[URBAN NOTE] Five city links: Montréal, Miami, Amsterdam, Doha, Macau

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• The MTLBlog notes that the rainbow balls above the Village gay on rue Sainte-Catherine are being taken down, permanently.


• CityLab notes efforts to preserve the unique architecture of the shotgun homes of the 19th century settlers of Miami.


• Guardian Cities shares photos of the largest squat in Amsterdam, set for redevelopment after two decades.


• Guardian Cities reports on the extreme segregation of migrant workers in Qatar's Doha from the native population, so strict that they are even consigned to a separate shopping mall.


• Business Insider reports on the way in which the old Portuguese and Lusophone elites of Macau are being squeezed out by Chinese influence.