Downtown
The People Speak Out!

Publisher:  Save Montreal, Canada
Year Published:  1977
Pages:  250pp   Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX372

This report contains summaries of briefs presented in May of 1976 concerning the future of Montreal.

Abstract: 
This report contains summaries of briefs presented in May of 1976 concerning the future of Montreal. These briefs were submitted by forty-two groups and individuals representing a wide cross-section of community interests. The Commission and the hearings were organised by "Save Montreal" in conjunction with other community groups to facilitate public participation in planning the future of Montreal's urban environment. Recommendations were forwarded to City Hall and were made known through the press. General themes of those recommendations were the following: a re-ordering of municipal spending priorities, severe limitations on demolition and development, the de-centralisation of decision-making power (giving it back to the neighbourhoods), and public participation in a comprehensive planning process for Montreal. Further hearings are to be held this month focusing on questions of housing. Most of the briefs were presented in English. Some of the briefs and the introductory materials are in French or are bilingual.