Population and Housing

[jeffster]

The housing in Montréal is wonderful. I love that entire city...it's unlike anything else in Canada. I've long been tempted to move there. I'd go just for the subway system. It has some beautiful modernist subway architecture. Also the fact they can build mid rises and often just offer nothing more than street parking (or underground, as seen in the more modern mid rise homes) is great to see. Anytime we build a midrise, there's a giant parking lot out back.

Wider streets in Montreal -- also legal to park on streets overnight. Unlike Waterloo region, where on-street parking is frowned upon. Helps that more people use PT to move around. Subway wheels are rubber. Montreal is a nice city. They have a different attitude, though it helps that it is a historical city. Lots of good, high quality, older buildings there. Around here, still lots of cheap builds, especially in the university area.