Tag Archives: Montréal Métro
Actuaries make poor urban planners
I can’t believe it. I’ve been stymied by light-rail. And light-rail development in Montreal has been stymied by what appears to be a near-total lack of consultation or coordination by the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec with City … Continue reading
Posted in Perspectives on the City, Urban Redevelopment, Worth reconsidering
Tagged AMT, Blue Line, Caisse, Caisse de Dépot et Placement du Québec, CDPQ, CDPQ Infra, Greater Montreal, Light rail, LRT, mass-transit, Métro de Montréal, Michael Sabia, Montréal, Montréal Métro, Montréal public-transit, public transit, Réseau Électrique Métropolitain, REM, SLR, STM, Urban Design of Montreal, Urban Planning in Montréal
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Plus que ça change…
A loyal reader posted this photograph in response to a question about where one can find archival street scenes of Montreal. The McCord Museum has the famed Notman collection, which provides an incredibly fascinating glimpse into the lives of Montrealers, … Continue reading
Posted in A modest proposal, History and Culture, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Montréal Landmarks, Perspectives on the City, Scenes from the City, Urban Redevelopment
Tagged Boul. de Maisonneuve, Concordia University, EV Building, Guy Street, His Majesty's Theatre, McCord Museum, Montréal Métro, Montreal History, Notman Collection, Saint-Henri
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Premier Marois to Stifle Opposition with Métro Extension Plan
The mayoral contest officially kicked off today with Projet Montréal taking a strong lead, winning the idiotically-named ‘poster war’ thanks primarily to the fact the party is fielding 103 candidates and an immense volunteer effort. Aside from Projet’s street sign … 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, Social commentary, Urban Redevelopment, Worth reconsidering
Tagged Blue Line, Métro de Montréal, Métro Expansion, Métro Expansion Plans, Montréal Métro, Montréal public-transit, PQ, STM
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Public may panic if provided with basic statistical information…
So apparently the Montreal Police think the public would panic if we knew the Métro’s actual crime statistics, as they apparently have been feeding us bullshit for years. The Gazette filed an access-to-information request a few years back to get … Continue reading
Even More Fantasy Métro Maps!
I love finding these – so much to think about. It goes without saying I think we need to prioritize public transit expansion in our city. We need to transition off of our over-reliance on automobiles, cut down considerably on … Continue reading
Posted in A modest proposal, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Let's make this an election issue, Montréal Architecture, Montréal Landmarks, Perspectives on the City, Urban Redevelopment
Tagged Fantasy Transit Maps, Montréal Métro, Montréal public-transit, Montréal Urban Design, Montréal Urban Planning, Trams in Montréal
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Tempest in a Teapot
Story out today in the Journal de Montréal about how the Azur Métro cars will be ‘too big and too heavy’ to operate in our Métro tunnels and that work had to be done to adjust the infrastructure so as … Continue reading →
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