GOOD: City Index 2014 - #12 - Montreal, Canada Canada’s cool kid grows up

[jesseps]

#12 - Montreal

 

Sure, gentrification has brought a somewhat uniform feeling to some of Montreal’s central neighborhoods—sipping coffee in one of the new downtown cafes can sometimes feel a little too twee—but Montreal is looking to the future. The city is fostering a budding startup scene, after opening its first tech campus earlier this year and offering tax credits for multimedia companies courtesy of the Quebec government. This year saw the blossoming of many new grassroots movements, from municipal workers’ protests to local residents taking an active interest in their neighborhoods’ green spaces. Montreal also sought to strike the right balance this year between becoming a global metropolis and staying true to its history, and citizens saw firsthand what can happen when they take an active stake in their city’s future.

(Courtesy of GOOD)

 

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The 50 cities they selected are quite interesting; #1 Hong Kong, #2 Johannesburg and #3 Mexico City.

Edited November 18, 2014 by jesseps

[Rocco]

Totally random list from a totally obscure publication. Can't believe some people give credit to such things.