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transport infrastructure network . . . the building beside  The suspension monorail is a Wuppertal's essential means of transport and a historical landmark. Passengers use it daily to travel through the city without any junctions or traffic jams with a top speed of 60 km/h. inside under is  The Chiba urban monorail in Japan is the most extensive suspended monorail in the world developed to im- prove transportation network. More than 45 000 passengers use the system every day. on top of surrounded by around Figure   43 Figure   44 Efimovich Alina Figure   45 Chiba monorail, Japan Figure   46 Chiba monorail, Japan Figure   47 Chiba monorail, Japan Wuppertal, Germany Wuppertal, Germany TRANSPORT & DOMICILE: an architectural intervention to integrate transport infrastructure with housing for Barcelona. page 39