Leo Hollis

Freelance

Leo Hollis is a writer, publisher and urban historian. His latest book is Cities Are Good for You: The Genius of the Metropolis (2013). He lives in London.

Written by Leo Hollis

People having a picnic on a city street with buildings in the background, framed by a bicycle in the foreground.

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Cities belong to us

Reclaiming the streets through civic participation does more than change the city: it creates citizens

Leo Hollis

Dozens of yellow taxis parked in a flooded lot, partially submerged in water with a faint rainbow sheen on the surface.

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The future of the city

Most of us now live in cities, so it is within the metropolis that our future salvation or death warrant will be drafted

Leo Hollis