[URBAN NOTE] Five city links: Montréal, Québec City, Kuala Lumpur, Sambuca, Birmingham

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• This Noisey interview with musician Tiga shows how he and his music helped make Montréal a leading nightlife city.


• La Presse notes that Québec City is looking to bypass an environmental impact study for its proposed streetcar.


• Guardian Cities notes that the rapid development of Kuala Lumpur has displaced the native macaques from their home, creating new interactions between them and invasive primates.


• Guardian Cities reports on the Sicilian town of Sambuca, which has put vacant homes on sale for one Euro each. Will this be enough to reverse depopulation?


• CityLab notes how the city of Birmingham has resisted an Alabama state law requiring the display of a Confederate monument.