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Turcot Roundhouse Found?

December 4, 2014by neath 4 Comments

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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Community, transportation, Turcot Yards

Could Turcot Be Part Of The Grid?

February 21, 2011by neath Leave a comment

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 […]

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transportation

Turcot Rendezvous On Tuesday at 6

January 18, 2011by neath Leave a comment

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 […]

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Activism, Infrastructure, transportation, Turcot

Quebec Will Reconfigure Decarie Circle

November 3, 2010by neath Leave a comment

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 […]

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Infrastructure, transportation

Dorval Circle May Be Delayed Until 2016!

September 26, 2010by neath Leave a comment

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 […]

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Collapse, transportation, Whales

Last Train To Rigaud

June 19, 2010by neath 5 Comments

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 […]

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Photography, transportation

John Gomery at Sexy Beton 2: Justice!

November 28, 2009by neath Leave a comment

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 […]

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Collapse, theatre, transportation

Interesting Statistics

April 12, 2009by neath 2 Comments

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 […]

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Transit, transportation, Urban

Taken For A Ride

March 30, 2009by neath Leave a comment

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 […]

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transportation

Tim Saternow’s High Line Watercolours

March 9, 2009by neath 1 Comment

“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 […]

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Paintings, transportation, Urban Reclamation

Transit Activists Of The World Unite!

February 15, 2009by neath 3 Comments

It’s time. http://groups.google.ca/group/mobilisation-turcot-montreal?hl=en

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Activism, Transit, transportation

A Different Turcot Idea

January 28, 2009by neath 6 Comments

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 […]

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architecture, Construction, Development, Driving, environment, transportation

Curitiba, Brasil

January 8, 2009by neath 1 Comment

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 […]

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Sustainability, transportation, Urban

The Doney Spur (4)

July 22, 2008by neath 3 Comments

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 […]

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Activism, Bridge, History, Infrastructure, Overpasses, Photography, Railroad, Structures, transportation, Urban, Walking

Excellent Turnout

May 28, 2008by neath 6 Comments

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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"Public Space", Development, freeway, Infrastructure, Post Industrial, transportation, Urban

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