Bikes / Vélo
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Photo du jour: Winter bike parking, Montreal style
No snow clearance, but clever design? This photo was taken on March 18, 2008, at McGill University
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A smorgasbord of Montreal transportation stats
A recent Stats Can report on Canadians’ transportation habits entitles Montrealers to some bragging rights: car usage in Montreal’s metro area was the...
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Cyclist awareness test
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47LCLoidJh4[/youtube] Transport for London has a great public service video that highlights the need for drivers...
By Matthew Blackett -
Get your own personal bike rack!
A friend of mine has informed me that a phone call is all that is needed to get a bike rack installed wherever you see a need for one. Although the city...
By Chris Erb -
Eugene Yao, 1946-2008: A Chinese Activist
Eugene Yao was born in Shanghai in 1946, and came to Canada in 1969 as a student of McGill University in electrical engineering, where he met his...
By Cédric Sam -
Bike show at the auto show
WHAT? “The Bike Show” just outside the car show WHERE? Corner of St. Urbain and Viger (in front of Place d’Armes metro) WHEN? The...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Michel Dallaire will design the new bike sharing system
Later this year, Montreal will enjoy the beginnings of a new bike sharing program modeled on Paris’ hugely popular Velib. As we mentioned last fall...
By Christopher DeWolf -
A condo tower done right
A certain segment of the population seems hard-wired to scoff at any mention of the word “condominium.” It’s certainly true that most...
By Christopher DeWolf -
The night owls are watching your bike
This note was attached to a bike on Sherbrooke Street in NDG. It’s one of those heart-warming reminders that our neighbours really are looking out...
By Christopher DeWolf -
La voie est libre sur Hutchison
Sur la rue Hutchison, petite soeur de l’Avenue du Parc sur presque toute sa longueur, il n’est pas rare de voir des skieurs de fond déambuler...
By Cédric Sam -
Keep de Maisonneuve closed to traffic
Downtown motorists will have to wait until March to drive down the block of de Maisonneuve Blvd. between Aylmer and Union, the city has announced. By...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Photo du jour : randonnée urbaine
Ce n’est pas parce que c’est l’hiver qu’on ne peut plus sortir dehors! Les skieurs sur le Mont-Royal hier après-midi...
By Cédric Sam