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Sunday May 8th, Parc Lafontaine, Montreal.
MEC Bikefest is a daylong community celebration of all things bicycle related. Our goal is to bring together Montreal’s bicycle community and those new to bikes, to celebrate the wonders of cycling. Come join us and make it the best bicycle bash in Montreal.
We’re going to try and head down to […]

Have youngins, will travel…for free.  Free is good.  Although someone will have to pay for the program and it’ll most likely be you the pass holder, but hey, it’s free.
In an effort to promote the use of public transportation, the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) is today launching […]

Looks like we’ve got some wiggle room down there. Come on Canada, jack that petrol tax to 30% and use the new found monies wisely. (by wisely I don’t mean increased pensions for the lot of you)

Some interesting Montreal stats from 2006…
Average commute: 8,1 km (8,0km - 2001)
Those that commute less than 5 km: 28,8%
5 - 10 km 21,1%
10 - 15 km 13,8%
15 - 20 km 8,8%
20 - 25 km 5,7%
25 - 30 km 3,1%
30 km + 4,3%
Mode of transport:
Car, Truck, SUV: 65,4% […]

The family partook in a fun day of scavenger hunting yesterday in Montreal’s vast underground city. Superbly organized by the seemingly tireless Robin Friedman and her smiling green-haired assistant Jody. They sent about 40 local hunters on a wild walk/run/sprint through malls, metro/train stations, hotels, banks (all closed!) and more incredible tunnels than I could […]