Uncertainty as the imminent shutdown of the Deux-Montagnes train line looms
A state-of-the-art light-rail system will replace the train line In April of 2016, Quebec’s pension fund manager, the…
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Editorial: STM inspectors don’t need more power
You’ve all probably heard the running joke about STM inspectors being failed police officers. It’s hard not to…
Bishop Street business owners want peace
Construction on downtown street has caused some to consider closing up shop Restaurant and bar owners on Bishop…
Better road planning through crowdsourcing
Concordia professor inventive app helps city of Montreal organize construction This month, the city of Montreal is using…
Is groping on the metro really “a big deal?”
Discussing the issue of safety regarding Montreal’s public transport system There are thousands of people who use the…
Bring me shelter and bring me art
The STM’s Expo+ contest is letting the public vote on the art gracing bus shelters next winter Navigating…
CSU demands equality for reduced STM fare
The Concordia Student Union (CSU) and seven other Montreal-based student associations are in the midst of requesting price…
If you take public transport, you better speak French
The STM has been under some intense public scrutiny in the past few months. Not because of their slow service or growing prices, but for abusing a certain nonexistent power they think they have as a French public company.
What exactly am I paying for?
It’s our favourite time of year. The leaves are changing colours, midterms have just ended and winter break is in view. Last but not least, it’s time for the increase of public transit prices for Montreal commuters.
You’re not welcome aboard
Amanda Lenko, a third-year graphic design student at Dawson College, says she was refused service by a bus driver for the Société de transport de Montréal when she spoke English to him.
Public transetiquette
In the past few months we’ve seen a lot of media attention given to the city’s public transit workers and their customer relations – but what about our own civility?
How do you solve a problem like the 105?
Commonly described by words such as “extremely uncomfortable” and “having to wait,” the 105 bus is used by many Concordia students use to get to the university’s Loyola campus in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.