Posts Tagged ‘hillsborough’
[URBAN NOTE] Nine city links
- The new LRT that will unite Brampton and Mississauga looks very cool. blogTO reports.
- The small farming town of Belfountain is apparently facing a major influx of Toronto tourists seeking fall sights. Global News reports.
- Ridership on Kitchener-Waterloo transit generally has increased sharply since the opening of the Ion LRT. CBC reports.
- London, Ontario, is trying to regenerate its downtown. Global News reports.
- CTV Ottawa reports on O-Train Fans, a new fan community devoted to exploring the Confederation Line.
- La Presse looks at how people cross the street in Montréal in a way different from people in Québec City, here.
- A high-density apartment development in Fredericton is unpopular among some neighbours. Global News reports.
- Hillsborough, New Brunswick, is trying to keep its grocery store alive. Global News reports.
- Calgary hosts a new development of compact homes for military veterans. Global News reports.
Written by Randy McDonald
October 30, 2019 at 11:30 pm
Posted in Assorted, Canada, Demographics, Economics, Politics, Popular Culture, Social Sciences, Urban Note
Tagged with alberta, belfountain, brampton, calgary, canada, cities, fredericton, hillsborough, kitchener-waterloo, london canada, mass transit, military, mississauga, montréal, ontario, ottawa, québec, québec city, real estate, shopping, Urban Note
[URBAN NOTE] Five city links: Montréal, Hillsborough, Derry, Paris, Mecca
- La Presse looks at the challenges facing changing Lachine-Est, here.
- The small New Brunswick town of Hillsborough may lose its only grocery store. Global News reports.
- Guardian Cities looks at the vexed question of how, or if, the Northern Ireland city of Derry should celebrate its political murals.
- Guardian Cities notes that Paris will soon host a substantial rooftop farm.
- Tom van Laer and Elif Izberk-Bilgin at The Conversation explain why reviews of facilities in holy cities, like Mecca, tend to be so inflated.
Written by Randy McDonald
August 14, 2019 at 7:00 pm
Posted in Assorted, Canada, Economics, Politics, Popular Culture, Social Sciences, Urban Note
Tagged with agriculture, canada, derry, france, graffiti, hillsborough, ireland, links, mecca, montréal, neighbourhoods, new brunswick, northern ireland, paris, public art, québec, religion, shopping, tourism, travel, united kingdom