/channels/taxonomy/term/14027/all en /channels/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 �㽶��Ƶ (TRAM) suggests, however, that this model may not be easily achieved in large North American cities such as Montreal.</p> Fri, 21 Jun 2024 13:37:22 +0000 webfull 200585 at /channels /channels/channels/event/sedtalk-grad-kick-information-session-351391 <h2>Date: October 11 2023 | Time: 5:30 pm | Location: McGill Engine</h2> Tue, 26 Sep 2023 18:44:15 +0000 webfull 193233 at /channels /channels/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 �㽶��Ƶ who can comment on this topic:  </p> Tue, 27 Jun 2023 17:42:20 +0000 webfull 190289 at /channels /channels/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 webfull 170283 at /channels /channels/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. �㽶��Ƶ 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 13:49:03 +0000 webfull 160617 at /channels /channels/channels/event/cities-and-psychosis-1-credit-course-open-graduate-students-293469 <p>How do the millions of people you never meet in the city put you at greater risk of psychosis? And does the built environment shape the social structure of the city in ways that impinge on illness?</p> Fri, 18 Jan 2019 14:14:59 +0000 webfull 145184 at /channels /channels/channels/news/high-cost-short-term-rentals-new-york-city-284310 <div>A <a href="//mcgill.ca/newsroom/files/newsroom/channels/attach/airbnb-report.pdf">new report</a> from McGill 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> Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:15:15 +0000 webfull 134584 at /channels /channels/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> Fri, 17 Nov 2017 13:19:29 +0000 webfull 132772 at /channels /channels/event/urban-studies-mcgill-seminar-series-254900 <h3>A century of sprawl in the United States</h3> <p>Presenter: <span>Christopher Barrington-Leigh</span></p> Tue, 01 Sep 2015 17:44:30 +0000 webfull 112060 at /channels /channels/event/knowing-more-about-your-materials-innovative-solution-absolute-characterization-solid-materials-uv-v-243355 <h3>Event Description</h3> Sat, 07 Mar 2015 17:54:09 +0000 webfull 108637 at /channels /channels/event/urban-studies-mcgill-seminar-series-254901 <h3>MUP2 summer internship presentations</h3> <p>Josh Adams</p> <p>Marie-Ève Assunçao-Denis</p> <p>Eadeh Attarzadeh </p> <p>Ryan Lo</p> <p>Michael O'Neill</p> <p>Lindsay Vanstone</p> <p>Kristín Una Sigurðardóttir</p> Tue, 01 Sep 2015 17:48:51 +0000 webfull 112061 at /channels /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. Tue, 16 Jun 2015 13:34:29 +0000 webfull 110748 at /channels /channels/event/hacktaville-english-36 <p><em>Building applications for a smarter, healthier, more sustainable city. Wed, 05 Sep 2012 19:13:08 +0000 webfull 85755 at /channels /channels/event/urban-studies-mcgill-seminar-series-255620 <h3>Informality in India's Urban Water System: A Case Study from Bangalore, India</h3> <p>Presenter: Mona Luxion</p> Thu, 24 Sep 2015 16:02:45 +0000 webfull 112775 at /channels /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 20:17:31 +0000 webfull 110849 at /channels