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  • Movember 2014 Is Done

    Thank you to everyone who donated to my Movember campaign. Your donations are very much appreciated. In total, my personal campaign contributed $103, and our team managed to raise $630! Check out my Movember page

  • Image: Calculating Ideal Font Size

    A few years ago, I posted an idea on how to decide ideal font sizes for a screen. I’ve since simplified the method in a way that can be implemented into a website adaptively, and explained it in this image. See my Typography Script on Github  

  • Increased Benefits To Families? Not So Fast

    Updated December 22, 2014:   Thanks to a commenter named Liz, more detail was brought to my attention. The concerns I express in this post seem to be for naught. Check out this page for a better explanation of the Child Tax Credit.     On October 30 2014, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced measures […]

  • Let Me Know: Which Mo?

    I’m doing something a little different this year for Movember. I’m giving you, yes you. All of you, the opportunity to tell me which mo to grow.     But, there’s a catch. If you want to decide the fate of my mo, you have to be the single largest contributor to my donations. Anyone […]

  • Carshare Coming to Brampton

    There’s some very exciting news for Brampton today: Car sharing is coming! Community Carshare is coming to Brampton in the Fall of 2014. CarShare is coming to #Brampton! Sign up now to be first to know where vehicles will be located: http://t.co/jCGOxxlHnu — Community CarShare (@CarShareCoop) September 18, 2014 What is Carsharing? Carsharing “is a […]

  • Letter: A Bi-Directional Bike Lane

    The following is a letter I sent to Brampton 311, Councillor Gael Miles, and Councillor Sandra Hames.   Hello. I’m Kevin Montgomery, a car-free resident of Brampton.   I suggest a pilot project to install bike traffic signals and a bi-directional bike lane to connect the Don Doan Trail to Bramalea GO Station. The specific […]

  • Carfree Webapp Interview

    On March 20, 2014, I was in an interview with Paul Wright and Todd Miller on the Link Thru Social Media Tech App Show about the Carfree Webapp.   Link Thru Social Media Tech App Show – Carfree Webapp   Carfree Webapp  

  • Carfree 1.1

    Hi Everyone. I feel like I owe everyone a thank you, and an apology. A thank you because the Carfree webapp started seeing steady use earlier than I expected. This resulted in one of the APIs I was using, specifically one to do an approximate geolocation based on IP address, to reach a request limit. […]

  • Carfree

      It’s taken me a few months, but I finally have a Carfree app that I’m ready to share with everyone. What is Carfree? Whether you’re trying to go “car light”, or remove your dependency on a car altogether, this app should help you decide the best way to get to where you want to […]

  • Road Taxes: Where The Rubber Has A Blowout

    I recently read a report published by The Conference Board of Canada, titled “Where The Rubber Meets The Road: How Much Motorists Pay For Road Infrastructure”. While I recall seeing this report in October 2013, for whatever reason it failed to adequately capture my attention until 3 months later. The synopsis of the document is […]