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Austerity Measures & Bad Design in Montreal Public Transit
Not exactly the kind of news regular users of Montreal’s public transit system want to hear, but it looks like the city’s public transit agency is facing a budget shortfall of $20 million, and this apparently is going to result … Continue reading
Posted in A modest proposal, Commentary, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Let's make this an election issue, Montréal Architecture, Montréal Landmarks, Perspectives on the City, Political commentary, Urban Redevelopment, Worth reconsidering
Tagged Design, Métro de Montréal, Metro of Montreal, Montréal Design, Montréal public-transit, Montréal Urban Design, Public Transit in Montreal, STM, Urban design issues
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Endeavour II – Gliese 581d
So it’s confirmed. A mere 20 light-years away is a planet orbiting the Red Dwarf star Gliese 581. It is situated within the so-called ‘Goldilocks Zone’ and thus can likely support life as we know it, being the perfect distance … Continue reading
Posted in A modest proposal, Political commentary, Space Exploration/ Astronomy, Worth reconsidering
Tagged Astronomy, Design, Evolution, NASA, Society, Space
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Pretty Fucking Lame – A new Old Port beach for 2012
Andy Riga at Metropolitan News put it succinctly, how lame is an Old Port beach where you can’t swim?, and I couldn’t agree more. I’ve brought up the issue of the lack of public beaches on-island before, and the Old … Continue reading
Nine Reasons Why the Métro Blue Line Won’t be Extended Above Ground
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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