We attempted to cross the island of Montreal without using a single road YouTube video by Jonah RD

Some lads attempt to cross Montreal without using any car roads...interesting way to see new parts of the city.

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Orange julep

Poetry reading at old malting silo St Henri

Chilling at park Laurier

Is Mile End Kicks an urbanist film?

✅ Uses bus for TOR-MTL
✅ Serendipitous encounters on street
✅ Activating disused industrial spaces
❌ Drives to Orange julep

I give 7.8 kicks out of 10

Bus stop

Underpass

Iberville & St-Joseph: le pire arrêt de bus à Montréal?

ridicolous squiggily route

The HSR route after we've consulted everybody and no one is happy:

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certain phrases like "lezgo les boys" are certified Queb as long you hit it with the right accent

There's a reason bixi is so popular in the plateau

so painful to read. But great reporting, thank you for this

Infrastructure Minister confirms $5-billion cut to transit program, says cities have access to other funds Gregor Robertson says municipalities have access to ‘tens of billions more’ through Build Communities Strong Fund announced in federal budget

Ok let me break this down for you:

Previously, $30B was committed to Canadian Public Transit Fund. This amount was reduced by $5B and merged into a $51B Build Communities Strong Fund. So no, the $5B reduction is not fixed by last week's announcement.

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Canada's gas tax debate is even dumber than it looks The federal government's decision to suspend the excise tax on gasoline combines is an obvious attempt to put politics ahead of policy. It also looks downright sophisticated compared to the populist s...

Smart policy, this ain't. But you should see what the other guys are saying, @maxfawcett.bsky.social writes.

Statement: $5 Billion in Transit Cuts a Huge Step Backwards - Environmental Defence Statement from Sam Hersh, Clean Transportation Program Manager Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People – Cutting $5

The gum is losing its flavour.

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What happened to 'spend less, invest more'.

Imagine what investing $2.4 billion could do for alternatives like public transit, rural bussing, EV charging, or e-bikes?

Subsidizing demand during an oil shortage is terrible policy and bad economics.

Only 2 years construction? How long was the design/development and land acquisition phase?

Envious of these timelines assuming everything goes well

Could've been hot free e-bike summer, instead of raging pickup owner autumn

The Iran War Oil Shock Will Hit the Hungry Hardest—Cash Should Be Part of the Response The US–Israel war on Iran has already led to a spike in oil prices. While wealthier countries focus on fuel prices, for those in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), this could mean something far...

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You're almost getting it. Canada is a first world country with the ability to curn demand without people starving, unlike those being outbid in poorer countries.

For the record, I don't advocate that anyone should ride in the sidewalk. It's annoying and dangerous like you said. My point is that when people (usually correctly) perceive a road to be dangerous, it's a predictable outcome that they choose the sidewalk.

Heron road Ottawa

As a child, I made the (illegal) choice to share the sidewalk with wheelchairs & strollers rather than (legally) w/ a 10-ton truck. I'm sorry you were injured on the sidewalk, but I hope we can agree the solution is a bike lane rather than "vehicular cycling".

And the electricity to charge ebikes.

There’s still a federal sales tax on bicycles.

The Disappointing Distraction of “Vehicular Cycling” YouTube video by Oh The Urbanity!

Ok interesting. I encourage you to watch this video when you have the time.

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Noooo just fund transit godammit I want to get off the centrist-populist ride

Image of Heron Rd. Ottawa with truck and wheelchair-user crossing intersection

Ya but I was a kid getting around on what is the neighborhoods only east-west connection. You know this is what the road looks like, right?

Heron is dangerous and inequitable, is there a timeline to make it a complete street? It urgently needs changes. Decades ago I went to school nearby and remember the harrowing crossing to get to the mall, and biking down the sidewalk dodging strollers and right-hooks from random driveways.

Straight to the dungeon of Fortress Am-Can for both of em

Toronto cycling advocates stickering cars parked in bike lanes - Canadian Cycling Magazine A group of cycling advocates in Toronto are looking to change a common occurrence. Drivers often park their cars in bicycle lanes, forcing cyclists into a

It's fun to have stickers on hand for these situations. Will probably not change them, but its like taking an advil for my car-hate.

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I got the dirtiest look from a SAQ employee after asking for bourbon. Im not very knowledgeable on the liquors and assumed there was a non-american version of it. Anyways, Quebecers are well practiced at consuming local products so the liquor boycott continues, with no inconvenience.

However, the context here is quite different from NA cities, where incrementalism was blocked for decades and transit failed to keep up with pop. growth. To catch up will require radical change. but luckily there is ample precedent for pretty, vibrant & dense new developments.

Ya, you'd really need a big culture shift away from car-priority to have people calmly walking in the middle of a NA street, no matter how low-traffic. Im remembering how on my quiet suburban street we were trained to yell "CAR" and yank the ball hockey net off the road.

dense older low-rise

Modern apartment blocks

On aesthetics, I prefer the image to the left, which in Seoul is often replaced by the right. In my ideal YIMBY world, gov would facilitate incremental change, while also providing adequate transit to new developable areas to reduce the pressure for large scale redevelopment of neighborhoods.

For vibrancy, economic geography is far more important than aesthetics. Instead of master-planned cities, encourage a steady supply of housing in existing high-demand areas, including social housing to maintain the cultural+economic diversity of what made the place desirable in the first place.