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Montreal announces construction of sponge streets & parks to help manage impact of climate change

by Lorraine Carpenter

“Sponge streets and sponge parks are one of the solutions to adapt cities to torrential rains, which are exacerbated by climate change.”

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante has announced the construction of sponge streets and sponge parks in order to better prepare the city for torrential rains, which are “exacerbated by climate change.”

There are already 800 sponge sidewalks in Montreal, with 400 to come over the next two years, and 7 sponge parks with plans to build 30 more. According to Plante, this endeavour will retain the equivalent of three Olympic swimming pools in rainwater.

The mayor made the announcement at the Adaptation Futures conference, which is taking place in Montreal until Oct. 6.

Montreal announces construction of sponge streets & parks to help manage impact of climate change

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by Lorraine Carpenter

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Lorraine Carpenter was born in Montreal and studied communications and journalism at Concordia. She co-founded Cult MTL in 2012 following 12 years at the now-defunct Montreal alt weekly the Mirror, where she worked in editorial as copy editor and music editor. She’s dedicated to supporting the cultural scene in Montreal.