Turcot Roundhouse Found?
Received these pictures from an urban explorer friend who says she may have found the foundations of the old Turcot Roundhouse which was demolished in 1961. I wonder if the […]
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Could Turcot Be Part Of The Grid?
Found this article over at Jim’s Bike Blog that discusses turning highways into solar panels that provide electricity for everyone. Story here. “We can’t keep building asphalt roads, doing the […]
Turcot Rendezvous On Tuesday at 6
Pierre Brisset, architecte et directeur du Groupe de Recherche en Urbaine d’Hochelaga-Maisonneuve (GRUHM) est l’invité de la prochaine assemblée de Mobilisation Turcot. Son analyse de la situation nous permet de […]
Quebec Will Reconfigure Decarie Circle
Réaménagement de la partie nord de l’échangeur Décarie – DES TRAVAUX POUR RÉPONDRE AUX BESOINS D’AUJOURD’HUI ET DE DEMAIN : Portail Québec : site officiel du gouvernement du Québec. Sounds […]
Dorval Circle May Be Delayed Until 2016!
Not usually the I told you so type, but this mess was just so predictable. When it comes to any transportation project in Montreal the left hand and the right […]
Last Train To Rigaud
June 30 is the day the last train from downtown to Rigaud will run. But it only runs once each way daily so if you want to do the trip […]
John Gomery at Sexy Beton 2: Justice!
John Gomery will host a special meeting after the presentation of Sexy Beton 2 (playing at the Segal Centre until December 1) on Monday, November 30. The discussion will focus […]
Interesting Statistics
US Freight transportation The US Transportation Energy book states the following figures for Freight transportation in 2004: Transportation mode Fuel consumption BTU per short ton mile kJ per tonne kilometre […]
Taken For A Ride
Excellent documentary by Jim Kleina and Martha Olson that shows how the automobile industry killed trolleys in North American cities and rail travel in general. It is the historical backdrop […]
Tim Saternow’s High Line Watercolours
“I find tremendous beauty and energy in the grit and rust of these forgotten industrial areas of New York City. The High Line Series explores the architectural landscapes of the […]
Transit Activists Of The World Unite!
A Different Turcot Idea
One of the options Transports Quebec had on the table with the Turcot Interchange was to simply renovate and strengthen the current interchange. It was estimated that this would cost […]
Curitiba, Brasil
This city of 1.8 million people is world renowned as a model of sustainable urban planning, and has been referred to as one of the most innovative cities in the […]
The Doney Spur (4)
Continuing the journey with Avrom Shtern and Andrew Dawson. Here is a map of this leg. We started at Sources and went east. As far as I know the La […]
Excellent Turnout
It was a full house last night at the Gadbois Centre for the information session presented by various community organizations that work directly with the communities that will be most […]
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