By Christopher DeWolf
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Photo du jour : The reds are coming
Most trees are still green, at least here in Mile End/Outremont, but I spotted some beautiful red foliage on Waverly Street last week. The reds and...
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Election signs: Vote Votez Votate ψήφος
We when launched our election sign project last weekend, we did so with the potentially imminent federal election in mind. But it turns out there’s...
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Photo du jour: The back end of Belgo
I’ve always liked this Bleury Street view of the Belgo Building, how it seems to envelop its small greystone neighbour. As a bonus, there’s a...
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An unusual ride on the metro
“Point de fuite.” Photo by MTL Guy on Flickr. I was going to wait until I’d seen it myself before writing about it, but Fagstein has...
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Photo du jour: Hydro’s edge
Hydro Quebec and Niu Kee. Clark and René Lévesque. September 26, 2007