In view of issues surrounding the context of inner-city revitalization, we formulate the hypothesis according to which the revitalization of Montreal’s Downtown-East renders the process of getting off the street more precarious among young people wanting to flee the threat of street seclusion. The economic discourse that puts a high value on activity development and scenery enhancement, both of which project an appearance of prosperity, foster the dispersion and evacuation of street youth while these young people spread pregnancies of urban decay through their mere existence. The systematic repression of the juvenile social margin may contribute to limiting the possibilities for these young people to experience social independence fully and, consequently, from working out a plan to leave.