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Urbanism

Ticket to ride

The pro-cycling transport commissioner who made New York a safer, nicer place is bringing her manifesto to the world.

  • Issue #159
  • 4 min read
Woman in black bucket hat and white coat standing on autumn street with fallen leaves
Business

Back on track

The rail industry is abuzz with chatter of a golden age of trains. Monocle takes a prime seat at trade fair Innotrans to gauge the direction of travel.

  • Issue #158
  • 11 min read
Modern train displayed at outdoor trade fair with yellow maintenance vehicles and visitors walking around
Business

Inside Sweden’s electric flight school

A new electric flight school in Sweden is inspiring a future of emission-free aviation. Monocle takes to the sky, tries out the first fully electric plane to be approved for use in Europe and…

  • Inside
  • 5 min watch
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Entrepreneurialism

Virtuous cycle

Dutch biking evangelist Taco Carlier introduces the team that’s electrifying bicycle-making and getting urban riders on the road in cities worldwide.

  • Issue #156
  • 3 min read
VanMoof team members posing in their modern wooden Amsterdam headquarters with bicycles and industrial design
Design

Inside Tokyo’s colourful community bus

An electric bus service has injected a new playfulness into a borough of Tokyo in need of a revamp. We hop aboard and meet Eiji Mitooka, its creator and Japan’s foremost train designer, who…

  • Inside
  • 5 min watch
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Transport

Electric valley

As the new base for the electric-vehicle industry, America’s fastest-growing city is revving its engines.

  • Issue #154
  • 10 min read
Electric truck assembly line in modern factory with workers and lifting equipment
Society

Cycle of life

We tour a bike repair workshop that is a cheery hub for cycling enthusiasts who aren’t afraid to get their hands a little dirty.

  • Issue #154
  • 7 min read
Rocco Guarna in an orange boiler suit working with soldering equipment in the workshop
Transport

Lined up

The long-awaited Elizabeth line is the crowning glory of transport chief Andy Byford’s track record.

  • Issue #154
  • 6 min read
Andy Byford in a dark suit standing in a modern underground tunnel with curved white walls and fluorescent lighting

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