Bikes / Vélo

Les vélos à la fourrière / Bikes to the impoundment lot

De Maisonneuve bike lane opens

After 20 years of demands by local cyclists, and a construction process that inadvertently cracked a tunnel beneath the street, the de Maisonneuve bike...

De Maisonneuve bike lane update

Construction is coming along at a decent pace on the downtown bike lane along de Maisonneuve. La Press is reporting that it should be open by the end of...

One less space for cars, twelve more spaces for bikes

St. Viateur St. near Waverly In just the past few years, Montreal has made some pretty big steps forward in developing its bike infrastructure. The new...

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...

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...

Les commerces sont ouverts durant les travaux

Un panneau que l’on voit entre autres aux abords du boulevard Saint-Laurent, mais cette photo nous montre l’état du Boulevard De Maisonneuve...

Photo du jour: Into the sun

Laneway behind Park Avenue, near Bernard. May 30, 2007.

Dying for road safety

Montreal has a tradition of using performance art as a means of protest. Back in 1976 “Bicycle Bob” Silverman and his pro-bike cohorts...

Small-town France does it better

It’s easy for those with anti-car sentiments in North America to yell “everything’s better in Europe”, as if the generalization...

Photo du jour: Bicycle gang

Athena Square, Park Ex. April 21, 2006.

Photo du jour: Biking along the Lachine Canal

Bike path along the Lachine Canal. Snapped September 5th, 2007 by Daniel Séguin.