Mayor Valérie Plante unveiled her vision for the future of Montreal.
Plante introduced a new urban and mobility plan on Tuesday — her plan to make the city greener and more inclusive.
Montreal’s 2050 plan for urbanization and mobility consists of three main areas: the metropolis, neighbourhoods and people.
Officials want to deploy the sustainable mobility network to optimize land use; take advantage of urban transformations to improve the affordability and vitality of neighbourhoods; and put Montrealers and nature at the heart of the city.
Mayor Plante’s office also shared what they are calling the “Montreal Strategy,” which they say will be the crux of their new plan. The strategy consists of 10 points:
- Accelerating the development and consolidation of quality resources
- Modulate urban intensification to maximize community benefits
- Build the conditions for lasting affordability and quality housing
- Dynamize economic and commercial spaces in a strategic and eco-responsible way
- Fairly redistribute street space
- Strengthen and increase access to community spaces in support of equity and neighbourhood life
- Promote the heritage and landscapes which contribute to Montreal’s identity
- Increase the presence of nature and urban biodiversity
- Improve the environmental performance and resilience of public land and infrastructure
- Transform motorized mobility and limit its environmental, urban and public health impacts
The city says preserving emblematic areas will be a main focus, including downtown, Mount Royal Park, Old Montreal and certain areas by the water.
The 2050 urban and mobility plan will also seek to develop key areas within Montreal’s east, southwest and northern districts.
Once changes come into effect, the city says its plan will be subject to a review process every five years.