February 2010
20 posts
Envisage/Dévisage le Mile End (6)
Feb 28th
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Your bike is hot
Have you seen a hot looking bike? via: People and Place
Feb 27th
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Feb 27th
2 notes
1 tag
Feb 26th
Envisage/Dévisage le Mile End (5)
Montréal Est vue du 5455 De Gaspé/Est Montreal from 5455 De Gaspé. Mars 09.
Feb 26th
Envisage/Dévisage le Mile End (4)
De Gaspé coin Bernard, bâtiment abandonné. Mars 09.
Feb 25th
Envisage/Dévisage le Mile End (3)
St. Lawrence Warehouse from Bernard East / Entrepos St. Lawrence vues de Bernard ouest. Décembre 09.
Feb 24th
A ne pas manquer!
Feb 23rd
Envisage/Dévisage le Mile End (2)
Rue Bernard est, Avril 09.
Feb 23rd
Envisage/Dévisage le Mile End (1)
Rue Cloutier, Viaduc Van Horne. Décembre 09.
Feb 21st
Un Agenda de ministre? Non, juste de citoyen...
Le Lundi 22 Février à 19h: Assemblée publique du comité des citoyens du Mile End. Le Jeudi 25 Février de 9h à 11h: Conférence Collectif Quartier. Le Dimanche 28 Février à 15h: Conférence Mémoire du Mile End sur le paysage ferroviaire du Mile End. Le Mercredi 3 Mars à 19h: Forum sur le verdissement du Plateau Mont Royal.
Feb 20th
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Feb 19th
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Little acts of community...
(Image found here) See, it’s not just us here in the Mile-End, with our Champ des possibles: The Problem: The fabric of any city has underutilized and neglected spaces.  These vacant pieces of the city are often intended for development at some point in the future but currently site empty and unused.  Left unattended, they can become dangerous and unwelcoming areas along the...
Feb 14th
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Replace machines
“Want to see the city of the future? Start looking for machines to replace.” A intriguing sentence in a pretty interesting little article by Alex Steffen. A fresh perspective that could help in re-thinking how we build and live in cities, and the priorities we choose to put forward in order to realize those cities. Read it here. via: Worldchanging
Feb 11th
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An example of a public space / market
Ok, I have no idea where this could possibly fit in the Mile-End (I don’t think it could). But I really like it, for some reason. So simple, yet obviously carefully designed. A blurb from ArchDaily: Located in one of Istanbul’s most populated and diverse neighborhoods, Besiktas is an eclectic area with a village-like atmosphere that is in the process of urban renewal….It is an...
Feb 10th
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Toronto's Greenroofs
Toronto’s new greenroof bylaw that requires new residential and commercial developments to install a greenroof has just come into effect (January 31, 2010). This makes Toronto the first North American city to establish such a policy (others in Europe have already gone this route). Bravo TO! via: makdreams
Feb 9th
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Le champ des possibles : Faire avec
Bien dit, Roger Latour.
Feb 8th
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Feb 8th
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J'aime notre maire (du Plateau Mont-Royal)
Sa dernière entrée sur son blog. Très intéressant.
Feb 7th
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Portland's 2030 Bike Plan
An interesting article in the Christian Science Monitor about Portland’s very ambitious 2030 Bike Plan. A quote from the article (and someone not convinced it could fly): Critics think the mayor and cycling advocates are dreaming. For starters, the plan would require a new steady revenue stream. “They want to make bicycling more attractive than driving for all trips of three miles...
Feb 5th