Coworking spaces, mobility and insertion in urban environment in Montreal
The recent growth in coworking spaces in Montreal is raising the issue of their contribution to the process of regeneration of the neighbourhoods in which they are located and, more broadly, of sustainable urban development. This paper focuses on how and where coworking spaces are being introduced in Montreal neighbourhoods and their contribution to living environments, the daily mobility of patrons and economic development. We complemented our documentary research with cartographic and on-field observations, and conducted a focus group with coworking space managers and municipal level public servants and planners. Results show that commercial dynamism, the presence of a business ecosystem and the projected image of the chosen neighbourhoods are as important as more classic factors of workplace location such as workforce access and rent affordability of retail spaces.