/channels/taxonomy/term/12130/all en /channels/channels/news/15-minute-city-might-not-be-realistic-north-america-researchers-find-357769 <p>In the “15-minute city,” a concept popularized in Europe, everything a resident might need on a daily basis is a short walk or bicycle ride away. A study by Transportation Research at ���ϲʿ������ (TRAM) suggests, however, that this model may not be easily achieved in large North American cities such as Montreal.</p> Fri, 21 Jun 2024 13:37:22 +0000 webfull 200585 at /channels /channels/channels/news/meet-our-new-interim-director-nik-luka-326432 <p>We are pleased to welcome Professor Nik Luka as Interim Director for the 2020–2021 school year. As an Associate Professor in the <a href="/urbanplanning/">School of Urban Planning</a> and the <a href="/architecture/">Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture</a> at ���ϲʿ������, he has been involved with CIRM since its inception in 2014. Prof.</p> Tue, 01 Dec 2020 13:08:49 +0000 webfull 165682 at /channels /channels/channels/news/airbnb-removing-rental-housing-canadian-cities-and-rural-areas-297920 <p>The American online marketplace Airbnb has likely removed approximately 31,100 units from Canada’s long-term rental markets. This could make it difficult for Canadian cities and provinces to prevent growing housing affordability issues.</p> Thu, 20 Jun 2019 11:06:39 +0000 webfull 150077 at /channels /channels/channels/news/large-commercial-operators-growing-concern-airbnb-market-study-says-269289 <p>And contrary to the Airbnb narrative that the online booking service is about regular people sharing their homes to help pay the mortgage, there has been disproportionately large growth of full-time, entire-home listings that belong to hosts with multiple Airbnb properties, according to a copy of a draft report prepared by the ���ϲʿ������ School of Urban Planning.<br /><br /> Read more: <a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2017/08/04/large-commercial-operators-a-growing-concern-in-the-airbnb-market-study-says.html"><em>The Toronto Star</em></a></p> <p><br /></p> Tue, 08 Aug 2017 14:55:59 +0000 webfull 129567 at /channels /channels/news/expert-oecd-report-montreal%E2%80%99s-employment-and-innovation-267365 <p>The OECD has released a <a href="http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/employment/city-of-talent-montreal_9789264268661-en#page1">report titled "City of Talent Montreal: An Action Plan for Boosting Employment, Innovation and Skills"</a>: “Montreal has huge potential to become one of the most dynamic cities across OECD countries, thanks to its talented and creative population. Yet the city has not demonstrated outstanding results in terms of job creation and collective wealth generation in the past few”.</p> Wed, 29 Mar 2017 17:38:54 +0000 webfull 126719 at /channels