21st Century (2000–present)

Montréal PMAD

2012 · Canada · North America – Canada · Regional & polycentric planning · Planned by CMM
PMAD Carte 7: the TOD areas of Greater Montréal with minimum residential density thresholds at metro, train, light-rail and rapid-bus access points, and the agricultural zone
PMAD Carte 7: the TOD areas of Greater Montréal with minimum residential density thresholds at metro, train, light-rail and rapid-bus access points, and the agricultural zone · © Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal — used with credit · Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal — Plan métropolitain d'aménagement et de développement (PMAD), December 2011

Core idea

Transit-oriented regional development

Why it matters

Aligns municipalities around metro growth

Description

The Plan métropolitain d'aménagement et de développement, adopted in 2012 by the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal, the regional body covering the greater Montréal area and its dozens of municipalities. The plan sets a transit-oriented development strategy, directing a large share of new households to areas around metro, commuter rail and busway stations, while fixing densification thresholds and protecting agricultural and natural land at the metropolitan edge. It binds local plans to a common regional framework.

Significance

The PMAD marked a step change in Canadian metropolitan planning by aligning many independent municipalities behind measurable TOD and containment targets. It is frequently compared with Vancouver's and Toronto's regional frameworks in debates on how to govern growth across fragmented metropolitan areas, and it has shaped subsequent transit investment and station-area planning in the Montréal region.

What shaped it

Sources

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