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Who Rules the Road? A public meeting on the issue of security for pedestrians and cyclists
/in Urban Ecology, Urban Planning, Heritage & Transportation /by IPAMWho rules the road? A public meeting on the issue of safety for cyclists and pedestrians In the month of August, a cyclist tragically lost her life in an accident involving a truck on a Montreal road. These types of tragedies will persist in the absence of adequate road safety measures. We live in a […]
5 October: Metropolitan Agora 2015 – ‘Building Together the Future of Greater Montreal’
/in Democracy and Citizenship, Economic and Cultural Development, Poverty, Social Housing & Social Justice, Urban Ecology, Urban Planning, Heritage & Transportation /by IPAMThe next Metropolitan Agora (link only in French) will be held Monday, 5th October 2015 with the theme: ‘Building Together the Future of Greater Montreal’. The establishment of a Metropolitan Agora is one of the monitoring measures included in the Metropolitan Plan of Urban Planning and Development (PMAD). The participation, through the Metropolitan Agora, of civil society […]
Habitat 3: Montréal Thematic Meeting on Metropolitan Areas
/in Democracy and Citizenship, Economic and Cultural Development, Poverty, Social Housing & Social Justice, Urban Ecology, Urban Planning, Heritage & Transportation /by IPAMThe Montréal Thematic Meeting on Metropolitan Areas will be held in preparation for the Third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) to be held in Quito in 2016. On October 6 and 7, 2015, more than 500 stakeholders of the international community will gather in Montréal to discuss ‘The New […]
“The Right to a Place, the Right to the City” – The CCA presents the SAAL process: housing in Portugal 1974–1976
/in Democracy and Citizenship, Poverty, Social Housing & Social Justice, Urban Ecology, Urban Planning, Heritage & Transportation /by IPAMAn exhibition documenting the pioneering experiment that empowered architects and citizens to create housing with a place in the city. The Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) presents The SAAL Process: Housing in Portugal 1974–76 from 12 May until 4 October 2015. It is the first major exhibition documenting SAAL, a pioneering political and architectural experiment designed to address […]
The Right of Initiative – Public Consultation: Montreal announces a public consultation on reducing the energy dependence on fossil fuels
/in Democracy and Citizenship, Urban Ecology, Urban Planning, Heritage & Transportation /by IPAMMontreal, June 30, 2015 – The Mayor of the City of Montreal, Denis Coderre, has confirmed the organization of a public consultation on fossil fuels and on possible municipal initiatives that could reduce Montreal’s dependence on fossil fuels. This mandate given to the Office of Public Consultation will enable this organization to prepare this consultation […]
Panel Discussion and Screening: ‘Housing Justice and the Right to the City: Hamburg, Barcelona and Montreal’
/in Democracy and Citizenship, Economic and Cultural Development, Poverty, Social Housing & Social Justice, Urban Ecology, Urban Planning, Heritage & Transportation /by IPAMYou are invited to attend the first meeting of ‘The Right to the City – Montreal’. Panel Discussion: Housing Justice and the Right to the City: Hamburg, Barcelona and Montreal. With the spectres of real estate speculation and corporate driven profits dominating our cities, gentrification and higher rents are displacing poor, migrant and homeless people. What […]