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Laval Could Get A New Park With AI Bike Paths Straight Out Of A Sci-Fi Movie

Laval might soon have a new park that looks like something straight out of a sci-fi movie — complete with bike paths powered by artificial intelligence and "smart" picnic tables.

The idea is the result of a partnership between the City of Laval and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)'s Senseable City Lab.

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Montrealers Filed Hundreds Of Complaints About Bike Paths & Other Street Changes This Year

If this past summer in Montreal was marked by one thing, it had to be the explosion of cyclists on the roads. Biking has never been so popular but with popularity comes criticism, especially from those who believe bikes and Montreal bike paths are the scourge of the Earth. 

And boy, did those people complain. A recent report released by the Ombudsman of Montreal (OdM) reveals that since May 2020, over 300 formal complaints from citizens were lodged against the city over biking and its related infrastructure. 

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Montrealers Finally Have A Place To Recycle All Their Wine & Beer Bottles

The City of Montreal, in collaboration with the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville and the Verrecycle citizen group, has just launched a new pilot project that finally gives Montrealers a place to recycle wine and beer bottles. 

Montrealers can voluntarily bring their stacks bottles to two sites in Ahunstic-Cartierville, where they will be collected and 100% recycled at local processing plants. 

"Recycling in Quebec does not have a good press, citizens have lost confidence. The fact that a project is launched by citizens gives more credibility with the population," said Noémie Beaucarne, spokesperson for Verrecycle.

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