Laura Beeston

Montreal-based gaming giant Ubisoft met with Mile End city councillors early last week to discuss Parcojour zones, a new parking project slated to launch in the neighbourhood by mid-November.

Three hundred and fifty parking spaces will be affected by the new zone, with the borough planning to double the number of residents-only parking spaces in the area, according to Alex Norris, Projet Montréal city councillor for the Mile End district. Parking will cost $2.50 an hour, with a four-hour cap on how long motorists can park in one day.

The Conseil régional de l’environnement de Montréal is gearing up for its first Park(ing) Day, an event that will see it transform over 40 parking spots across the city into public spaces decked out with plants, lawn chairs art and other installations.