imagine (le) mile-end.

Last night I saw the truly moving, utterly emotional, tribute...

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:38:07 -0500

Last night I saw the truly moving, utterly emotional, tribute show for Lhasa de Sela. Joe Grass was definitely a beautifully shining star in that room of many wonderful musicians. Here he is playing one of his own in one of Mile-End’s most special spots.

via: Joe Grass

Yes! … the only thing I would say is that sometimes...

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 08:48:39 -0500

Yes! … the only thing I would say is that sometimes leaving the space for quiet, nature and reflexion is worthwhile as well. That being said, the art is always welcome.

Nothing to do with the Mile-End.

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:16:22 -0500

Nothing to do with the Mile-End.

Dream City

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:14:00 -0500

A great article (How should we design the city of our dreams?) that starts a new series on Salon about how our cities are changing.

A favourite part for me:

In 1999, Gravel needed a thesis topic for his joint degree in architecture and urban planning. The 27-year-old grad student knew one thing about Atlanta: It was a bitch to get around. So he created a plan for the BeltLine, a 22-mile “emerald necklace” of parks, light rail and new development encircling the city. Today, it’s actually being built. The improbable project seems to have come to fruition through sheer enthusiasm: “Neighborhood groups, church groups, pedestrian advocacy organizations, cycling organizations,” says Gravel. “There was a huge groundswell of public support, and it came from the bottom up. The people of Atlanta owned this project before the mayor did.”

Read the whole article.

Follow the series Dream City.

C’est super ces vidéos de Projet Montréal. Luc Ferrandez...

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:22:50 -0500

C’est super ces vidéos de Projet Montréal. Luc Ferrandez et son équipe travaillent comme des fous pour améliorer notre qualité de vie sur le Plateau Mont-Royal et je suis très réconnaissant de tous leur efforts.

Pour voir leurs autres video, visitez leur site web.

Now, that's thinking for ya...

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:56:48 -0500

via: People and Place

Not sure what this has to do with the Mile-end, or any...

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:15:05 -0500

Not sure what this has to do with the Mile-end, or any neighbourhood for that matter. Except, I think every neighbourhood should have people who can do this. Too frickin incredible.

For the Champ des Possibles?

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:20:15 -0500

Too bad this would probably be burned in the Champ, because I love it!

via: playscapes

“An electronic soundtrack to the universe”, with a...

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:30:05 -0500

“An electronic soundtrack to the universe”, with a stressful ending / beginning. Very nicely done!

via: Urban Tick

Playscapes...

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:32:09 -0500

Playscapes from Japan that are a bit more playful than most

via: Lost Tokyo

let’s create cities we can play in. :)

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:39:31 -0400

let’s create cities we can play in. :)

More bikes = safer streets.

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:34:20 -0400

Great little piece reminding us that more bikes in Copenhagen has made the city safer, not more chaotic, as opposed to some recent suggestions to the contrary.

Read it.

via: TheCityFix

Montréal could learn some lessons from Shanghai

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 09:31:05 -0400

via: Charlie Hurst’s Photostream

Ridiculous. Love your bike(s). via: Streetsblog

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 09:18:11 -0400

Ridiculous. Love your bike(s).

via: Streetsblog

Better use of public space...

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:13:04 -0400

Picnurbia seems like a more reasonable use of our public space than parking spots do. So let’s take away parking spots and create more picnurbia’s!

via: Pop-Up City

I can think of an autoroute in Montréal that could use this sort...

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:58:54 -0400

I can think of an autoroute in Montréal that could use this sort of make-over. Can you?

via: Urban Tick

European Skippers...

Sun, 24 Jul 2011 08:13:25 -0400

A great little text by Seabrooke Leckie on the European Skippers - those small orange butterflies you see everywhere. In our Champ des Possibles, these guys are by far the most common butterfly.

via: the Marvelous in Nature

Why use the stairs to get to the metro, when a slide will do?...

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:31:06 -0400

Why use the stairs to get to the metro, when a slide will do? Making cities playful.

via: Pop-Up City

I could use some of these in my garage. For more...

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 08:11:20 -0400

I could use some of these in my garage.

For more “Hacktions” check out the Fabrique / Hacktion.

via: Pop-Up City

Interventions - Planters. So silly. So perfect.

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:30:06 -0400

A great artist-led, citizen participation project in Toronto that is meant to inspire people to start taking care of their public spaces, and maybe having some fun in the process. From their website:

“We all have stakes in our shared environments, and this public project directly engages with Toronto’s urban fabric. One of the primary intents of the Outside the Planter Boxes project is to encourage more direct participation and interest in our shared public spaces – to demonstrate that the public can play a more consciously active role in how our city is shaped.”

For more details and beautiful interventions, check out their project website.

via: Broken City Lab