The names in our reporting.
Mayors, urbanists, scholars, EU figures. Each page combines our short editorial note with a live Wikipedia extract and the magazine articles that mention them. Editorial bios appear here automatically once an article references one of these names.
Mayors & city leaders
23 peopleAda ColauMayor of Barcelona, 2015–2023Anne HidalgoMayor of ParisSadiq KhanMayor of LondonMichael LudwigMayor of ViennaDavid BelliardParis deputy mayor for transport since 2020Janet SanzBarcelona deputy mayor for ecology, urban planning and mobility, 2015–2023Jaume CollboniMayor of Barcelona since 2023Fernando MedinaFormer Lisbon mayor, Portuguese finance ministerGérard CollombFormer Mayor of Lyon, principal champion of the tram returnGrégory DoucetMayor of Lyon since 2020François VauglinSocialist mayor of Paris's 11th arrondissement since 2014Carlos MoedasMayor of LisbonDaniel TermontFormer mayor of GhentBeppe SalaMayor of MilanManuela CarmenaFormer mayor of MadridFemke HalsemaMayor of AmsterdamYvonne Aki-SawyerrMayor of Freetown, climate-leadership referenceJanette Sadik-KhanFormer NYC transport commissioner, frequently cited in EU urbanismCarlos MorenoOriginator of the 15-minute cityEdward GlaeserEconomist, Triumph of the CityFrans TimmermansFormer EU Green Deal commissionerElisa FerreiraEU Commissioner for Cohesion and ReformsC40 CitiesClimate-leadership network of 100+ mayors
Urbanists & scholars
14 peopleSalvador RuedaUrbanist, originator of Barcelona's superblock conceptAnssi LassilaFinnish architect, founder of OOPEAARicardo Bak GordonPortuguese architect, social-housing retrofit leadJaime LernerBrazilian architect, urban plannerMike LydonTactical urbanism advocateJan GehlDanish architect, public-life pioneerSaskia SassenSociologist of global citiesRichard SennettSociologist, urban theoristMichael SorkinArchitect and criticMariana MazzucatoEconomist, mission-oriented public policyCharles LandryCultural urbanistAnna HeringerArchitect, sustainable constructionLiz DillerArchitect, Diller Scofidio + RenfroBjarke IngelsArchitect, BIG
EU institutions
5 peopleNetworks & organisations
1 personOther
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