Bloomberg Media has relaunched CityLab after acquiring the brand at the end of last year from Atlantic Media.

The Bloomberg CityLab site, which went live yesterday, has a new logo and homepage. It expands CityLab’s international coverage, original reporting and use of data and visuals with interactive maps and graphics.

“Tapping into the resources of our global staff, we are able to give our readers even more coverage of the challenges cities are facing and the innovative solutions those cities produce," stated John Micklethwait, Bloomberg editor in chief. 

Bloomberg Media has 2,700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 global bureaus.

The brand was Bloomberg'sfirst acquisition in 10 years. The company acquired Businessweek in 2009.

“We will continue to write about how we live and work, how we create and make policy, what challenges we face and what solutions are being attempted,” Jennifer Sondag, executive editor of Bloomberg CityLab, wrote in a note introducing readers to the relaunched site.

CityLab will cover topics such as culture, design, transportation, the environment, the economy, housing, justice and government.

The site launches with stories on the future of cities, coverage of the U.S. protests against racism, re-openings after COVID-19 lockdowns and data visualizations on transportation changes in major cities.

“CityLab became part of Bloomberg just as the coronavirus was pushing cities around the world into lockdown, and now we’re seeing people emerge from their homes to take a stand against racism,” Sondag stated.

Content will also be distributed on platforms such as BloombergBusinessweek magazine, TV, radio, events and videos.  CityLab content, including archives, will not be behind a paywall, at least through 2020.

Editorial franchises include MapLab, CityLab University, Solutions and Perspective. CityLab will also produce daily and weekly newsletters.

Hyundai Motor Company has partnered with Bloomberg CityLab for exclusive sponsorship of MapLab, custom content and integrations, created in collaboration with Bloomberg Media Studios.

Bloomberg Media’s other brands include climate change-focused magazine Bloomberg Green, which launched earlier this month, as well as content verticals like Checkout, Future Finance, Hyperdrive, Prognosis, Screentime and Wealth.