Each Tuesday, Spacing Montreal will share with you some posts from our sister blog, Spacing Toronto. We hope it will enable constructive dialogue on the urban issues faced by both cities, though we’ll settle for some witty jibes against la Ville reine in the comments.
Green Fleet is a go This week city council passed its Green Fleet Plan which calls for a greater use of alternative fuels, idling limits for city staff, a pilot testing for green truck technology and a bike share program for city employees. Apparently the plan would mean a reduction of 15,000 tonnes of CO2 and a net saving of about 4M$ for the city.
POLL: Should the mayor have more power? Spacing Toronto asks its readers to comment and vote on the recent recommendation by a review panel on a stronger mayor system. It also gives an account of the different reactions surrounding the issue.
Toronto meets Marrakesh In an ongoing column looking at different architectural styles in the city, Thomas Wicks posts an article on Moorish Revival.