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In the 鈥15-minute city,鈥 a concept popularized in Europe, everything a resident might need on a daily basis is a short walk or bicycle ride away. A study by Transportation Research at 鲍鱼直播 (TRAM) suggests, however, that this model may not be easily achieved in large North American cities such as Montreal.

Classified as: mcgill research, Ahmed El-Geneidy, School of Urban Planning, 15-minute city, urban planning, local lifestyle
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Published on: 21 Jun 2024

Public transit in Montreal will soon be free for people age 65 and over. Montreal Mayor Val茅rie Plante made the announcement on Twitter on Wednesday. The measure is expected to be included in the city's 2023 budget, set to be released next week. ()听

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Classified as: Meredith Alousi-Jones, urban planning, public transit, 鲍鱼直播
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Published on: 27 Jun 2023

Premier Fran莽ois Legault says he recognizes there is a shortage of affordable housing in Quebec but says his comments that a person can rent an apartment in Montreal for between $500-$600 a month have been misinterpreted. A survey published by La Presse last weekend revealed the average price of a Montreal apartment is about $907 a month and often these units are in terrible shape. ()

Classified as: 鲍鱼直播 experts, Avi Friedman, Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture, urban planning, affordable housing, rental markets
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Published on: 3 May 2021

The current pandemic will change cities, experts predict, the way infectious disease outbreaks influenced the development of urban centres in decades past. 鲍鱼直播 urban planning professor David Wachsmuth said cities have historically gone through cycles of densification and what he called 鈥渟paceification鈥 鈥 for example, after the Second World War when the federal government encouraged people to move from city centres to the 鈥渉ealthier鈥 suburbs.

Classified as: David Wachsmuth, urban planning, covid-19, cities
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Published on: 11 May 2020
A from 鲍鱼直播 Urban Planning professor David Wachsmuth听and his team听provides an analysis of Airbnb activity in New York City and the surrounding region in the last three years (September 2014 - August 2017). Relying on new methodologies to analyze big data, here are听some of the findings:
Classified as: Airbnb, David Wachsmuth, urban planning, new york city, society and culture
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Published on: 30 Jan 2018

Montreal, with its multilingual, multiethnic population, is an ideal living laboratory for researchers and students from the city鈥檚 four universities and many specialized research centres. How can Montreal be designed to better accommodate the needs of its children? What measures need to be put in place to accommodate people of different cultures and religions living in close proximity? How is the city鈥檚 nighttime economy different from that of the daytime and what are the implications?

Classified as: urban planning, bmo, McConnell Foundation, Montreal, CIRM, External, faculty, staff, students, food and sustainability
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Published on: 17 Nov 2017

We know that an extra bedroom, and a metro station nearby will make your house more valuable. Now it turns out that a bike-sharing station nearby will do the same.

Classified as: urban planning, Cycling, Ahmed El-Geneidy, Bixi, bike share, bike sharing, Transport
Published on: 19 Jun 2015

The urban street network is one of the most permanent features of cities. Once laid down, the pattern of streets determines urban form and the level of sprawl for decades to come. In the U.S., urban sprawl has become an enduring hallmark of the past century. Yet, there are some glimmers of hope.

Classified as: urban planning, cities, streets, grid, Christopher Barrington-Leigh, Adam Millard-Ball, suburbs, urban development, Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Sustainable Prosperity Network, University of California Santa Cruz Committee on Research
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Published on: 15 Jun 2015
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