Category Archives: Waddayoutink?

Perspective on the City { No. 13 }

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

I can’t tell whether we ought to call it uptown or midtown. What do you call it?

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Crise de confiance/ Crise de conscience

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

This article was originally posted to Forget the Box, an independent Montreal-based media collective, which gave me an amazing opportunity to write for them. Check it out. Last Monday two people were shot and killed by Montreal police. One was … Continue reading →

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Montr̩al M̩tro Extensions РHow to get around an impasse.

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

There’s been a fair bit of talk about extending the Montréal Métro of late in the English Press. Typical; now removed from the halls of power the English media spends its time twiddling their thumbs and dreaming about what could … Continue reading →

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Incredibly poor design – what did we win that UNESCO award for anyways?

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

Many thanks to Isabelle and Nelson for reminding me of this God forsaken travesty of urban design. So apparently BIXI and the City agree that Phillips’ Square is an ideal location for a high concentration of docks. Last year, I … Continue reading →

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BIXI responds!

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

The following is the full text of a message sent to registered BIXI users yesterday, May 19th, in response to recent news about a $108 million ‘bailout’ recently authorized by the City of Montreal. Many thanks to The Frek for … Continue reading →

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The Montreal Children’s Hospital – how do we manage institutional space?

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

With construction of the new MUHC Superhospital already well underway, and the subsequent realization that the project will likely be over budget and incapable of fully replacing each of the hospitals it was ostensibly designed to replace, we as citizens … Continue reading →

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