Berlin, block by block
Four Berlin neighborhoods up close. What Mitte looks like after the tourists go home, why Kreuzberg is still arguing about itself, and how the gentrification timeline reads east to west.
Rome Journal
Rome, block by block
Four Roman neighborhoods, up close. What they sound like in the morning, where the locals actually eat, and why the one tourists don't visit might be the best.