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So, hive mind. I haz some questions about Montreal! I know at least one of you lives there, and at least several of you know people who do. Please to be giving good advice?
Specially, what we wants to know is, right now we live in a nice academic neighbourhood close to the university and containing Jews, i.e. the Upper West Side of Manhattan. What's the closest Montreal equivalent?
If you're prioritising being close (30-ish mins walk, bearable public transport alternative in winter) to McGill and living in a nice academic neighbourhood, where would you live?
If you're prioritising being in Jewy McJewville (but not Orthodox Jewville), where would you live?
What *do* people who usually walk do in winter? Like, here, if it snows, you can theoretically walk but half the pavements aren't clear so you're wading through snow and it takes forever.
Where's a good art store? Where's a good fabric store?
Specially, what we wants to know is, right now we live in a nice academic neighbourhood close to the university and containing Jews, i.e. the Upper West Side of Manhattan. What's the closest Montreal equivalent?
If you're prioritising being close (30-ish mins walk, bearable public transport alternative in winter) to McGill and living in a nice academic neighbourhood, where would you live?
If you're prioritising being in Jewy McJewville (but not Orthodox Jewville), where would you live?
What *do* people who usually walk do in winter? Like, here, if it snows, you can theoretically walk but half the pavements aren't clear so you're wading through snow and it takes forever.
Where's a good art store? Where's a good fabric store?
From: (Anonymous)
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Montreal is probably more car-friendly than NYC but I wouldn't say a car is essential either. It really depends on what part of the island you're living in/working in/being schooled in since our metro (subway) system only services part of the island. Downtown is covered very well and the north-east half of the island is relatively accessible via metro but the south-west part of the island isn't at all.
Beyond the reaches of the metro, there are still plenty of buses, but of course they're slower and more liable to just...not show up on snowy days and, again, bus service sort of peters out as you get farther away from downtown.
The McGill area is very metro-and-bus-accessible and the parking costs would probably be too expensive to justify a car most days, but a lift to the metro station is always lovely :D.
I'll probably forget to check this thread after a few days, so if you have any more questions, you can e-mail me at sky_diving27 (at) hotmail (dot) com.