Greening unusual areas in the city!

Last updated November 26, 2025
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This project aims to add green areas, trees and landscaping elements in areas with a lot of asphalt or concrete surfaces, or in unusual and underused locations. It is one of the winning projects of the third edition of Montréal’s participatory budget.

Description

Creating these cooling, green islands will help improve the quality of life of the area’s residents, while also enhancing plant and wildlife diversity in the city. 

This project includes 3 boroughs, with a total budget of $5.5 M. 

Advancement

Discover the project details by borough:

In progress 

  • Locations :
  • Côte-des-Neiges :
    - The median on Avenue Linton, in the Le Triangle sector, or: 
    - Boulevard Décarie
  • Notre-Dame-de-Grâce: 
    - Boulevard Grand 
    - Avenue Somerled and Avenue Fielding, or: 
    - Around the Madison service yard
  • Budget: $3,500,000
  • Starting date: Summer 2025
  • Delivery date: To be determined

Preliminary analysis 

  • Location: Centre de loisirs Montréal-Nord or Espace Rolland
  • Budget: $1,700,000
  • Starting date: To be determined
  • Delivery date: To be determined

Planning in progress 

  • Location: near Saint-Laurent metro station
  • Budget: $260,000
  • Starting date: Spring 2026
  • Delivery date: Fall 2026
ArticleMontréal’s participatory budget: review of the third edition (2024-2025)

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