Tag Archives: Montréal Urban Planning

A Sensible Approach to Redeveloping Griffintown

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

Let me make myself perfectly clear; being in favour of enhanced local government involvement in residential and commercial planning is not, in any way shape or form, anti-business. Nor is it necessarily going to lead to nepotism or otherwise create … Continue reading →

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Ten Attractions and Services we Bafflingly do not have in Montréal { part deux }

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

So this article has been getting a neat little bit of buzz. If you’d like to see part 1, just click here. Please leave me any suggestions, comments, questions or critiques. Let me know if you think these are ridiculous … Continue reading →

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Ten Attractions and Services we Bafflingly do not have in Montréal { part 1 }

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

This was originally going to be a list of ten items but I realized it was going to be an immense article. So I cut it in half and will finish it in part 2, due out shortly. I think … Continue reading →

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Montréal’s Lost Attractions – Keep this in mind for the 375th!

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

Our city has been built on birthday presents. For Canada’s Centennial Anniversary we got a Métro system and 50 million tourists in six months, not to mention world attention and twenty+ years of urban renewal and densification projects. For the … Continue reading →

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A few things every Montrealer ought to know about Mirabel International Airport

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

So I’ve been having a lot of discussions about Mirabel over the last few weeks, thought I’d share some ideas. 1. We still need it. Montréal is a major international tourism destination in addition to being a key port of … Continue reading →

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Is it time to create West Island transit authority?

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

So I just saw this post from the West Island Gazette concerning the problems commuters can expect what with the commencement of major renovations to the Turcot Interchange next year. Apparently, the MTQ will allow an eastbound lane on highway … Continue reading →

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