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Preliminary Resilience Assessment I February 2017 1 PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT FEBRUARY 2017 PRELIMINARY RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT I FEBRUARY 2017 1 - 11 PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT FEBRUARY 2017 Little Italy Settled by the city’s first Italian immigrants in the 19th century, Montréal’s Little Italy has preserved its charm over the years. Backyards brimming with tomato plants are a common sight in this neighbourhood, where soccer is a way of life and the smell of cappuccino fills the air. Park Extension Park Extension is home to 155 cultural communities. The neighbourhood’s commercial streets form the heart of its true urban villages. Côte-des-Neiges Located near the Université de Montréal campus, where scores of students share the streets with residents of diverse origins, Côte-des-Neiges offers West Island offers an amazing mosaic of cultures. This traditionally anglophone sector of the island takes in the boroughs and reconstituted cities of the West Island. The region offers vast green spaces bordering rivers and lakes, tranquil living environments, and lower urban density compared to the rest of Montréal. Quartier international The Quartier international urban space highlights and promotes the development of Montréal’s international vocation, drawing on a prestigious contemporary cityscape featuring art and urban design. 4 PRELIMINARY4 PRELIMINARY RESILIENCE RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT ASSESSMENT I FEBRUARY I FEBRUARY 2017 2017 Mile-End Mile-End is known for its eclecticism, creative energy and bohemian vibe. The neighbourhood’s urban landscape reflects its multicultural population, which includes Petit Maghreb Hassidic Jews, Greeks, Italians and anglophones. A recent mobilization by merchants in this sector resulted in the creation of Montréal’s first official Maghrebian neighbourhood. It aspires to become a commercial and tourist destination and to serve as a bridge between Maghrebian Montrealers and citizens of other origins. Hochelaga-Maisonneuve This once working-class francophone Montréal neighbourhood is undergoing a complete transformation. With its vast green spaces and attractions bordering the Olympic Park, Hochelaga-Maisonneuve offers all the advantages required to meet challenges posed by social diversity. The Main Boulevard Saint-Laurent marks the dividing line between the eastern and western portions of the city. To this day, the Main, as it is known to Montrealers, remains a cultural microcosm of Montréal. Centre-Sud / Gay Village One of Montréal’s original working-class enclaves, the Centre-Sud is undergoing a renewal today, marked by the return of residential construction. The neighbourhood is known for its colourful and lively Gay Village. Quartier des spectacles Montréal’s former Red Light district today has become the Quartier des spectacles, home to an impressive array of cultural institutions, including some 30 performance venues with a total seating capacity of 28,000. Chinatown The point of arrival for Montréal’s Chinese community in the 19th century, Chinatown remains a special place where people can immerse themselves in Chinese culture. Quartier de l’innovation Old Montréal / Old Port This neighbourhood aspires to be an innovation ecosystem Its name reflects Montréal’s rich patrimonial heritage. Its in the heart of the city. Its territory incorporates the Cité ancestral buildings and cobblestone streets are lined with du Multimédia, Cité du commerce électronique and the art galleries, restaurants and boutiques. The nearby Old largest hub for information and multimedia technologies Port is an historic site and leading tourist attraction that in Canada. draws more than six million visitors annually. PRELIMINARY RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT I FEBRUARY 2017 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 2 3 4 5 Introduction Summary Shocks and Organization Stakeholder - 12 Profile of Stresses and Engagement the City - 24 Responsibilities - 30 1.1 - 14 100 Resilient 4.1 Cities Program 2.1 Steering - 12 Challenges to Committee - 28 resilience in 1.2 Montréal 4.2 What is the PRA? - 21 Stakeholder - 13 committees - 28 4.2.1 Diversity and social equity - 29 4.2.2 Urban Infrastructure and public utilities - 29 4.2.3 Prosperity and Innovation - 29 4.2.4 Quality of living environments - 29 6 PRELIMINARY RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT I FEBRUARY 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS 6 7 8 APPENDICES Results of 6.2.2 Focus areas Next steps Appendix 1 Phase 1 Perception of A Vision for a - 56 Members of - 32 stakeholders and More Resilient the Steering citizens based on Montréal Committee 6.1 the four drivers - 46 - 58 Inventory of of resilience actions by the - 37 7.1 Appendix 2 city - 32 Focus area 1 Members 6.2.3 6.1.1 Priorities An engaged of the Action identified by Montréal Stakeholder survey tools citizens and community Committees - 32 stakeholders - 48 - 59 in relation to 6.1.2 resilience 7.2 Appendix 3 How Montréal - 39 Focus area 2 Results of is distinguishing A flexible city the Public itself 6.2.4 that values Perception - 33 Results of collaboration Survey individual - 50 - 61 6.2 meetings with Surveys and stakeholders 7.3 perception - 41 tools Focus area 3 - 36 6.2.5 An economy Overlapping that anticipates 6.2.1 issues change Survey - 43 - 52 - 36 7.4 Focus area 4 A city that looks to the future - 54 PRELIMINARY RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT I FEBRUARY 2017 7 URBAN RESILIENCE IS THE COMMUNITIES, INSTITUTIONS WITHIN A CITY TO GROW NO MATTER STRESSES AND ACUTE 8 PRELIMINARY RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT I FEBRUARY 2017 CAPACITY OF INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, AND SYSTEMS SURVIVE, ADAPT, AND WHAT KINDS OF CHRONIC SHOCKS THEY EXPERIENCE. PRELIMINARY RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT I FEBRUARY 2017 9 LIST OF ACRONYMS NPO Non-profit organization SME Small- and medium-sized enterprises PRA Preliminary Resilience Assessment RC Resilient cities 100RC 100 Resilient Cities program 10 10 PRELIMINARY PRELIMINARY RESILIENCE RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT ASSESSMENT I FEBRUARY I FEBRUARY 2017 2017 OUR APPROACH NPO Non-profit organization Identification of stakeholders SME Small- and medium-sized enterprises PRA Preliminary Resilience Assessment RC Resilient cities Provincial Federal Municipal academic Private NPO 100RC 100 Resilient Cities program government government government sector Engagement of stakeholders Presentation Group individual meeting meeting Preliminary Resilience Assessment Research Survey Workshops Steering Committee Identification of focus areas An engaged A flexible city An economy A city that Montréal that values that anticipates looks to community collaboration change the future PRELIMINARY RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT I FEBRUARY 2017 11 INTRODUCTION 1.1 100 RESILIENT CITIES PROGRAM 1 The 100 Resilient Cities program (100RC), an initiative of the Rockefeller Foundation, is dedicated to helping cities worldwide better face the social, economic and physical challenges that are a growing part of the 21st century. 100RC supports the adoption and integration of a common definition of urban resilience that includes not only shocks – i.e., earthquakes, fires, floods, etc. – but also stresses that erode the fabric of a city on a daily basis or in a cyclical manner. By responding, at one and the same time, to shocks and stresses, a city develops its potential for collective and individual resilience and thus becomes better equipped to ensure the safety and well-being of its entire population. The cities in the 100RC network have access to all the resources required to develop their resilience strategy: 100RC provides cities 4 types of support to adress these problems 1. Funding to hire a 2. Support to develop 3. A PLATFORM OF 4. Membership in the CHIEF RESILIENCE a CITY RESILIENCE SERVICES to support 100RC NETWORK OFFICER (CRO) STRATEGY strategy implementation TO HELP COMPLEX URBAN SYSTEMS ORGA- TO SCALE SOLUTIONS EFFICIENTLY NIZE AND INTEGRATE AROUND RESLIENCE Source : 100 resilient cities Thanks to these actions, 100RC aims to help individual cities become more resilient and facilitate the adoption of global resilience practices by governments, NGOs, the private sector and citizens. 12 12 PRELIMINARY PRELIMINARY RESILIENCE RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT ASSESSMENT I FEBRUARY I FEBRUARY 2017 2017 1.2 WHAT IS THE PRA? This Preliminary Resilience Assessment (PRA) summarizes the methodology and principal results of the INTRODUCTION activities carried out to date by the Bureau de la résilience. In this document, you will find the city profile, together with the main shocks and stresses in Montréal, the inventory of actions already in place, as well as the perceptions of stakeholders and the public. The information presented in this document was drawn from data collections, individual meetings, and the results of workshops with numerous stakeholders. 1 These results led to the identification of four work streams and a series of diagnostic questions that will serve as the basis for Montréal’s resilience strategy. The PRA presents an overview of the city’s current resilience status, synthesizing and interpreting the information collected in Phase I. In addition to providing reference data on the city’s resilience status, the PRA highlights new viewpoints, experiences and issues related to the city’s resilience, as well as underlying risks and the opportunities that can be seized. The development process led to the identification of assets and shortcomings, along with problems requiring further study. The PRA is not exhaustive or conclusive. It should be viewed, instead, as a tool meant to help the team at the Bureau de la résilience achieve progress, while giving it the means to put forward its discoveries, develop and support bold projects, and advance innovative solutions during Phase II. PRELIMINARY RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT I FEBRUARY 2017 13 SUMMARY PROFILE OF 2 THE CITY Montréal is the largest city in Quebec and the second largest in Canada. With 500 Km2 of space urbanized at a rate of 90% and a population of close to 2 million, Quebec’s metropolis is the region’s economic and cultural engine. Montréal is the world’s fourth largest francophone city, with a proportion of French- speaking households in the order of 54.3%. What’s more, a large majority of Montrealers (57.7%) claim to have a mastery of French and English, while 24.3% of the population of the Island of Montréal is trilingual.
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