The Lynx

Let’s do great things together again.  Join AudaCité Montréal and sign their petition asking that the federal government rebuild the Champlain Bridge according to the best design chosen from an international architectural competition.  A well-designed new Bridge could become a global architectural icon, an engine of economic activity, an exemplar of sustainable energy and public [...]

Homerun, a CBC Radio One afternoon program, aired their interactive Point A to B reportage about Montreal’s public transit system today.  The show asked its listeners and tweeps what the city’s greatest transportation challenge is, and the consensus was that Montreal doesn’t have enough public transit.  On Twitter, I suggested that Homerun look into Portland, [...]

The bleak views from the pothole-ridden highway linking Trudeau Airport to downtown Montreal don’t inspire admiration, nor confidence in the city’s road maintenance.  The Quebec Transport Ministry has decided to remedy the situation by asking designers from around the world to submit ideas for the improvement of this 17-km stretch of Autoroute 20 and its [...]

I was introduced to FlyKly electric bicycles on Monday.  Think moped, subtract greenhouse gases and noise, add modern design and you’re on your way.  Their website just went up and on Friday, June 24th, the company will open a pop-up shop at 19 Kenmare Street in Nolita in New York to introduce their product to [...]