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Affairs / Transport
Monocolumn
Monday 29 April
Power in numbers
While popular political debate in the US can at times seems trite, a short journey south to Panama reveals a well-informed population
Affairs / Transport
Take the high road
In this issue’s transport survey we highlight some innovative developments in the car, aviation, bike, yacht and train industries. But in general, travelling is still a chore rather than a pleasure. It’s time operators and…
Affairs / Transport
Monocolumn
Wednesday 9 May
The joy of going underground
Every now and then, usually after another weekend of engineering works on the London Underground, I reacquaint myself with my bicycle, which has been gathering dust in the hallway throughout the winter.
Affairs / Transport
Monocolumn
Friday 25 November
Hong Kong taxis rank highly
With 18,000 taxis on Hong Kong’s roads, this is a city in which you’ll never have to wait more than a few minutes to find one.
Affairs / Transport
Monocolumn
Wednesday 20 July
'Carmaggedon' could help Angelenos finally embrace public transport
While Congress continues to argue over how to balance the nation’s budget and other areas of the globe fight phone-hacking scandals and civilian uprisings, it may be surprising that the front page of one of the US’s most…
Affairs / Transport
Monocolumn
Saturday 24 July
Egypt’s road to ruin
The erratic driving habits that prevail in developing countries are a common subject of jokes, by rueful locals and trembling visitors alike. These jokes are – as jokes so often are – a defence mechanism.
Affairs / Transport
Asia Briefing
Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's Me and My Motorcade, Taiwanese and Chinese students rise above old rivalries, and Dehli's High Court turns digital.
Business / Transport
Rapid relief
Until Russia’s high-speed train, the Sapsan, arrived, the only practical way for business travellers to skip between Moscow and St Petersburg was by plane. In our monthly benchmark test, Monocle hops on board to try out the…
Affairs / Transport
Monocolumn
Tuesday 5 February
Keep on beeping
New York's failure to eradicate the aural aggravation of car horns is a minor embarrassment. Then again, the city wouldn't be the same without them.
Business / Transport
Track race
In the next two years, Spain aims to have the world’s largest high-speed network. Monocle meets the man in charge, then heads off to the Berlin rail trade fair, where the Russian market is causing all the excitement.
Edits / Transport
A bicycle made for you
Monocle has tracked down the perfect bespoke bike, with good looks and clever details, lovingly made by a family-run firm.
Edits / Transport
On the hop
Riding to and from work is a time for contemplation; time to grab a macchiato, catch up with the world and plan the day ahead or read a couple of chapters in the park before heading home to prepare for an evening out.…
Business / Transport
Back on track
Tram and urban light-rail projects are booming as cities turn their backs on car culture. Bombardier is the global leader in the field and provides stock to such places as Stockholm, Geneva and Brussels. We met its pres…
Affairs / Transport
Two wheels good
Some 58 per cent of all journeys made in Groningen are on a bicycle. And its 180,000 residents own an amazing 300,000 bikes. The small Dutch city is now seen as a living manifesto for how to get people in the saddle. This…
Affairs / Transport
Africa/Middle East Briefing
Who's in charge of Somaliland's skies, which nation is rolling in Grasse, and who's going to get Iran's top job?
Affairs / Transport
Monocolumn
Tuesday 10 July
A case for cars
I’m going to stick my neck out a little here and say perhaps, just a little bit, we need to be careful not to write cars out of our cities at the rate we currently are.
Affairs / Transport
Monocolumn
Thursday 24 May
Efficiency delivered on budget
I hate the UK’s supermarket chain Tesco, or at least I think I do.
Affairs / Transport
Monocolumn
Tuesday 11 October
India’s domestic flights reunite the nation
Had anybody from Guwahati in Assam wished to travel to Delhi 15 years ago, they would have had only two affordable options: take a 27-hour train, or stay at home.