Tag Archives: Montréal public-transit
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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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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Back River Bridges
So if you’ll indulge me, a proposal to dramatically alter (and hopefully improve) West Island public transit in general and substantially increase the passenger volume of the AMT’s Deux-Montagnes Line in particular. I once heard the West Island described as … Continue reading
Posted in A modest proposal, Let's make this an election issue, Perspectives on the City, Urban Redevelopment, Worth reconsidering
Tagged Agence Metropolitain de Transport, AMT, AMT Deux Montagnes Line, Ile Bigras, Ile-Bizard, Iles-de-Laval, Laval, Laval-des-Iles, Montréal Bridges, Montréal public-transit, Pierrefonds, Public Transit Systems, STL, STM, West Island
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Projet Montréal’s 2013 Platform & A Soft Landing for the Montreal Real Estate Market
Projet Montréal, the only clean political party left in Montreal, is first out of the gate with a campaign platform. With a dozen weeks or so left before the November 3rd municipal election they are so far the only party … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural commentary, Economic commentary, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Let's make this an election issue, Perspectives on the City, Social commentary, Urban Redevelopment
Tagged 2012-2013 Montreal Political Crisis, 2013 Montreal Municipal Election, Denis Coderre, Marcel Coté, Montréal public-transit, Montréal Real Estate, Montréal Urban Living, Montreal Housing Market, Projet Montréal, Richard Bergeron
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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
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 →
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