Quartier Concordia

Quartier Concordia
Sir George Williams Campus
Quartier Concordia is located in Montreal
Quartier Concordia
Quartier Concordia
Location of Quartier Concordia in Montreal
Coordinates: 45°29′45″N 73°34′38″W / 45.49583°N 73.57722°W / 45.49583; -73.57722
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
CityMontreal
BoroughVille-Marie
Postal Code
Area code(s)514, 438

Quartier Concordia is a neighbourhood redevelopment project centred on Concordia University's Sir George Williams campus in downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Bordered by Sherbrooke Street, Saint-Mathieu Street, René Lévesque Boulevard and Bishop Street,[1] the district is designed to be a green urban campus that will improve the use and quality of public places and spaces, student life on campus and transportation.[2]

As part of the redesign, the small Norman Bethune Square has been redesigned and enlarged. Sidewalks in the area will also be widened, with additional trees.[3]

Within the area is Grey Nuns Motherhouse, a student residence.

As of September 2010, a tunnel links the university's Hall and J.W. McConnell buildings with the Guy-Concordia metro station. The hallway was completed in Spring 2010.[4] However, a project to create a green space on Mackay Street was put on hold.[5]

  1. ^ "Quartier Concordia".
  2. ^ Harvey, Réginald (May 21, 2006). "Urbanisme — Un quartier Concordia au centre-ville". Le Devoir.
  3. ^ DeWolf, Christopher (February 19, 2008). "Norman Bethune Square's makeover confirmed". Spacing Montreal. Archived from the original on May 5, 2009.
  4. ^ Riga, Andy (April 30, 2009). "Montreal's Worst Construction Zone". Montreal Gazette. Canwest. Archived from the original on May 3, 2009.
  5. ^ "University puts greening of Mackay on hold". News and Events. Concordia University. Archived from the original on May 17, 2009.