

The Changing City
As part of Montreal’s intent to revitalize the downtown core, a strategic urban plan designed to redevelop several underutilized areas surrounding the downtown core was put into motion in the spring of 1999. The catalyst to this master plan was the repositioning of the area between Old Montreal and the financial district. The Quartier International or International Quarter was conceived and became the focus of intense development. Fueled by both government and private spendin