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Thank-you squad, Metro Longueuil
With partner, the Agence Métropolitaine de Transport (AMT), we are organizing a thank-you squad near Terminus Longueuil to thank commuters for using the transportation cocktail. For more information on the Transportation cocktail campaign (in French only).
Événement - 17 September 2012 - Tag : Partners Activities, Public transit, Transportation, Transportation Cocktail campaign
Taking the metro should be like this everyday
Last Thursday, a caped thank-you squad led by environmentalist Steven Guilbeault and partner in crime, Michel Labrecque, chair of the STM, hit the Square-Victoria metro station to show appreciation for the everyday superheroes who use public transit. At final count, 1785 high fives were issued. (Video in French only)
Actualité - 17 September 2012 - Tag : Active transportation, Car sharing, Carpooling, Public transit, Transportation Cocktail campaign, Transportation Cocktail contest
TranspoCamp & Hackathon, Centre for Sustainable Development, Montreal
The 2011 Montreal TranspoCamp & Hackathon is an open forum (unconference) day that brings together:
Événement - 6 December 2011 - Tag : Active transportation, Land use, Partners Activities, Public transit, Transportation Cocktail campaign
Montrealers using public transit in record numbers
Equiterre is pleased to learn that public transit in Montreal has reached a historic level of popularity.  With close to 296 million trips in the first nine months of the year, the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) can confirm a 4% increase in ridership compared with the same period in 2010, i.e., the equivalent of about 12 million trips. 
Actualité - 7 November 2011 - Tag : Public transit, Société de transport de Montréal (STM), Transportation Cocktail campaign, Transportation Cocktail contest
Citizen-led initiatives
Team test drives neighbourhood bikeways in Plateau-Manoir-des-Trembles (Gatineau) * Volunteers from Vélo Services joined residents of Plateau-Manoir-des-Trembles and councillor Maxime Tremblay for a test drive of bike routes to pinpoint problems.
Solution - 14 September 2011 - Tag : Active transportation, Biking, Carpooling, Communauto, Get others involved, Greenhouse gases, Pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly design, Public transit, Transportation Cocktail campaign
Urban transit association of Quebec (ATUQ) hosts annual conference
The 8th edition of the ATUQ annual conference will take October 19 to 21 at the Centre des congrès in Lévis. Theme: Se déplacer dans une ville qui respire  This event, which will bring together approximately 200 participants, will be the meeting place for stakeholders in public transit, sustainable development and sustainable mobility. The conference will feature speakers...
Événement - 7 September 2011 - Tag : Active transportation, Organization, Partners Activities, Public transit
Sustainable Transportation Week - Gatineau
Once again this year, Gatineau is celebrating Sustainable Transportation Week. September 16 Bike-Car-Bus Challenge: Ever wonder which was the fastest way to get to work? This is one way to find out. A friendly competition pitting three different travel options against one another to compare time and costs. Park(ing) day: Teams transform a plain old parking space into...
Événement - 31 August 2011 - Tag : Active transportation, Biking, Clean transportation, Partners Activities, Public transit, Transportation Cocktail campaign, Transportation Cocktail contest, Walking
Change the way you get around for just one week
In town, without my car! is an international phenomenon, with a 9-year history in Quebec, that encourages people to leave their cars at home and experiment with other – cleaner – modes of transportation, such as walking, biking, the bus or metro. Cities across the province will be celebrating the event between September 16 and 23. Each city has its own way of...
Actualité - 31 August 2011 - Tag : Active transportation, Biking, Clean transportation, Public transit, Transportation Cocktail campaign, Transportation Cocktail contest, Walking
"In town, without my car!" week - Montreal
A week devoted to clean transportation in Montreal!  Events celebrating alternative modes of transportation will take place downtown and across Greater Montreal. Exact schedule to be announced. Car-free zone downtown on Thursday, September 22, between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Roads will be closed to traffic between:
Événement - 31 August 2011 - Tag : Active transportation, Biking, Carpooling, Clean transportation, Partners Activities, Public transit, Transportation Cocktail campaign, Transportation Cocktail contest
Rethinking transportation and land-use planning
Equiterre and Vivre en Ville offer multiple solutions for land-use planning and passenger transport development in their new report, Changer de direction.*
Actualité - 9 May 2011 - Tag : Advocacy, Land use, Public transit
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