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Montage du jour : l’immeuble d’appartement Reding, 5635 avenue du Parc
1936-2012 Source : Archives de la Ville de Montréal, VM94-Z118
By Guillaume St-Jean -
Montreal, the forgotten election issue
Former federal Prime Minister Kim Campbell was once infamously quoted (supposedly out of context) as saying that “an election is no time to...
By Devin Alfaro -
100, Somerville
Une contribution spéciale de Nathalie Boucher et Ioav Bronchti La piste cyclable du nord de l’île de Montréal suit infidèlement le boulevard Gouin, avec...
By Spacing -
25% off Montreal Metro merch this weekend
WHAT: 25% off Montreal Metro button and magnet sets WHEN: Friday, Aug 24 – Sunday, Aug 26 WHERE: Spacingstore.ca COST: $18.75 buttons/$22.50 magnets...
By Mike Bulko -
Urban Planets: Kids, Cars and Cognitive Mapping, 99 Tiny Games
Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
By Hilary Best -
Montreal’s election prospects
In the federal election of May 2011 Montreal’s political geography was rewritten as the orange wave knocked out long established incumbents from...
By Devin Alfaro -
The Dinghy is Legit
When I was in Berlin last month, I would sometimes see a couple hipsters lazily paddling a rubber dinghy through the canals, and would invariably feel a...
By Alanah Heffez -
Leave a Treasure, Take a Treasure in Montreal’s Giveboxes
When I was in Berlin last month, I was interested – but not surprised – to stumble upon what looked like a walk-in closet in the middle of...
By Alanah Heffez -
Urban Planet: Alice in Wonderland’s Transit Map
Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
By Hilary Best -
Dawson City — big city problems in a small northern town
Tim Falconer is the author of three books, including Drive: A Road Trip through Our Complicated Affair with the Automobile. He recently spent three...
By Spacing -
Photo du jour: Fresh Paint
A number of downtown buildings are getting a fresh coat this weekend, courtesy of the Under Pressure 2012 festival. The activities continue today (Sunday...
By Alanah Heffez -
Walk the Region & Montreal’s Invisible Places: Montreal North
I am ashamed to say that, before Walk the Region this year, I had never been to Montreal North. Like many Montrealers, my first impression of the borough...
By Alanah Heffez
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered