/newsroom/taxonomy/term/3785/all en /newsroom/channels/news/15-minute-city-might-not-be-realistic-north-america-researchers-find-357769 <p>In the “15-minute city,” 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 ����ֱ�� (TRAM) suggests, however, that this model may not be easily achieved in large North American cities such as Montreal.</p> Wed, 19 Jun 2024 19:15:07 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 310608 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-montrealers-65-and-can-ride-public-transit-free-starting-july-348851 <p>Public transit in Montreal will soon be free for people age 65 and over. Montreal Mayor Valérie 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. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-free-public-transit-65-and-up-1.6815681" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">CBC</a>) </p> <p>Here is an expert from ����ֱ�� who can comment on this topic:  </p> Tue, 27 Jun 2023 17:42:19 +0000 claire.loewen@mcgill.ca 304526 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-affordable-housing-crisis-quebec-330779 <p>Premier François 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 <i>La Presse</i> last weekend revealed the average price of a Montreal apartment is about $907 a month and often these units are in terrible shape. (<a href="https://montrealgazette.com/news/quebec/roasted-for-comments-on-housing-legault-denies-being-out-of-touch-with-low-income-quebecers" target="_blank">Montreal Gazette</a>)</p> Mon, 03 May 2021 14:18:19 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 263000 at /newsroom /newsroom/david-wachsmuth Wed, 28 Apr 2021 21:14:13 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 261969 at /newsroom /newsroom/kevin-manaugh Tue, 15 Dec 2020 17:33:18 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 253314 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/globe-and-mail-covid-19-pandemic-prompts-urbanites-rethink-grand-bargain-dense-city-living-322099 <p>The current pandemic will change cities, experts predict, the way infectious disease outbreaks influenced the development of urban centres in decades past. ����ֱ�� urban planning professor <strong>David Wachsmuth</strong> said cities have historically gone through cycles of densification and what he called “spaceification” — for example, after the Second World War when the federal government encouraged people to move from city centres to the “healthier” suburbs.</p> Mon, 11 May 2020 13:49:02 +0000 amelia.souffrant@mail.mcgill.ca 210416 at /newsroom /newsroom/sarah-moser Mon, 20 Jan 2020 18:47:03 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 197513 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/high-cost-short-term-rentals-new-york-city-284310 <div>A <a href="/newsroom/files/newsroom/channels/attach/airbnb-report.pdf">new report</a> from ����ֱ�� Urban Planning professor <a href="/urbanplanning/people-0/wachsmuth">David Wachsmuth</a> and his team 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 <span>some of the findings:</span></div> <div> </div> <ul></ul> Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:00:46 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 32904 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/imagining-cities-future-through-better-understanding-montreal-today-282750 <p>Montreal, with its multilingual, multiethnic population, is an ideal living laboratory for researchers and students from the city’s 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’s nighttime economy different from that of the daytime and what are the implications?</p> Thu, 16 Nov 2017 19:45:15 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 32678 at /newsroom /newsroom/richard-shearmur Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 24884 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/proximity-bixi-stations-augments-property-values-253646 <p>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.</p> <p> Fri, 19 Jun 2015 14:27:49 +0000 melody.enguix@mcgill.ca 24266 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/has-us-turned-corner-toward-less-urban-sprawl-253538 <p>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. Fri, 12 Jun 2015 16:19:02 +0000 melody.enguix@mcgill.ca 24229 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-expert-variable-speed-limits-qc-237686 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 14:51:56 +0000 raphael.larocque-cyr@mcgill.ca 20994 at /newsroom