Editing Concordia University (section)

===Quartier Concordia===
[[Quartier Concordia]] is a neighbourhood redevelopment project centred around Concordia University's Sir George Williams Campus in downtown Montreal. Bordered by [[Sherbrooke Street]] to the north, Saint Mathieu Street to the west, [[René Lévesque Boulevard]] to the south and [[Bishop Street]] to the east,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://buildings.concordia.ca/sgw/quartier.php |title=Quartier Concordia&nbsp;— Concordia University |access-date=September 25, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916094900/http://buildings.concordia.ca/sgw/quartier.php |archive-date=September 16, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> the district is designed to be a green urban campus that will improve the use and quality of public places and spaces, student life on campus and transportation.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ledevoir.com/2006/05/20/109488.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127161543/http://www.ledevoir.com/2006/05/20/109488.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 27, 2013 |title=Urbanisme — Un quartier Concordia au centre-ville |date=May 21, 2006 |newspaper=[[Le Devoir]] |author=Harvey, Réginald }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.concordia.ca/content/concordia/en/about/quartier-concordia.html|title=Quartier Concordia|website=concordia.ca}}</ref>

As part of the redesign, the small [[Norman Bethune Square]] was redesigned and enlarged. Sidewalks in the area were also widened, with additional trees.<ref name="Bethune">{{cite news |url=http://spacingmontreal.ca/2008/02/19/city-unveils-new-plans-for-norman-bethune-square/ |title=Norman Bethune Square's makeover confirmed |last=DeWolf |first=Christopher |date=February 19, 2008 |work=Spacing Montreal |access-date=May 2, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090505035936/http://spacingmontreal.ca/2008/02/19/city-unveils-new-plans-for-norman-bethune-square |archive-date=May 5, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Since 2010, a tunnel links the university's Henry F. Hall and J.W. McConnell buildings with the Guy-Concordia Metro station.<ref>{{Citation |title=Concordia's new Hall building to metro tunnel |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibI60iBMBTw |access-date=2023-12-21 |language=en}}</ref> However, a project to create a green space on [[Mackay Street]] was put on hold.<ref name="Mackay">{{cite web |url=http://news.concordia.ca/notices/014675.shtml |title=University puts greening of Mackay on hold |work=News and Events |publisher=Concordia University |access-date=May 2, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090517012602/http://news.concordia.ca/notices/014675.shtml |archive-date=May 17, 2009}}</ref>