Walking / Marche
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Fruit & Flowers
Inspired by this great post by Leah Sandals over on the Toronto Spacing blog, I’ve been thinking about those wonderful gems of depanneurs that keep...
By Julie Fournier -
Ruelles with potential
Montreal is one of the most dynamic and engaging cities in North America, but sometimes I wish that creativity would be reflected in our urban planning...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Walking Mile End’s laneways
In many ways, Montreal is a remarkably heterogeneous city, and its built form is no exception. Each individual neighbourhood is distinct enough to provide...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Planting seeds, looking for treasure
WHAT? So You Think You Can Plant? hosted by Greening Duluth WHEN? Wednesday, May 28, starting at 7:30 (Tonight!) WHERE? Meet on the front terrace of House...
By Paul Erlichman -
Strolling through history
It isn’t a blog that is updated very often, but when it is, Histoire du Plateau Mont-Royal is definitely worth reading. Its latest post, an...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Saint Paul: so much for pedestrianization
Ville-Marie mayor Benoît Labonté has shelved plans to pedestrianize the portion of St. Paul Street between Place Jacques-Cartier and St. Laurent Blvd...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Photo du jour: Anticipating the pedestrianization of Saint-Paul
As announced by André Lavallée of Ville de Montréal earlier this month, Saint-Paul will be a car free street between 11am and 6am this summer. Some people...
By Asa Bergman -
Crossing the street in Bangkok
Unlike people in most Canadian cities, Montrealers don’t take being able to cross the street for granted. For our own sake, we always assume that an...
By Christopher DeWolf -
A smorgasbord of Montreal transportation stats
A recent Stats Can report on Canadians’ transportation habits entitles Montrealers to some bragging rights: car usage in Montreal’s metro area was the...
By Alanah Heffez -
City Hall wants to pedestrianize St. Paul Street
Despite the political storm brewing over the seasonal pedestrianization of Ste. Catherine Street in the Village, city officials has their eyes set on...
By Christopher DeWolf -
The pedestrianization of Sainte-Catherine
Sainte-Catherine will be a little busier than this in a few months. After years of contemplation, the Gay Village will finally be pedestrianized, at...
By Paul Erlichman -
Photo du jour : Enfant qui court
En faisant le tour de la ville lors de la tempête du 16 décembre dernier, deux enfants étaient passés en courant juste à côté de moi, se demandant...
By Cédric Sam