JillL

Wisconsin roots, Montréalaise au coeur. urbaniste/urbanologue. streets as public space. nature + kids in cities. joy of biking.

[JillL @JillALance]

@JeanPodlesak You really need to read the full report with the list of recommendations. The proposal for C-H respect the grand majority of them - can’t meet any of the rest if you keep the road dedicated to vehicle traffic.

[JillL @JillALance]

Outremont: updated parking regulation limits public access to the Parc duMont Royal. Street parking reserved for a select few residents (who have garages and private driveways). Also allowing these property owners to park their vehicles on the public right of way. #polmtl

[JillL @JillALance]

@JeanPodlesak Definitely. The Desbois Ensemble admin in Outremont just complicated the on-street parking situation. And did it with ZERO consultation and more importantly, ZERO sense or logic. Projet Montreal at least bases their interventions on research and best practices, like it or not.

[JillL @JillALance]

@SOutremont Public space should be designed and managed to best serve the greater public good. Tht includes transforming high-speed roads in parks into green promenades for people to enjoy at a humaine speed, on foot or on bike.

[JillL @JillALance]

@JeanPodlesak As is the case with many people who choose to ride a bike as a mode of transportation in the city (because it’s fun AND efficient), I also own a car; sometimes I drive it.

[JillL @JillALance]

@SOutremont I have no problem paying for a parking permit. The Desbois admin is imposing a senseless regulation that no one requested. Zone 4 serves a handful of households that all have access to private garages. It’s absurd. #polmtl

[JillL @JillALance]

@ScarletCoral C’est plus “Stationnement complexifié” que simplifié à mon avis

[JillL @JillALance]

@jeanmarcheur While walking along Duluth with my kids the other night, they read the sign that said the pedestrian street will end Oct 18th. Their response: why would they close this street? So cars can come back in? Why would they do that?! #polmtl

[Jean Marcheur @jeanmarcheur]

Vraie question: si l'association des commerçants soutient une piétonnisation à l'année sur Duluth, quelles sont les barrières ? Il n'y a de ligne de bus à ce que je sache. 🧐

[Craig Sauvé 🌹 @CraigSauve]

The extremist Netanyahu government is wreaking havoc across the middle-east.

The Canadian government should be using all of its diplomatic weight to demand a ceasefire and peace talks.
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Israel has bombed Yemen, Lebanon, Syria and Gaza in 24 hours https://t.co/4E4qSJdkdm

[Christopher Curtis @titocurtis]

Bombs raining down on Beirut tonight. Children will die. Parents too. The survivors will have nightmares for the rest of their lives. Vital civilian infrastructure will be destroyed. This has nothing to do with hostages. Or Oct 7. Or terrorists. Your government supports this.

[Etienne Grandmont @e_grandmont]

Je ne peux pas croire que la CAQ a autorisé des activités d’exploration minière aux abords du Parc national des Grands-Jardins.

La CAQ va à l’encontre de la MRC de Charlevoix, de la MRC de Charlevoix-Est, du conseil municipal de Saint-Urbain et de Tourisme Charlevoix, qui ont tous donné des avis défavorables à cette autorisation.

Le Parc des Grands-Jardins constitue une aire centrale de la Réserve mondiale de la biosphère de Charlevoix, reconnue par l’UNESCO.

Nous ne laisserons pas la CAQ saccager notre précieux territoire.

[Plateau Mont-Royal @PlateauCom]

«Un trouble-fête… qui sème le trouble»
Formidable et important reportage, par Isabelle Hashey
@ihachey
Note: Les indignés professionnels qui ont profité de l'occasion pour accuser l'adminisitration ont soudain l'air tous nus.
https://t.co/FqfIpXeTdC via @lp_lapresse

[Andy Boenau @Boenau]

I ❤️ TRAFFIC CALMING

[National Park Service @NatlParkService]

Rare image of an elk stepping on a Lego.⁣

[How-Sen @HowSenChong]

Few things have politicized me more against car culture than being in charge of a 2-year old and walking on the sidewalk.

[JillL @JillALance]

@sarahdorner The pedestrianized segment of Bernard was also a popular and safe meet up spot on Halloween for trick or treaters and their entourages. Shame to close it down so early.

[Mark R. Brown, AICP, CNU @CompletedStreet]

The bus lane is carrying more people than the car lanes.

[Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife]

20th century urban planning changed the concept of a street from a place to pass time to a place to pass through.

21st century planning is about reversing that mindset and prioritizing people living in a city over cars driving through it.

Ferenciek tere, Budapest: 2011 vs 2024.

[JillL @JillALance]

@novomtl @MTL_Ville @lemontRoyal Encore, c’est pas un grand tour pour arriver au parking. Ouvrir le chemin aux gens donc on peut accéder et expérimenter le parc à pied et à vélo c’est bon pour nous tous. Le parc est plus beau à l’extérieur d’une voiture.

[JillL @JillALance]

A glimpse of voie Camilien-Houde as a park promenade. Temporary transformation during the Grand Prix Cycliste. Would be great to create more opportunities to allow people to experience this path on foot sans cars. #polmtl @MTL_Ville @lemontRoyal