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Transport

Gearing up

City planners plotting new routes should look to these three cities for hints on how to get people moving.

  • Issue #114
  • 10 min read
Gearing up
Transport

In full flow

Shiny new infrastructure projects are often for publicity. But as these five schemes show, the smartest planners present viable solutions to real problems – often without grabbing headlines.

  • Issue #114
  • 8 min read
In full flow
Business

Clean slate

What does it take to breathe life into a neglected district in a long-lasting and meaningful way? We look in on an area in Amsterdam that is doing it right.

  • Issue #113
  • 6 min read
Clean slate
Affairs

Cities

Busan’s industrial waterfront gets a makeover and Portland looks to integrate nature.

  • Issue #113
  • 4 min read
Cities
Affairs

Cities

Singapore puts a cap on cars, a new development with newshound history and we tour the original media clusters, from Fleet Street to Park Row.

  • Issue #110
  • 4 min read
Cities
Design

Made with care

Got a civic project that not only needs to look smart but also have people’s best interests at heart? You need a Dutch architect.

  • The Forecast #8
  • 7 min read
Made with care
Business

Direct current

In this eight-part series with Audi, Monocle discovers the future of urban mobility. We begin by focusing on electric cars and how cities must adapt to accommodate them on our streets.

  • The Forecast #8
  • 7 min read
Direct current
Urbanism

Cities

Zürich is considering artificial islands to house its growing population and there’s a global push to unearth forgotten rivers.

  • Issue #109
  • 4 min read
Curved Italian piazza lined with yellow buildings and green shutters.
Affairs

Cities

The mayor of St Tropez is on a mission to reshape it, what smaller Chinese cities can offer young residents and taking a river dip in Portland, Oregon.

  • Issue #106
  • 4 min read
Cities
Design

On the up

Unloved and underused – but Naples’ business district offers a space-filled future.

  • Issue #106
  • 6 min read
On the up

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