The writings of une abeille

Author: une abeille

  • Mapping for people, not cars

    Mapping for people, not cars

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    une abeille

    How does the monopoly on popular map apps by corporations like Google and Apple uphold car culture? And what can we do to stop it?

  • Using Chrono: the good, the bad, and the ugly

    Using Chrono: the good, the bad, and the ugly

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    une abeille

    Because I avoid corporate services like Google Maps, it’s necessary to have a companion app for public transit on my phone. While OpenStreetMap apps like OSMAnd and OrganicMaps have some limited transit features (in select areas,) they don’t have live bus times or other quality of life features. A quick visit to the STM’s website…

  • Revitalizing Rue Masson: an analysis of community feedback

    Revitalizing Rue Masson: an analysis of community feedback

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    une abeille

    With the feedback period for the revitalization of Rue Masson officially over, I decided to take a look at what residents said they wanted to see on the street. So, what did they say?

  • The start of something new

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    une abeille

    Though I was raised in the suburbs, I have come to love cities. I have lived in several, ranging from those with extreme urban sprawl and poor public transit, to those with walkable mixed-use development, to those with transit service so frequent that I never bothered to look at a schedule. The wide variety of…