Emma Cardinal
@emmacardinal.com
Urban planning student in Montréal, Canada. she/them
Étudiante en urbanisme à Montréal. elle
✉️ [email protected]
Étudiante en urbanisme à Montréal. elle
✉️ [email protected]
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Emma Cardinal
@emmacardinal.com
· Nov 17
a few pictures from the second day of celebrations for the extension of the rem. cdpq infra built 50 km of rapid transit in less than 8 years and at a cost of 128 million dollars per km. and there’s more to come!
Reposted by Emma Cardinal
February 2, 2026 at 4:05 PM
whenever it’s groundhog day, i think back to 2023, when quebec’s groundhog was discovered dead hours before it was supposed to make its prediction.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Sudden death of Quebec's Fred la marmotte casts a shadow on Groundhog Day | CBC News
Fred la marmotte, the province's famous furry oracle in Val-d'Espoir, Que., was found dead overnight Thursday, hours before he had been expected to predict whether it would be an early or late spring.
www.cbc.ca
February 2, 2026 at 4:44 PM
whenever it’s groundhog day, i think back to 2023, when quebec’s groundhog was discovered dead hours before it was supposed to make its prediction.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
did you know there’s a piece of the berlin wall in #montreal? it sits at the world trade centre, right where the city’s fortifications once stood.
February 1, 2026 at 10:24 PM
did you know there’s a piece of the berlin wall in #montreal? it sits at the world trade centre, right where the city’s fortifications once stood.
the 3 most recent stations of the #montreal metro, which were inaugurated in 2007. each station in the network has a unique architecture.
February 1, 2026 at 1:20 AM
the 3 most recent stations of the #montreal metro, which were inaugurated in 2007. each station in the network has a unique architecture.
mysterious request for interest for "engineering services in support of CDPQ Infra [the organization who made the rem] for a new electric public transit project" 👀
seao.gouv.qc.ca/avis-resulta...
seao.gouv.qc.ca/avis-resulta...
SEAO : Système électronique d'appel d'offres du gouvernement du Québec
seao.gouv.qc.ca
January 30, 2026 at 11:41 PM
mysterious request for interest for "engineering services in support of CDPQ Infra [the organization who made the rem] for a new electric public transit project" 👀
seao.gouv.qc.ca/avis-resulta...
seao.gouv.qc.ca/avis-resulta...
les causes des pannes du @remgrandmtl.bsky.social sont toujours nébuleuses et c'est frustrant pour les usagers. des alertes plus détaillées permettraient diminuer la frustration de la clientèle quant aux pannes fréquentes des derniers jours. le rem devrait s'inspirer de translink et de la stm.
January 30, 2026 at 6:56 PM
les causes des pannes du @remgrandmtl.bsky.social sont toujours nébuleuses et c'est frustrant pour les usagers. des alertes plus détaillées permettraient diminuer la frustration de la clientèle quant aux pannes fréquentes des derniers jours. le rem devrait s'inspirer de translink et de la stm.
Reposted by Emma Cardinal
This is one of the snow deposit sites in Montreal
The largest one actually.
There is unmelted snow from 2008 at the bottom!
The largest one actually.
There is unmelted snow from 2008 at the bottom!
Découvrez la carrière Francon : le plus grand dépôt à neige par gravité en Amérique du Nord
YouTube video by MTLVille
youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:31 AM
This is one of the snow deposit sites in Montreal
The largest one actually.
There is unmelted snow from 2008 at the bottom!
The largest one actually.
There is unmelted snow from 2008 at the bottom!
college campuses give us a glimpse of what more walkable cities could look like.
January 29, 2026 at 11:40 PM
college campuses give us a glimpse of what more walkable cities could look like.
here's the new livery of the shuttle bus that will connect the soon-to-be-open montreal metropolitan airport to the metro. ✈️
January 27, 2026 at 10:09 PM
here's the new livery of the shuttle bus that will connect the soon-to-be-open montreal metropolitan airport to the metro. ✈️
Reposted by Emma Cardinal
draper street 2024 → 2026
here's an excellent example of how the surface of a street can completely change the atmosphere. #toronto
📷 apple maps and @emmacardinal.com
here's an excellent example of how the surface of a street can completely change the atmosphere. #toronto
📷 apple maps and @emmacardinal.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:00 AM
draper street 2024 → 2026
here's an excellent example of how the surface of a street can completely change the atmosphere. #toronto
📷 apple maps and @emmacardinal.com
here's an excellent example of how the surface of a street can completely change the atmosphere. #toronto
📷 apple maps and @emmacardinal.com
draper street 2024 → 2026
here's an excellent example of how the surface of a street can completely change the atmosphere. #toronto
📷 apple maps and @emmacardinal.com
here's an excellent example of how the surface of a street can completely change the atmosphere. #toronto
📷 apple maps and @emmacardinal.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:00 AM
draper street 2024 → 2026
here's an excellent example of how the surface of a street can completely change the atmosphere. #toronto
📷 apple maps and @emmacardinal.com
here's an excellent example of how the surface of a street can completely change the atmosphere. #toronto
📷 apple maps and @emmacardinal.com
Reposted by Emma Cardinal
Lots of people assured me that Dutch-style protected bike intersections would be a nightmare for snow plowing.
Seems fine to me.
Seems fine to me.
January 16, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Lots of people assured me that Dutch-style protected bike intersections would be a nightmare for snow plowing.
Seems fine to me.
Seems fine to me.
the new apple store in downtown montreal opened this morning!
January 16, 2026 at 4:04 PM
the new apple store in downtown montreal opened this morning!
Reposted by Emma Cardinal
The public consultation sessions for Alto HSR start next week and proposal details are now live on their website:
en.consultation.altotrain.ca/shaping-the-...
en.consultation.altotrain.ca/shaping-the-...
Shaping the Canada of tomorrow with high-speed rail
The train we need Alto’s aim is to build the country’s first high-speed rail network that will run at speeds of 300 km/h or more to efficiently connect major cities in the Toronto–Québec City…
en.consultation.altotrain.ca
January 15, 2026 at 12:14 AM
The public consultation sessions for Alto HSR start next week and proposal details are now live on their website:
en.consultation.altotrain.ca/shaping-the-...
en.consultation.altotrain.ca/shaping-the-...
you don’t need traffic signs to create safe streets, you need good design. 👇
January 10, 2026 at 9:24 PM
you don’t need traffic signs to create safe streets, you need good design. 👇
Reposted by Emma Cardinal
“Recently, the REM has reached an important milestone: a train circulated for the first time on the branch leading to Montréal-Trudeau Airport.”
rem.info/en/news/succ...
rem.info/en/news/succ...
A Successful First Run on the Airport Segment
rem.info
January 9, 2026 at 8:27 PM
“Recently, the REM has reached an important milestone: a train circulated for the first time on the branch leading to Montréal-Trudeau Airport.”
rem.info/en/news/succ...
rem.info/en/news/succ...
“Recently, the REM has reached an important milestone: a train circulated for the first time on the branch leading to Montréal-Trudeau Airport.”
rem.info/en/news/succ...
rem.info/en/news/succ...
A Successful First Run on the Airport Segment
rem.info
January 9, 2026 at 8:27 PM
“Recently, the REM has reached an important milestone: a train circulated for the first time on the branch leading to Montréal-Trudeau Airport.”
rem.info/en/news/succ...
rem.info/en/news/succ...
good morning from train 63 to toronto!
(for those of you are in toronto and want to meetup, let me know!)
(for those of you are in toronto and want to meetup, let me know!)
January 8, 2026 at 2:20 PM
good morning from train 63 to toronto!
(for those of you are in toronto and want to meetup, let me know!)
(for those of you are in toronto and want to meetup, let me know!)
new video
on monday, the new côte-de-liesse exo station will open in #montreal, which will allow riders to transfer between the rem and the mascouche commuter train line. exo trains will no longer go around the mountain. i just published a video of the ride around the mountain. youtu.be/MZql5AepJPs
on monday, the new côte-de-liesse exo station will open in #montreal, which will allow riders to transfer between the rem and the mascouche commuter train line. exo trains will no longer go around the mountain. i just published a video of the ride around the mountain. youtu.be/MZql5AepJPs
Balade à bord d'exo Mascouche (2025)
YouTube video by Emma Cardinal
youtu.be
January 8, 2026 at 1:21 AM
new video
on monday, the new côte-de-liesse exo station will open in #montreal, which will allow riders to transfer between the rem and the mascouche commuter train line. exo trains will no longer go around the mountain. i just published a video of the ride around the mountain. youtu.be/MZql5AepJPs
on monday, the new côte-de-liesse exo station will open in #montreal, which will allow riders to transfer between the rem and the mascouche commuter train line. exo trains will no longer go around the mountain. i just published a video of the ride around the mountain. youtu.be/MZql5AepJPs