Amy Van Den Berg visits a failed project on England’s south coast to find out what the unsuccessful attraction means for the town. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Urban density is an inevitable issue for our cities. As more and more people move into urban areas, we need to know how to do density right and make it welcoming on a human scale. We report from the annual Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat conference, which this year has the theme of ‘Humanising High Density’, and we discuss the rerelease of a book from the 1920s extolling the virtues of a busy, bustling city. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mandy Sinclair meets Michele-Elise Burnett to take the tour that she created for the Niagara Glen park and trail system. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Being a young nation presents its own set of challenges but it also provides ample opportunity to innovate when thinking about the future of cities. We meet the CEO of URB, who’s dreaming up planet-friendly, utopian cityscapes, and tour Expo City Dubai to explore the site’s sustainable ambitions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lilian Fawcett looks at how Singapore’s only racecourse is being redeveloped to create space for more homes in this densely populated city state. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How can urban environments encourage city dwellers to be more active? From urban design to office architecture, we investigate some of the key players making an effort to keep people moving. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Laura Kramer takes us to one of the largest urban parks in the US to see how regeneration efforts are helping to bring the ecosystem back to life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss how hip-hop has improved cities around the world, explore plans for a new coastal-redevelopment megaproject in Athens and find out how to mitigate the effects of floods in our urban environments. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sarah Grice talks us through the dark side of history in Italy’s “floating city”. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monocle’s Carlota Rebelo reports from the Utopian Hours urbanism festival in Turin. We hear how a “disobedient picnic” ignited change in Brussels, tour the Royal Green Walk, talk about reclaiming the streets from cars and how timber can help build more sustainable cities. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paul Logothetis takes a ferry to Fogo Island to explore how a remote inn is attracting tourists and supporting the local economy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monocle’s Carlota Rebelo reports from the World Economic Forum’s Urban Transformation Summit in Detroit. We hear about a new innovation district in Milan, Boston’s 24-hour city ambitions and the master plan for AlUla in Saudi Arabia. Plus: creating pocket forests and mobility in San Diego. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jessica Bridger touches down at Zürich Airport and extols the virtues of a good Swiss welcome. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We sit down with Saint-Gobain’s CEO, Benoit Bazin, to hear about his journey, passion for enhancing quality of life in our cities and how sustainability lives at the heart of everything the company does. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christopher Cermak tells us about his favourite way to commute on work trips in New York and how the city has expanded its offering of commuter ferries. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We speak to two city mayors, and one runner-up, about what their roles mean to them, what they’ve learned from their time in office and their ambitions for the cities that they call home. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sophie Monaghan-Coombs explores the relocation and renaming process ahead for the Museum of London. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We marvel at the beauty and utility of city metro systems from France to Nigeria. Plus, we explore what is happening below ground in Seattle See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ivan Carvalho takes us to California to visit the Sea Ranch Lodge – and the coastal community that inspired it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We explore how urban activism can help to save our cities, including one man who galvanised efforts in Ukraine to build back better and the battle against the redevelopment of a cultural hub in Helsinki. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.