What do you really want out of a city? And what can you do without? With the environment top of the agenda in mayors’ offices around the world, *Monocle* looks beyond the recycling bins and congestion charges to see what…
An eye on Serbia's parliamentary election, the launch of Bristol's own currency, and Q&As with Sweden's Minister of Gender Equality and the CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management, Oslo.
A new report from Eurostat has found that London has the worst traffic congestion of all European urban areas. But just how bad is the city’s congestion? Well, it’s so dire that the average driver was found to lose about…
In Germany home-owners can generate power and sell it to the national grid. Genoa runs an inspiring van-share scheme that’s cutting congestion and in Estonia they have adopted a simple fiscal reform that’s kept the economy…
Seattle unveils the latest addition to its transport network this weekend: the U Link light-rail line. Its route that begins at the University of Washington, near Husky Stadium, and ends up at Angle Lake. Seattle's Sound…
Now that the majority of China’s population lives in cities, its central government is prioritising urban challenges such as pollution and traffic congestion – and “weird” architecture. According to the state council, which…
Attention all urban-planners: Hanoi needs you. Vietnam’s Department of Transport is running a competition to find a congestion-busting solution to the capital’s gridlocked streets and the winning entry stands to win a prize…
Some might question the need for more cars in Southeast Asia, given that the roads of many of its bulging capitals are already traffic-clogged. But growing wealth in this optimistic corner of the world is feeding the aut…
Cairo is well known for its congestion: 20 million people reside in the city’s metro region and about two thirds depend on public transit. The subway system and public buses cannot cope with demand so an estimated 20,000…
Santiago’s subway system is on track to be the greenest in South America; this week Chilean president Michelle Bachelet announced that the capital’s metro system would be adapted to run on 60 per cent renewable energy.…
While Bangkok’s brilliant clubs mean that a night on the tiles is typically a good one, the highlight of a steamy all-nighter is often found on the street, where casual fry-ups are served deep into the night. Street food…
National and city politicians are facing off in New Zealand. The federal government is exasperated with the city of Wellington for resisting the NZ$90m (€55m) Basin Reserve flyover that it claims would ease congestion in…
While Jakarta Governor Basuki ‘Ahok’ Tjahaja Purnama has labeled Go-Jek his “unwanted child”, the renegade transport app has proved useful in the fight against congestion. Jakarta must address its horrendous traffic prob…
San Francisco is experimenting with a new set of policies and programmes to help it become a better city. The city’s planning department, the Municipal Transport Agency and the County Transportation Authority have developed…
She was once forced out of government for living it up at the Ritz. Now, as mayor of Copenhagen, Ritt Bjerregaard wants everyone to enjoy the good life. She’s busy pioneering ‘Copenhagenism’, an attempt to promote sustai…
