Category Archives: Worth reconsidering

Gutting the City

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Taylor C. Noakes

An aerial view of Quartier Dix-30 in Brossard. Not my work. Ceci n’est pas une ville. We need a Dix-30 styled “innovative multi-use urban project” like we need a gaping hole in the head. For one, there’s nothing innovative about … Continue reading →

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Nine Reasons Why the Métro Blue Line Won’t be Extended Above Ground

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Taylor C. Noakes

Call it a problem of thinking aloud… Last Wednesday Denis Coderre was musing about public transit expansion and improvement when he let slip that he thought it might be possible for the Blue Line’s projected expansion to be moved outdoors. … Continue reading →

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Personae non gratae – Champlain, Richard, Taillibert

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Taylor C. Noakes

I feel this story might have slipped under the radar. The guy who designed the Big O has a counter-proposal to the Fed’s Champlain Bridge Redux project. Noted 88 year-old French architect Roger Taillibert says his design looks better, is … Continue reading →

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Case for a City State No. 1 – Champlain Bridge Replacement Project is Federal Extortion

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Taylor C. Noakes

I’ve decided to start a series I hope will help make the case for why our city needs to evolve into a city-state responsible for its own internal affairs. I firmly believe this is the ideal future political arrangement for … Continue reading →

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Montreal Saturday Night – St. John’s Ambulance Edition

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Taylor C. Noakes

Get first aid training. *** After a delightful evening up in the Mile End about a week ago I came across an unfortunate scene on the way to Laurier Métro. An elderly woman was riding her bike when a bag … Continue reading →

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A few things every Montrealer ought to know about Mirabel International Airport {Updated – May 2014}

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Taylor C. Noakes

Recent news is that the unelected government agency responsible for Montreal’s airports will seek to demolish the iconic main terminal of Mirabel International Airport, effectively shutting the door on ever using it again. The terminal has been abandoned, but maintained, … Continue reading →

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