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Fast Buses To Ferry In Suburbanites During Turcot Build

April 22, 2011by neath Leave a comment

The MTQ continues to put on a dazzling display of incompetence and profound misunderstanding of basic sustainable transit by planning to have fast buses bring people in and out of […]

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Trains, Transit, Turcot

Guest Blogger – PasqualeLM Reviews MTQ Presentation In Saint Henri Monday Night

February 3, 2011by neath 2 Comments

MTQ presents Turcot to Sud-Ouest in a failed public relations attempt On Monday night, over 300 citizens from Montréal’s southwest borough packed a St-Henri community center to see what the […]

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Activism, Transit, Turcot, Urban

“West Islanders Of The Year” Are 2 Transit Activists

January 4, 2011by neath 3 Comments

From The Chronicle, “In less than a year, the grassroots campaign for better public transportation in the West Island created by former MNA Clifford Lincoln and former director general of […]

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Activism, Transit

Want To Discuss Public Transit On West Island?

November 30, 2010by neath 2 Comments

Then CJAD has a program for you. “Unreliable, infrequent, frustrating… these are some of the words that have been used to describe public transit on the West Island. We’ve heard […]

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Transit

STM wins the ’Stanley Cup’ of public transport for North America – Montreal Public Policy | Examiner.com

October 30, 2010by neath Leave a comment

STM wins the ’Stanley Cup’ of public transport for North America – Montreal Public Policy | Examiner.com.   Bit behind on the  news “this” week, lol.

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Transit

At Lucien L’Allier

September 9, 2010by neath 1 Comment

The folks from Train de L’Ouest were handing out flyers on Tuesday at the whatchamacallit train station, you know, that little hallway on one side of the hockey arena, and […]

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Activism, Photography, Trains, Transit

Train de l’Ouest Coalition Meets Tuesday At Lucien L’Allier Station At 4

September 7, 2010by neath 2 Comments

‘“Train de l’Ouest” unites a group of concerned citizens who wish to see improved commuter rail service to Montreal’s western suburbs: the West Island, Ile Perrot and Vaudreuil-Soulanges. We want […]

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Activism, media, Transit

Airport Train A White Elephant?

June 29, 2010by neath 2 Comments

That’s the question Henry Aubin is asking in his column this week. And it’s a good one considering that the “747” airport to downtown express bus has been a great […]

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Trains, Transit

Airport Shuttle Not Enough: Group

June 20, 2010by neath 2 Comments

Article by Andy Riga in the Gazette suggests that there is no point in building an airport/downtown train that does not also serve residents along the way. No other city […]

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Airport, Trains, Transit

Interesting Statistics

April 12, 2009by neath 2 Comments

US Freight transportation The US Transportation Energy book states the following figures for Freight transportation in 2004: Transportation mode Fuel consumption BTU per short ton mile kJ per tonne kilometre […]

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Transit, transportation, Urban

Transit Activists Of The World Unite!

February 15, 2009by neath 3 Comments

It’s time. http://groups.google.ca/group/mobilisation-turcot-montreal?hl=en

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Activism, Transit, transportation

Toronto Transit Activist Sees Results

December 20, 2008by neath 5 Comments

Article in today’s Toronto Star. Sometimes the good guys win. Three decades after Steve Munro saved city’s iconic streetcars, his influence continues AARON VINCENT ELKAIM/TORONTO STAR Tess Kalinowski TRANSPORTATION REPORTER […]

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Activism, Transit, Urban

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