Quebec

Quebec's 'Plan lumière' Sets the City Aglow at Night

As part of its 400th birthday celebration, Quebec City kicked off a plan that involves lighting up its historic landmarks at night.
31 December 2011 - 5:00am
The Montreal Gazette

Montreal Needs to Tap Into the "Development Charge"

A group of McGill University planners have released a report on municipal funding highlighting untapped sources of revenue. The most glaring of them: fees levied on developers to pay for city services.
2 December 2011 - 6:00am
The Gazette

Getting Residents Talking...With Cake!

McGill University planning students have built a cake replica of the neighborhood surrounding the Vendome Metro station in order to get residents to discuss the impacts of the construction and opening of a nearby "superhospital."
23 November 2011 - 6:00am
CBC

Quebec Crumbling

After decades of neglect, the infrastructure in the Canadian province of Quebec is in such bad condition that drivers are nervous going through tunnels and over bridges.
8 August 2011 - 8:00am
The Globe and Mail

How Can Montreal Curb Sprawl?

Officials and thinkers from all over came together to brainstorm with Montrealers on how to go about reigning in decades of sprawl. A new Quebec law requires the city to come up with a land use plan by next year.
7 December 2010 - 9:00am
The Montreal Gazette

World Heritage Status for Canadian "Utopia"?

A master-planned town in Quebec built by an American industrialist as a "workingman's utopia" is being touted as a potential UNESCO World Heritage Site.
19 November 2010 - 12:00pm
The Globe and Mail

10 Minute Max

A "simple and powerful idea" is catching on with transit agencies around the world: the 10 Minute Max transit system, which was recently announced in Montréal.
26 August 2010 - 8:00am
Human Transit

The Danger of Sinkholes

In the aftermath of an enormous sinkhole that swallowed a Quebec home, killing a family of four, officials are trying to determine how vulnerable communities in the region are to unstable leda clay.
15 May 2010 - 5:00am
The Globe and Mail

Developers Put On A Show in Montreal

An exhibit of architectural plans from developers working in Montreal shows possible futures for the city, ranging from striking domes to mixed-use commercial and residential complexes.
21 April 2010 - 11:00am
The Gazette (Montreal)

Rock Band to Make Urban Planning-Themed Album

Montreal band Tiny Iota is making an album about the battles surrounding the Ville-Marie Expressway and the Turcot Interchange project.
6 December 2009 - 11:00am
Commissioners of the North

Boston and London to Replicate Montreal's Bike Sharing System

The Bixi bicycle sharing system in Montreal will be replicated in Boston and London, according to Montreal Mayor Gerald Tremblay.
14 August 2009 - 10:00am
The New York Times

New Symphony Hall Avoids Starchitecture

The new Montreal Symphony Hall design is revealed. The architect states, 'We are not building for the ego of the architect, large as it might be.'
31 May 2009 - 11:00am
The Montreal Gazette

Montreal's Bike Sharing System Goes Public

Montreal has unveiled a new bike sharing program. Though similar to the Paris Velib system, Montreal's new program differs in that it is not operated by a private advertising company.
14 May 2009 - 8:00am
The New York Times

Poetry in Public Space

Poet Marc André Brouillette, a professor at Concordia University in Montréal, brought a team of professionals together to experiment with installing poetry and text in public spaces.
12 October 2008 - 9:00am
Concordia Journal

Bench Urbanism

Christopher Hume looks at the welcoming power of benches in seating-heavy Montreal, and argues that other cities need to take the simple step of planting more benches to make urban areas more lively and attractive.
6 October 2008 - 6:00am
The Toronto Star

Montreal's Bike Sharing Scheme Biggest in North America

Montreal, Quebec is launching a bike sharing service that will eventually see over 2,000 bikes available at 300 stations across the city.
26 September 2008 - 8:00am
Globe and Mail

LNG Terminal Threatens Status of World Heritage Site

The government of Quebec's approval of a massive Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility near Quebec City may threaten the city's status as a World Heritage site.
26 September 2008 - 7:00am
Globe and Mail

Public Space, Brought To You By Budweiser

A Montreal business group sold sponsorship rights to Budweiser for an outdoor event on a closed street, but restauranteurs setting up outside think the deal goes too far as they are forced to sell the watery beer to their patrons.
6 August 2008 - 5:00am
The Globe and Mail
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