Fairmount Avenue forms a crucial link between the Mile End neighbourhood and Saint Laurent Boulevard, Montréal’s iconic main drag. The avenue is now home to Place Andrée-Lachapelle, which is closed to car traffic and has been meticulously redesigned to encourage active transportation. Bordered by a high school, an employment hub, and a housing cooperative for seniors, the combined pedestrian street and square offers a pleasant, safe living environment for a dense and diverse residential population. Strategic pockets of greenery enhance the site’s beauty while enabling natural water infiltration. Featuring distinctive street furniture designed by Québec’s own Equiparc – including benches, a large table, and deckchairs with cheerful orange accents – the square lends itself to outdoor study sessions, coffee breaks with colleagues, or soaking up the sun. Place Andrée-Lachapelle exemplifies the profound impact public spaces can have on quality of life for surrounding communities, enhancing work, education, or daily activities.