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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]