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Down to the river to play
« En suivant le fleuve, on parvient à la mer. » – Plaute J’oublie souvent l’existence de notre fleuve ; j’avoue. Et pourtant, il...
By Émile Thomas -
Yellow Street Stripes, also known as “Cross Walk”
If a truck is 50 meters away, traveling West at a speed of 40 km per hour, a car is 30 meters away traveling East at 45 kms per hour, and the street is 10...
By Alanah Heffez -
Spacing Saturday: Election Clutter, Transit Culture and a lack of Politicians
Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. Vicky Smallman checks in on...
By Marcus Bowman -
World Wide Wednesday: Las Vegas seeks new motto
Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
By Hilary Best -
Verdun : un portrait photographique
À cause de son histoire en tant que ville indépendante, ou bien, à cause de son isolement relatif, Verdun est un petit trésor urbain sur la carte...
By Émile Thomas -
Marché Saint-Jacques slowly coming back to life
Marché Saint-Jacques seen from the corner of Ontario and Amherst. After years of serving as a city office building, the Marché Saint-Jacques is finally...
By Devin Alfaro -
Spacing Saturday: Community Boards, Sharrows and Spandex
Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. Evan Thornton talks about the...
By Marcus Bowman -
Montréal Ouvert : Taking Action for Open Data
The City of Montreal is a vault of important and fascinating information – maps, stats, schedules, and regulations that enable us to understand and...
By Alanah Heffez -
Event Guide: Back alley photo installation
An art exhibit featuring called Laterna Magica has been inhabiting the alleyways between Mentana, Saint-André, Roy and Bousquet, until Monday October...
By Alanah Heffez -
World Wide Wednesday: No Ridiculous Car Trips
Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
By Hilary Best -
1897 Bicycle Map of Montreal
1897 map of Montreal area cycling routes from the BANQ archives: the best cycling routes are indicated by dotted red lines while “normal”...
By Alanah Heffez -
Seville’s Final Spectacle
Demolition of the Seville Theatre began yesterday. This afternoon, I noticed that a small crowd had gathered on the sidewalk – most were older...
By Alanah Heffez
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered