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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 1h

This is an opportunity for Canada to unburden itself from the gigantic American automobile trend. Half of the current surge in traffic congestion is driven by unreasonable vehicle size.

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 4h

“This bike lane is in danger, not a danger.”

New campaign signs from Projet Montréal highlighting the opposition Ensemble Montréal’s promise to “audit” the bike network and consider removing some routes.

Clearly concerned more about space for cars than actual safety.

“This bike lane is in danger, not a danger.”

“Vote Projet Montréal to save it.”

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 4h

“It doesn’t stop at autos. [The Trump government] will keep coming until they have weakened us as a nation and as an economy.”

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'It doesn't stop at auto,' union president says as Stellantis moves production to U.S.

YouTube video by CBC News

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 5h

Scott Bessent going “erm ackshually Tariffs aren’t a tax, they’re just a compulsory contribution to state revenue, levied by the government on workers' income and business profits, or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions”

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 17h

Vehicles officially state L/100km (from what I remember) but people commonly use and recognize mpg because there’s a lot of overlap in our media markets on cars

Also, hardly anyone in Canada would recognize "stone" as a measure of weight, even though it's common in the UK!

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 18h

Canada’s conversion* to metric in the 1970s.

*Some exceptions apply.

Why did Canada switch to metric?

YouTube video by CBC News

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 18h

CBC did a video on the intersection too!

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ScarletCoral @scarletcoral.ca · 20h

Sur @agoramtl.com liste de tous les projets adoptés en vertu de l'article 93 de la Loi modifiant diverses dispositions législatives en matière d’habitation (Projet de loi 31) en vigueur depuis juin 2024
Majorité des projets à Montréal adoptés dans des arrondissements dirigés par Projet Montréal

Sujets avec l'étiquette article-93

forum.agoramtl.com

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 23h

Quelle est la position des partis municipaux sur le logement?

A detailed look at Montreal parties and their approach to the housing crisis this election!

Projet Montréal, Transition Montréal, Ensemble Montréal, et Futur Montréal.

par @construisonsmtl.ca

Construisons Montréal @construisonsmtl.ca · 1d

Nous avons posé huit questions à propos de la construction de logements aux partis municipaux du Grand Montréal. Consultez leur vision pour construire le Grand Montréal ici ➡️ https://www.construisonsmtl.ca/cities-policies/?city=Montr%C3%A9al#question-1

Nous avons demandé: Quel sera le cadre d'application des super pouvoirs de la loi 31 dans votre administration?
Sur fond bleu, on voit des immeubles blancs et une photo de Luc Rabouin de Projet Montréal

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 1d

projetmontreal.org/en/news/une-...

Une vision complète de la mobilité à Montréal

Projet Montréal - une vision complète de la mobilité à Montréal Montréal, le 14 octobre 2025 – Luc Rabouin, chef de Projet Montréal, a présenté…

projetmontreal.org

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 1d

If Montreal could do for buses what it’s done for bikes? What a city we’d have.

@lrabouin.bsky.social & @projetmontreal.org propose a “réseau express bus” (REB) with more dedicated lanes, higher frequency, fewer stops.

The Rapid Bus Transit (REB) is a fast, reliable, and practical service:
→ Fewer stops, more frequent service
→ Reserved lanes and synchronized traffic lights
→ Efficient and regular service day and night
The first routes proposed:
Parc • Sherbrooke • Henri-Bourassa • Notre-Dame / René-Lévesque • Saint-Michel • Newman / Dollard • Côte-Sainte-Catherine • Saint-Joseph
• Papineau / De Lorimier
A network that can be built in a single term to transform mobility today.

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Marco Chitti @chittimarco.bsky.social · 4d

Berlusconi had exactly the same ritual of having his doctors telling the press how younger than his age his body looked after each check up. Literally the same personality cult.

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Jeffrey Tumlin 🏳️‍🌈 🌁 @jeffreytumlin.bsky.social · 1d

To learn how to accelerate safety, climate and equity solutions in American cities, don't go to Europe - go to Montreal (or Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton...). This video explains Montreal's unique political structure that has created extraordinary policymaker leadership for change

Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 10d

This video is a long time coming.

People always ask me: what makes Montreal so ambitious on urbanism? (At least for bikes and pedestrians.)

I've been thinking through this and asking Montrealers, and in this video I want to cover *part* of the answer.

The Secret of Montreal’s Urbanism Success

YouTube video by Oh The Urbanity!

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 2d

Today was actually pretty warm (up to 19°C), I wore a t-shirt. I’m not even sure why this person had studded tires!

But they’ll be very useful in about 2 months.

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 2d

This isn’t at all needed. It got up to 19° today. Montreal has cold/snowy winters but they don’t start as early as some places (like Alberta). Studded tires are more December to March.

This person likely has a dedicated winter bike that they were taking somewhere for some reason.

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 2d

They‘ll be pretty useful in 1 or 2 months, but not at all useful now

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 2d

The first studded bike tires I’ve seen this season — October 12.

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 2d

Low effort reply, muting you

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 2d

My goal is to have more housing, contrary to our current zoning rules that substantially limit housing.

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, I think the popularity of AirBnB highlights a shortage of hotels, which can be affected by general rules on height and density as well as hotel-specific permits like in NYC: www.removepaywall.com/search?url=h...

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 2d

I didn’t say it was necessarily wrong to limit short-term rentals. I said the bigger longer-term goal should be abundance of housing and hotels, rather than managing scarcity.

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 3d

You disagree that the long-term goal should be more housing and hotels??

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 3d

It sounds like you agree with my initial post then: "the bigger long-term goal be more housing *and* more hotels, rather than just managing scarcity"

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 3d

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 3d

I’m not wedded to AirBnB specifically. There are valid concerns about things like partying in residential buildings.

But it clearly reflects a lack of hotel supply in many cities, especially apartment-style rooms.

It’s also nice to have hotels that aren’t either downtown or out by a highway!

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 3d

I’m not wedded to AirBnB specifically. There are valid concerns about things like partying in residential buildings.

But it clearly reflects a lack of hotel supply in many cities, especially apartment-style rooms.

It’s also nice to have hotels that aren’t either downtown or out by a highway!

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