Plan for pedestrian square put off
A plan to turn McGill College Avenue into a pedestrian square, first announced in 2018, has been put on hold by SMF.
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Tim S. 08:54 on 2026-05-08 Permalink
That’s really frustrating. I keep looking for signs of progress on this every time I’m downtown. Guess I’ll give up now.
Joey 09:06 on 2026-05-08 Permalink
I’m a little surprised SMF didn’t canvas her business pals and get those with a significant downtown presence around McGill College to kick in enough money to finish the project or manage it in perpetuity (or for at least for a long stretch). I was also surprised to learn the plan includes an urban pond…
DeWolf 10:42 on 2026-05-08 Permalink
The design that won the competition isn’t great. It was very of its moment — bring nature into the city, which is a great idea, but not in the heart of downtown in a spot where you want an open view towards McGill and the mountain.
Hopefully there will be a redesign, but my instinct is that SMF would rather just axe this whole project and keep McGill College as it is. When a mayor is worried most of all about the cost of collecting garbage in a new downtown square (?!) and not making sure it’s a nice public space that everyone can enjoy, you can’t expect any big vision or ambitions.