Resistance grows to elevated trains downtown
Some downtown dwellers are not happy with the plan to build the REM along René-Lévesque and Notre-Dame. My advice? If you own residential property along the route, sell it now. Quebec is not going to change its plans for Montrealers.
Meantime, François Legault says he’s very interested in extending the REM further into the South Shore,
DeWolf 12:04 on 2021-02-18 Permalink
It’s not just Montreal. Quebec City doesn’t have it any better. Read the news today about how Legault has made it his personal business to attack Régis Labeaume after the mayor rejected Legault’s comments about how the tramway is flawed because it prioritizes downtown over the suburbs.
Bottom line is that the CAQ is the party of suburbs and small towns. Legault grew up on the West Island and I guess it really left a lasting impact on him, because he just doesn’t seem to get cities and how they work.
Kate 12:17 on 2021-02-18 Permalink
Legault’s family goes back generations in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, as I found when trying to prove or disprove his claim that he has indigenous ancestry (I was not able to come to any firm conclusion on that).
Côté seems to think Legault is paying far too much attention to the REM compared to the Quebec City tram.