Under the city

Chapter 1

My subway: New York

In this episode of The Urbanist, we’ve asked three of our correspondents to tell us about the metro in their city. Here, we hear from Megan Billings in New York.

Chapter 2

Underground urbanism

How can we best expand the urban environment below ground? We asked Elizabeth Reynolds, director of urban planning and design consultancy Urben, to explain us how to invest below ground.

Chapter 3

My subway: Singapore

In this episode of The Urbanist, we’ve asked three of our correspondents to tell us about the metro in their city. Here, we hear from Zayana Zulkiflee in Singapore.

Chapter 4

Underground park: The Lowline

The Lowline park in New York is set to be the first underground park the world. Here, Lowline co-founder Dan Barasch speaks to Monocle’s New York bureau chief Ed Stocker about what the future park will look like.

Chapter 5

My subway: Toronto

In this episode of The Urbanist, we’ve asked three of our correspondents to tell us about the metro in their city. Here, we hear from Tomos Lewis in Toronto.

Chapter 6

Underground river: Melbourne

Buried just below the concrete surface of Elizabeth Street in Melbourne, there’s an ancient underground river. We explore its history with Gilbert Rochecouste, founder of Village Well.