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Chapter 1
Brussels’ pedestrian zone
The Belgian capital is in the process of implementing one of the world’s largest pro-pedestrian urban transformations. Andrew Tuck is joined by Emily Macintosh, a journalist in Brussels.
7 minutes
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Chapter 2
Hanoi’s Walking Streets
Hanoi bans vehicles from its Old Town every weekend as part of its Walking Streets initiative. Monocle’s Nic Monisse takes us on a tour.
6 minutes
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Chapter 3
State Street, Chicago
Chicago closed iconic State Street to cars in 1979 but by the mid-1990s they had returned. Robert Bruegmann from the University of Illinois at Chicago talks to Andrew Tuck about what went wrong.
7 minutes
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Chapter 4
Skywalks in Hong Kong
James Chambers, Monocle’s Hong Kong bureau chief, is in the studio to talk about the city’s intricate network of elevated pedestrian bridges. It’s possible to move around the city without ever touching the street.
7 minutes
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