Oh The Urbanity!
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Rush hour in Montreal / l’Heure de pointe à Montréal
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“This country is too big for trains.” Have we tried making them fast?
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My dream is to take pro-car politicians on a walk or bike ride through a thoroughly hostile environment like this and open their eyes. I don’t think many would accept though. (Bo...
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One of the first days where it feels like summer (21°C or 70°F) and Montreal’s downtown pedestrian street (Sainte-Catherine) is packed.
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I love coming across urban improvements in Montreal that I’ve never seen before. This road beside a school (not far from a highway) was closed to cars to create a pedestrian space...
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Do you think they did a shadow study before building these so tall and close together?
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European cities don’t have the best reputation for accessibility, but we were pleasantly surprised to find that the Lyon Metro has elevators at all stations (except one). Way better than home. They often go direct to the platform from the street and have ticket scanners on the outside to enter.
My first ride on the newest REM branch (to the West Island). Open house this weekend, full opening on Monday!
My dream is to take pro-car politicians on a walk or bike ride through a thoroughly hostile environment like this and open their eyes. I don’t think many would accept though. (Bonus: The button didn’t even work! I waited four cycles and then just ran across.)
A better shot. Seemingly plenty of room to park, yet it’s not allowed and they’re cutting into the sidewalk.
Food delivery riders are drastically more common in the bike lanes of Toronto than Montreal. I don’t really know why. What city do you live in, and is food delivery a major user of bike lanes there?
This is real. The City of Montreal (specifically the new administration) really did cut into the sidewalk to create more parking spots / loading zones. There are a half dozen (or so) of these on this street.
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