Spacing Montreal

World Wide Wednesday: Flip bridges, sewer diving, and the death of starchitecture

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...

By Katia Snukal

History

Remembering history in our cities

Derrick Lovell, my colleague and political scientist in-training, recently wrote a very insightful piece about how we’ve allowed our cities to...

By Émile Thomas

Civic Engagement

Planning for the Big Picture with Bill 58

On June 1st, Quebec’s national assembly passed bill 58, a law requiring Montreal’s Metropolitan Community (CMM) to draft a “metropolitan...

By Alanah Heffez

Architecture

Photo du jour : collision architecturale

Deux styles d’architecture d’époques différents partagent un mur sur la rue Sherbrooke au coin de Berri.

By Alanah Heffez

Neighbourhoods

Chantal Rouleau new mayor of Rivière-des-Prairies-Pointe-aux-Trembles

Vision Montréal leader Louise Harel with victorious RDP-PAT mayoral candidate Chantal Rouleau (photo: Vision Montréal)...

By Devin Alfaro

Community

Photo du jour : Chaise longue sur tapis vert

Aaah, l’été à Montréal… Qui a besoin d’une plage quand on peut s’approprier un beau parking? Photo prise le 11 juin sur...

By Alanah Heffez

Communication

Citizens mobilize to allow train track crossing

Dozens of citizens mobilized last Sunday to demand a level train track crossing between Mile End and Petite Patrie neighbourhoods. The fence along the...

By Alanah Heffez

Community

Photo du jour : Pedestrian streets for car fanatics

I’m not going to hide it: I find people who get this excited about race cars completely ridiculous. All those “go fast” ads are kind of...

By Alanah Heffez

Features

Spacing Saturday

Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. Spacing editor Sean Micallef...

By Marcus Bowman

Communication

Taxi-top ads fall short of world-class design

In October 2008, mayor Tremblay challenged designers to come up with an identifying signature for Montreal’s taxi fleet. The examples he conjured at...

By Alanah Heffez

Civic Engagement

Bouillonnement d’idées à l’Office de consultation publique de Montréal

C’était journée de bilan ce mercredi pour l’Office de consultation publique de Montréal (OCPM) dans le cadre du colloque Grand Projet : Les temps forts de...

By Liane Morin

Bikes

Jump on da Bixi

Melbourne. London. Hip Hop videos. Bixi, the homegrown sensation, seems to be popping up everywhere. (Well, everywhere except NDG, Parc-Extension, North...

By Émile Thomas