Feargus O'Sullivan

Feargus O'Sullivan is a contributing writer to CityLab, covering Europe. His writing focuses on housing, gentrification and social change, infrastructure, urban policy, and national cultures.

Commuters and train passengers walk through the main concourse of of Grand Central Station.
Social Justice

Is There a Dark Side to the Preservation of Grand Central Terminal?

While the rescue of Grand Central seems like a clear-cut case of good over evil, the role of historic preservation in the 21st-century city can be more complex.

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Environment

How Data Centers Could Hamper Denmark's Climate Goals

A Danish government memorandum suggests that the country's carbon emissions are due to rise sharply, by as much as 10 percent between now and 2030.

Commuters wait for a train at a London Underground station.
News in Brief

London Is Adding 250 New Trains to Improve the Efficiency of Its Subways

It's going to cost the city around $2 billion to increase the capacity of the four "Deep Tube" lines by 10 trains an hour.

Aladdin Salim, a Roma Muslim from Bulgaria, stands outside of his makeshift shelter in the ruins of a former ice factory known locally as the Eisfabrik on December 27th, 2013, in Berlin, Germany.
Social Justice

For Migrant Homeless, Berlin Offers a One-Way Ticket Out

Faced with a growing housing problem, Berlin boroughs have started to pay for homeless E.U. migrants to return to their native country.