Critics decry plan to eliminate almost 500 parking spots on Ste-Catherine

Opposition city councillors and Montreal’s downtown business association say a plan to eliminate all street parking on Ste-Catherine St. between Bleury St. and Atwater Ave. would hurt retailers on the city’s premier commercial strip.
The plan was mentioned in passing in a city document made public this week about Phase 2 of the Ste-Catherine revitalization plan, which is to begin after 2021.
A Plante administration spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment on Tu