The Urbanist
Monocle’s guide to better cities. Explore urban innovation, cutting-edge infrastructure, and compact living with insights from planners, architects, and city leaders.
Latest Episodes
Helsinki report, part one: Sustainability
Climate change is the biggest threat to our cities. Helsinki has set the ambitious target to be carbon-neutral by 2030, a goal matched by global engineering firm KONE. Monocle 24’s Carlota Rebelo reports from Finland.
Tall Stories 301: Bonus Facciate, Milan
Ed Stocker examines Milan’s recent obsession with building renovations and the tax incentives behind it.
Cleaner transport
What are some of the ways in which cities are ensuring that transport systems join the green revolution? We look at the electrification of buses, the return of a cable car in Zagreb and a subway expansion in Stockholm.
Tall Stories 300: Sights and sounds
Andrew Tuck ponders what lessons old photographs of cities can teach us about our contemporary metropolises.
Seeking refuge
Millions of Ukrainians have now fled their homes, prompting a huge humanitarian effort. We report from the border with Romania, meet a Zürich hotelier who is welcoming those fleeing the conflict and head to Trampoline, a café in London that is hiring refugees.
Tall Stories 299: South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata
Sally Howard takes us on a tour of a historic cemetery in Kolkata, capital of West Bengal.
Farming in the city
We investigate the trend of urban farming and the environmental benefits that can be gained by reducing the distance between food production and consumption.
Tall Stories 298: Gotthard Base Tunnel
Jessica Bridger takes a trip through the world’s longest railway tunnel to marvel at this engineering feat running through the Swiss Alps.
The last mile
We take a look at the world of last-mile delivery and investigate how technology can help the service to meet growing demand while remaining efficient and green.
Tall Stories 297: The Saddledome, Calgary
Tomos Lewis explores one of Canada’s most distinctive sporting arenas, the future of which is threatened by proposals for a new, albeit less characterful, event venue in Calgary.
