Iβve come to the most hated neighbourhood in Montreal to think through a common criticism of yes-in-my-backyard pro-housing advocates, which is that we focus too much on the quantity of housing built while ignoring the aesthetics and architecture, enabling ugly buildings.
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"They don't want to see another Griffintown" in Bridge-Bonaventure: https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/the-battle-for-bridge-bonaventure/
"They don't want to see another Griffintown" in Brossard: https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2023/07/26/ouverture-du-rem--ils-ne-veulent-pas-dun-griffintown-a-brossard
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Great neighbourhood award for the West End: https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/and-the-winners-of-great-places-in-canada-2015-are--540054671.html