Monthly Archives: October 2007
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Faulty towers
Most people will say that the idea of an 11.25-metre tall billboard sitting on a sidewalk is offensive to them. But the seeming lack of general opposition...
By Paul Erlichman -
The suburbs finally get their due
“Bridge to Laval.” Photo by caribb A week after the Gazette ran an exposé on downtown’s “black hole” and Le Devoir taught us...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Headlines / À la une : 17.10.07
IN THE STREETS DANS LA RUE Superhospital must avoid Big O’s fate — 16.10 (The Gazette) When it comes to jaywalking, Montrealers are slow to...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Photo du jour : Centre Eaton, section nord
Bien plus intéressante est en faite l’œuvre d’art situé de l’autre côté d’où cette photo du Centre Eaton a été prise, et qui fera...
By Cédric Sam -
Montreal’s bike-rental program: will it work?
Parisians enjoy their city’s Vélib’ bike-sharing program. Photo by malais Earlier this month we found out that Montreal plans to be the first...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Willowdale Avenue
There’s something serene about Willowdale Avenue, a broad residential street that runs from Édouard-Montpetit metro in the east to the Université de...
By Christopher DeWolf -
CFC Media Lab Info Soirée
CFC Media Lab in Toronto — the place where we developed [murmure] — is holding an information session in Montreal tomorrow. In fact, at a...
By Shawn Micallef -
Photo du jour : RIP, Restaurant Bens
En passant devant le Bens De Luxe Delicatessen and Restaurant, comme l’appelle son article dans Wikipedia, on ne peut s’empêcher de remarquer...
By Cédric Sam -
What Vancouver can teach us about street furniture
Last week on Urbanphoto, I wrote about street furniture and sidewalk decoration in Vancouver. While Vancouver is a much newer, smaller city than Montreal...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Road to Nowhere: Bike Riding in New York
Video Urban thinker, former Talking Head, and writer of songs about architecture and buildings David Byrne recently did a presentation called “How...
By Shawn Micallef -
Il fait beau dans l’métro: behind the advertisement
[youtube]DcC31r1BxBY[/youtube] By now, most of you have probably seen Il fait beau dans l’métro, a 1976 television advertisement for...
By Christopher DeWolf -
My favourite laneway: a bit of the Parisian banlieue
Contrary to what most tourist brochures will tell you, the “Paris of North America” actually has very little in common with the real Paris...
By Christopher DeWolf