Brownstein: What's next for city streets after the Mount Royal pilot project?

It’s a done deal. Despite an impressive petition and demands from all quarters for prior public consultations, Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante has decided that the spring pilot project to block through traffic on Mount Royal will go ahead as planned.
And this is just the beginning. It will be interesting to see how much public consultation will come into play when the Plante team goes ahead with plans to widen the sidewalks on Ste-Catherine St. from four to seven metres and to reduce