[URBAN NOTE] Five city links: Kingston, Montréal, Québec City, Tripoli, Tashkent

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• Kingston is expanding and modernizing its docks to accommodate cruise ships, Global News reports.


• Le Devoir reports on how gentrification in Montréal is pushing artists out of the once-inexpensive Mile-Ex neighbourhood.


• In an era where Québec City is pushing for more mass transit, the idea of building a third bridge across the St. Lawrence to relieve car congestion is controversial. CTV reports.


• Guardian Cities reports on how a fairground built in Tripoli by Oscar Neimeyer is falling into, perhaps irreparable, disrepair.


• Open Democracy reports on how new urban development is pushing out many people from old Tashkent.