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First Chattanooga, now New York City. The Big Apple this week admitted it will not be able to launch its Bixi bike-sharing system in July, as originally promised. The bike systems were sold to Chattanooga and New York by the Public Bike System Co. , a company controlled and financially supported by the city of Montreal.

The Quebec general election of 1994 was held on September 12, 1994, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The Parti Québécois, led by Jacques Parizeau, defeated the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Daniel Johnson, Jr.. Johnson had succeeded Robert Bourassa as Liberal leader and Premier.

En vertu de la Constitution, un gouvernement peut rester au pouvoir pendant 5 ans mais, en pratique, depuis 1867, il y a eu des élections générales en moyenne tous les 3,7 ans (ou 44,5 mois). La date des élections générales est fixée par le premier ministre.

MONTREAL - Sections of the Champlain Bridge over the St. Lawrence River aren't the only parts of the corridor that federal officials are scrambling to repair and keep open to traffic until a new span can be built.

Ottawa will build a temporary $100-million causeway next to the crumbling Nuns' Island Bridge by 2015, the first phase in the replacement of the Champlain Bridge. The Nuns' Island Bridge crosses a secondary St.

" Ce projet de récupération nous rend très fiers. En combinant un volet social à nos activités, nous aidons des gens en difficulté à se prendre en main tout en poursuivant nos objectifs environnementaux", déclare Normand Bisson, directeur des finances et opérations chez BGE, initiateur du programme CONSIGNaction. MONTRÉAL, le 12 juill.

In Wednesday's Gazette, I went back and looked at transit promises made in August 2011 by Transport Quebec, as well as at changes the department made in how it communicates with the public and coordinates work with other bodies.

The Toronto Transit Commission is the quick, convenient and safe way to get around Toronto. The subway system is linked with buses and streetcars to get you around Toronto on one fare, provided it's a one-way trip with no stopovers. You can travel on the TTC every day.

Foire aux questions Le service Autolib', qu'est-ce que c'est ? Quelle est la différence entre l'espace Autolib', la station Autolib' et le centre d'accueil Autolib' ? Le centre d'accueil : Des hôtes et hôtesses d'accueil présenteront au public les services d'Autolib' et aideront les usagers à accomplir les formalités nécessaires à l'utilisation des véhicules.

Please! Leave your comment Take a virtual tour or walk of the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal 2012. Move you on several points of interest of the site using an interactive map where you can see interactive 360 degree panoramas.

We have gathered 20 Super Creative Subway Ads and I'm sure that you're going to love them. First, let me ask you a question. How many great subway ads have you seen lately? Well, let me answer for you. Close to zero.

WINNIPEG, June 21, 2012 /CNW/ - (TSX:NFI, TSX:NFI.UN, TSX:NFI.DB.U) New Flyer Industries Inc. ("New Flyer" or the "Company"), the leading manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses in Canada and the United States, announced the board of directors of the Chicago Transit Authority ("CTA") has approved the purchase of two all-electric battery heavy-duty transit buses.

12 AU 22 JUIN : SERVICE ALTERNATIF D'AUTOBUS ENTRE LES GARES VAUDREUIL ET HUDSON L'Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT) avise les clients de la ligne de trains de banlieue Vaudreuil-Hudson qu'un service alternatif d'autobus sera mis en place du 12 au 22 juin entre les gares Vaudreuil et Hudson.

MONTRÉAL, le 2 mai 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - Le conseil d'administration de la Société de transport de Montréal (STM) a approuvé l'octroi d'un contrat à DesignLine USA pour l'acquisition de sept midibus entièrement électriques à plancher surbaissé. D'une valeur totale de 5,9 M$, toutes taxes incluses, ce contrat est octroyé dans la foulée d'un appel d'offres public international lancé l'automne dernier.

Nous avons déjà eu l'occasion d'échanger sur ce blogue à propos de l'électrification du réseau de surface de la STM, du Plan stratégique 2020 et finalement, des modes de financement possibles pour assurer le développement du transport collectif. Consolider ou développer?

MONTRÉAL - Les maires de plusieurs arrondissements de Montréal se sont désolés, mardi, du manque de coopération du Canadian National (CN) et du Canadian Pacific (CP) concernant l'aménagement de passages piétons et de pistes cyclables.

Alta Bicycle Share and PBSC Urban Solutions began beta testing on the City of Chattanooga's Bike Chattanooga Bicycle Transit System Friday morning. A limited number of selected yearly members will be using the system to test Bike Chattanooga's newly-developed hardware and software.

Starting Friday, a model of Montreal's new métro cars will be on public display at the Berri-UQAM métro station (Green Line, direction: Angrignon). I'm going to interview Dominique Lemay, directeur principal du métro at the STM, about the new métro cars. Have questions for him?

Passengers will be able to check emails at 80 stations starting in the next few weeks, with 40 more connected later this year The last sanctuary from the incessant red light blinking on BlackBerry devices will begin to vanish in the next few weeks as Wi-Fi coverage is extended to the London Underground.