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Canadian Urbanism Uncovered

By Julie Fournier

  • Our friend, Côte-de Liesse

    I had an opportunity to spend some time on l’Autoroute de la Côte-de-Liesse on foot one rainy day last week. Don’t ask — just trust that I...

  • Incredible online map collection

    The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, started in the 1980s and digitized gradually over the last 10 years, now has over 18,000 maps available...

  • The weather sucks, here’s some news

    4Montreal’s Chinatown Olympics celebration not hampered by cloudy skies | Cérémonies d’ouverture: Les yeux rivés sur Pékin The Olympics will...

  • This weekend~cette fin de semaine: 2008 Fête Bio-Paysanne

    Cette fin de semaine, de vendredi à dimanche, La Tohu (une organization qui est associer avec l’École nationale de cirque) sera l’hôte de la...

  • Mid-week headlines

    4Artificial soccer turf a health hazard, Jeanne-Mance Park users say [CBC.ca] 4Le tarif réduit passera par l’Opus [Radio-Canada.ca] | La STM cible...

  • Weekend news

    4Good news: Raw sewage flows back to right place. City workers say 48 Isle des Soeurs households’ toilets were flushing right into the river. 4A...

  • Mid-week news overview

    Billboards are here to stay, city says. (A proposed bylaw in provincial capital would ban the signs from its territory.) Opération économie...

  • ‘Transit freak’ stole Dade buses for kicks

    Here’s an odd little story from Florida. On June 1st, an 18-year-old transit fan, James Harris, walked straight past security guards at the...

  • Saturday headlines

    4Large pothole shuts Turcot ramp in Montreal | Hole discovered in Montreal’s Turcot interchange | Travaux d’urgence | Un trou sur...

  • Making the ad creeps pay

    In an interesting case from the Pacific Northwest, the city of Portland, Oregon, is suing employment-classifieds site Jobdango for the almost $5500 it...

  • Mid-week headlines

    4Discrimination raciale: Des agents du SPVM sont blâmés 4Agression dans Côte-des-Neiges: une adolescente se rend 4Road deaths less than in ’07: SAAQ...

  • The Saturday paper

    4Attention à la dermatite du baigneur. Grossness at lac Mephrémagaog. 4Un homme de 60 ans entre la vie et la mort | Montreal pedestrian in critical...