Photo du jour : L’hôtel Maritime Plaza

Photo du jour : Les jardins du centre canadien d’architecture

Just a Beautiful Place?

Urban economics guru Richard Florida recently set out to discover just how important physical aesthetics are when people choose a place to live (study...

And they’re off!

Earlier this week Montreal City Council met for the first time since the November 1st election. Notable decisions made include: – unanimous motion...

Greenwashing for the masses: The Premier’s message on the eve of Copenhagen

A screenshot from the Government’s website on Quebec’s position at the Copenhagen climate talks Premier Jean Charest is spreading the gospel...

Car sharing in the city

This year marks the 15th anniversary of Montreal-based car share service Communauto. Being the oldest network of its kind in North America, Communauto has...

Pigeon Toes + Wet Cement

“City pigeons are the product of domestication – but exist somewhere between tame and wild. Their traces in wet cement remind us that human and...

Michel Labrecque reste à la STM

Malgré sa récente défaite électorale, Michel Labrecque conservera la présidence de la Société de transport de Montréal, poste qu’il détient...

Montreal’s Main is one great street

Saint-Laurent boulevard tops a recent list of 9 great streets around the world created by NYC-based Project for Public Spaces. The Main is described as a...

Public access to waterfront in Port of Spain, Trinidad

Cross-posted from Spacing Ottawa, by Michael Frojmovic For those not familiar with local fare in Trinidad & Tobago, a mix of dried channa (chickpea)...

Photo du Jour: Parade day police

A group of mounted police wait at the top of Crescent street for the Alouette’s Grey Cup victory parade to take off around noon on December 2nd 2009.

World Wide Wednesday: Las Vegas, Dubai, and Mecca

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...