benoitgratton.bsky.social
Passionné d’urbanisme, d'aménagement, de transports actifs et collectifs | papa de 3 |
Conseiller d'arrondissement de Desmarchais-Crawford à Verdun, Montréal
Projet Montréal
Borough councillor, Desmarchais-Crawford district, Verdun, Montreal
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I scrolled through the very same books just a few days ago 🙂
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The Plateau Mont-Royal neighbourhood is great if you're looking for an area that's more "local". It had great pedestrian streets starting in June. I've sent friends who were travelling with their teens at this Sonder appartment rentals property and they loved it: www.sonder.com/destinations...
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Permanent stormwater and planted curb extensions are indeed being built every time major work is being done in the Verdun borough; but we’re not waiting for major work, we’re also doing a few permanent ones every year to replace the 20+ “transitionary” ones
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Réservations are down 75% yoy for the next six months.
People still travelling either had reservations booked months ago, are travelling for business or have family in the USA,
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I’ll be there! Looking forward to your keynote!
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Here's an example of a small-ish development in an established neighbourhood that includes a typical corner store, in what was a food desert. It has the typical inventory of corner stores, plus fruits, vegetables, and an ice cream parlour. It has a great patio too maps.app.goo.gl/MwK43WBtgbmi...
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And when there are new major infill projects, there has to be a commercial component included, to make sure the neighbourhood remains lively and that services remain are accessible to residents who live nearby.
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We have many great examples of old corner stores that were converted into succesfull cafés
maps.app.goo.gl/WeEQtHzcowdS...
maps.app.goo.gl/5PPZeoCVZpBs...
or restaurants
maps.app.goo.gl/8ejzMeaaazf8...
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Many of them have been converted into residential units over the past decades, but we decided to protect the remaining ones (there are dozens), specifically for the reasons you invoke. Old "dépanneurs" (convenience stores) can be converted into cafés, fruit shops, offices, restaurants, etc
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I am a borough concillor in Verdun, a borough of Montreal, Quebec.
We recently changed our bylaws and zoning to protect existing commercial spaces located on street corners. We have plenty of those, a legacy of the streetcar-suburb past.
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Great article, but I find that Montreal has much more in common with Boston than with New Orleans.
Density, architecture, character, streetcar-neighborhoods, good transit, etc
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We have something almost similar already, but formalizing it would be even better. For example, HEC Montréal, where I went, already has exchange agreements with 68 European business schools. Plus dozens elsewhere in the world. But Erasmus would be awesome
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That’s how my dad died. Clearing the snow from the roof. And contrarily to your friend, my dad was a “security is important” kind of guy. 🙁
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“Experts”
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Just don’t wear MAGA hats and you’ll be welcomed everywhere
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Yes, my teens recently got their ABC Opus at metro Verdun, so I assume it’s available in all metro stations
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You can also get an ABC Opus card for free if you already have a zone A Opus, and then you can add tickets and passes using the Chrono app
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You can buy an ABC pass or ticket in any metro station
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Même en point Aeroplan, ça prend juste 20 000 points pour un aller retour à Miami en juillet, ce qui est plutôt exceptionnel.
Mexico, en comparaison, c’est 75 000 points à la même période, alors que c’est à peine plus loin.
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Les élus de Projet Montréal qui sont sur BlueSky sont tous dans mon kit de démarrage 🙂
go.bsky.app/R3AMtpW
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@vero-de-verdun.bsky.social a été très éloquente. Faut avoir la couenne dure quand on est élus!
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Moi de même!
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Le collier de notre chien a un porte AirTag. Juste au cas….
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Heureusement la plupart des murales sont protégées par un enduit anti-tag, mais je crois qu’ils doivent attendre les températures plus chaudes pour faire le nettoyage. Mais quelle plaie…
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You can find “Pain à l’ail gratiné” in pretty much all grocery stores (in the frozen aisle) and in many restaurants in Quebec, it’s actually quite common 🤷♂️
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Only from mid-June to mid-September.
There is a public consultation going on at the moment on the potential of making it year-round. It was triggered by a petition with >3000 names, the City has no choice but to consult once a certain threshold is reached.
ocpm.qc.ca/fr/wellington
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Our “standard” pizzas and hot dogs are also called “all dressed”.
Pizza all dressed : pepperoni, mushrooms, green peppers (and tomato sauce and cheese of course)
Hot dog all dressed : mustard, green relish, chopped onions and vinegar coleslaw
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Il y a une vigie qui se fait par le SIM. Mais en gros, l’enjeu est l’absence de fournisseurs et de service après-vente en Amérique du Nord.
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Effectivement, il n’y a pas
beaucoup de circulation de transit, à part un peu de nos voisins de Lasalle; ça doit avoir une influence
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Je trouve que le respect ou non des traverses piétonnes est un phénomène qui varie d’un quartier (ou ville) à l’autre.
À Verdun par exemple il y a une culture de sécurité routière micro-locale qui fait qu’elles sont très généralement respectées.
Ça pourrait être un sujet d’étude sociologique …
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C’est mieux qu’avant, mais
comme piéton, je trouve qu’on sent que les quartiers sont encore déconnectés l’un de l’autre. Maintenant si on pouvait finir de couvrir l’autoroute Ville-Marie…
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Current city : Montreal
If I had to move : Barcelona