Posts tagged Montreal
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National links: How ancient cooling designs could help us fight climate change
How ancient passive cooling techniques could help us reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Can Montreal’s newest light rail line serve as a model for the rest of Canada? Dallas will soon have a hike and bike loop. Keep reading…
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National links: Is it time to take hard look at what and how we build in the US?
American households are changing, but our housing supply isn’t catching up with the times. Is Pete Buttigieg a good pick for Transportation Secretary? What the future of parking spaces could look like, and more in this week’s National links. Keep reading…
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National links: Where transit projects are sprouting up in 2020
Transit projects abound across North America. Historic preservation councils are stopping solar panels from going up. A former airport transforms into a complete community, and more in this week’s National links. Keep reading…
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Settlement money from Volkswagen could help electrify DC’s Circulator fleet
DC is about to get a big settlement from Volkswagen, and the money has to go toward electric vehicles. Meanwhile, there are plans to eventually make all of the Circulator buses electric. One great option for putting the windfall to use: spend it on electrifying the buses more quickly. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Montreal’s attempt to slow growth
Montreal’s city council is limiting the number of new restaurants in one neighborhood in hopes that the move will slow rising prices. The buildings we live and work in shape how we think, and designers are hoping that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Some argue that our urban policies of the last two decades drove down city voter turnout earlier this month. Read about this, and more, from… Keep reading…
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Check out Montreal’s transit network
In Montreal, the subway system has video screens that display more than just train arrival times, and stations double as art galleries. Thanks to low-cost measures like these, commuting in Montreal is a world-class experience. Keep reading…
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Let’s learn from how Montreal does night bus service
With SafeTrack underway, Metro now closes at midnight every day— it used to stay open until 3 am on the weekend. With so many people Keep reading…
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CaBi cures downtown dockblocking with new bike corrals
One of the biggest problems limiting growth of Capital Bikeshare in DC has been that downtown docks fill up early in the morning rush hour. That won’t be a problem after Thursday, when two new bikeshare corrals open, offering unlimited bikeshare parking. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Questions answered
Q&A with Sarles; New deal for CaBi operator; Fraudulent parking; New look for cities in movies; Big plans for London housing; How our Venice succumbed to the car; New tech to prevent vehicle deaths; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Northern exposure
Snow approaches; Uncertainty for CaBi vendor; The Holocaust and Purple Line; Can San Francisco be affordable?; A busier DCA; Bowser says no to 16th St. bus lane; Car-free in Greenbelt?; Less federal office space in DC; And…; And more…. Keep reading…