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Urbanism

Pulling the plug

Agnès Poirier on Paris’s doomed love affair with rental e-scooters and how life has changed post-ban.

  • Issue #168
  • 4 min read
E-scooter lying in a pile of rubble
Business

Is the future electric?

Despite booming sales, electric vehicles face mounting challenges from infrastructure gaps to mining concerns, raising questions about whether mass adoption can truly deliver on climate promises.

  • Issue #161
  • 31 min read
Is the future electric?
Transport

The road ahead

Even the most well-intentioned changes can leave people behind. Electric vehicles, for instance, are essential to secure the future of our planet but not everybody can afford one.

  • Issue #161
  • 4 min read
Illustration of a couple driving a convertible car on a coastal road with birds flying overhead
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
Urbanism

Best in town

From architects to street-lighting experts, these firms are keeping our cities liveable.

  • Issue #155
  • 11 min read
Yellow modernist kiosk with geometric design featuring a vendor inside and customer outside
Transport

Missing links

As the world gets moving once again, we highlight the grand-scale transit projects that would give cities and nations new momentum.

  • Issue #144
  • 13 min read
Stylized illustration of coastal landscape with green mountains, water, and colorful geometric shapes
Transport

Power trip

There’s a once-in-a-lifetime urban-mobility revolution ahead. Honda is betting on a car made for nippy trips and tight streets. Hop in.

  • Issue #139
  • 6 min read
Gorilla luxury bicycle with high-end frame and advanced accessories designed for urban cycling
Urbanism

Test match

The need to trial initiatives in our cities has never been greater – and finding the right test bed is key.

  • Issue #138
  • 7 min read
Test match

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