Walking / Marche
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Walkable winter cities when the weather is frightful!
VANCOUVER — A couple of weeks ago Vancouver was hit by a significant (at least by our standards) and unexpected snowfall. For a city more used to being...
By Brent Toderian -
Traces of an unforgotten past: Mile End
Spacing Montreal is pleased to present this column exploring Montreal’s literary landscape, written by Gregory McCormick, Director of Programming...
By Gregory McCormick -
Does your neighbourhood pass the “trick or treat” test?
Halloween is my favourite holiday for many reasons. On top of loving to dress up each year, a big reason is it’s the holiday most dependent on how...
By Brent Toderian -
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 -
Walk the Region & Montreal’s Invisible Places: The Good Suburbs?
In my experience, our identities tend to fracture along urban, suburban and rural divisions. While I’m a passionate Montrealer, the idea of...
By Alanah Heffez -
Walk the Region & Montreal’s Invisible Places: Kahnawake
First of all, I apologize for my long absence from the blog, as I’ve just spent the last month in Berlin. Just two days before I embarked on my...
By Alanah Heffez -
Un autre retour sur Marche ta région!
«Marche ta région»! Joël Thibert l’a raconté de son point de vue (1,2) dans les heures d’après ; à mon tour de dire la traversée formidable...
By Jean Desjardins -
Photo du jour: Gare Parc via Villeray, l’affiche est claire mais ne convainc pas!
L’aménagement de passages piétons de l’emprise ferroviaire du CP est revendiqué (ou pris à ses risques financiers) ailleurs dans la ville...
By Jean Desjardins -
Le peuplier deltoïde : notre arbre métropolitain?
Ils peuplent les ruelles et les cours des quartiers denses et usés, s’élèvent au-dessus des triplex sans aucune gêne et bordent les chemins de fer...
By Joel Thibert -
Marcher la région: retour sur la deuxième édition
Lorsqu’on me demande de résumer la deuxième édition de Marcher la région, je ne sais pas trop par où commencer et je ne sais pas trop quoi raconter...
By Joel Thibert -
Announcing Walk the Region 2012 edition
Now in it’s second year, Walk the Region is a three-day, 70km expedition on foot across Montreal’s metropolitan region, which will take place June...
By Alanah Heffez -
Place d’Armes Design Makes Way for Pedestrians
Article and photo by Stephen Potyondi. Stephen completed his master’s degree in history at the University of Alberta. He recently moved from Paris...
By Spacing