[URBAN NOTE] Five city links: GTA, Montréal, Portland, Berlin, Seoul

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• Sean Marshall at TVO notes the limited, if real, potential of a new ride-sharing app to bridge the transit gap between Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph, and Hamilton in the west of the Golden Horseshoe.


• CBC Montreal notes delays in the renovation of the Biodôme.


• CityLab notes that in Portland, Maine, volunteering can help one get access to affordable housing, literally.


• CityLab notes how the government of Berlin is set to intervene directly in the housing market to ensure affordability.


• Guardian Cities looks at how Seoul is set to redevelop the districts once at the heart of the South Korean economic miracle.