“Goodbye, Montreal” in the Journal
The Journal allows a columnist to write a screed entitled Au revoir, Montréal! saying Valérie Plante is wrong not to allow motorists absolute domination of the city, which he calls a “foutoir.”
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DeWolf 10:39 on 2020-09-04 Permalink
“Je ne suis pas résident de Montréal. Je ne le serai jamais.” Ok, cool story, bro.
Dhomas 04:55 on 2020-09-05 Permalink
You know, if he actually lived in Montreal, he’d be able to get to all those places he likes without a car. Christophe-Colomb, St-Denis, Mont-Royal, Ontario street, they’re all pretty close to each other.
Beyond this guy’s story, this is something many people don’t consider when choosing a place to live. They like to own their own little chunk of land off the island because it’s cheaper to buy and taxes are lower. But then they like to complain that traffic to Montreal is sooooo bad. You made your choice…
Kate 13:07 on 2020-09-05 Permalink
I agree. As a non-driver, all those areas are easily within my reach by metro or even by bus. If I still cycled, I could get to any of them by bike just as easily – and if I used a Bixi, I could also slot the bike in and forget about it. Suburban drivers want their cake and everyone else’s cake too.