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Come to Montreal. We have a pedestrian culture, with supermarkets but also tons of small shops. People like both. But when you have enough cars and lose the de
by graeme 3y ago
Come to Montreal. We have a pedestrian culture, with supermarkets but also tons of small shops.
People like both. But when you have enough cars and lose the density you lose the small shops.
- ekianjo 3y agoNever said you cant have both at the same time. But supermarkets clearly win on convenience.
- mardifoufs 3y agoJust like most us cities too. I love Montreal but it's not more pedestrian than say, NYC. Shutting down 2-3 streets in the summer is basically the biggest difference.
- graeme 3y agoNYC is the exception in American cities. What other examples in America are comparable to Montreal/NYC? In terms of just having entire swaths of the city be walkable with lots of small shops.
- mardifoufs 3y agoI mean Montreal is the exception in Quebec too, but I get your point. I think north america in general is just not very walkable. Even cities like Quebec City (very walkable old city) only have a very small area that I would consider walkable. Another example here in Quebec would be Laval, which is very close and well connected to Montreal yet still almost always requires a car to get by outside of rush hour.