In streets of the Dutch city of Utrecht, cybernetic ravens and seagulls keep their ever-vigilant electronic eyes on citizens. Has Big Brother begun dabbling in fringe science? No, it’s just a mutant ...

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Refuse collectors in Utrecht are going back to work at the end of a seven-day strike in which tonnes of rubbish piled high in the city’s streets. Unions have warned council workers will go on strike ...

The corner of Utrecht and President Streets. It is unclear when the rehabilitation will start. BUSINESS owners in Utrecht Street say that they have no idea what to expect after the rehabilitation ...

How do you sustain the commercial heart of a city without clogging its arteries? It’s a conundrum for planners everywhere: how to juggle the delivery needs of stores and restaurants, with everyone ...

— This post is part of BikePortland Staff Writer Taylor Griggs’ trip through Europe. See previous dispatches here. In Utrecht, people driving cars are treated like bicyclists are in Portland. Much has ...

“Songs For Thomas Piketty” is a protest against the cities that are pushing out the homeless in the name of commerce. Sitting on a street corner in the Dutch city of Utrecht, a boombox plays a ...