{"id":11838,"date":"2011-09-12T08:42:56","date_gmt":"2011-09-12T13:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingmontreal.ca\/?p=11838"},"modified":"2013-01-21T11:54:25","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T16:54:25","slug":"between-design-and-day-to-day-in-the-qds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/2011\/09\/12\/between-design-and-day-to-day-in-the-qds\/","title":{"rendered":"Between design and day-to-day in the QDS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nAfter the construction crews pack up, after the fanfare of the grand opening, after the grass takes root and the dust settles, only then begins a quieter negotiation between designers and users of a public space. Look closely at the QDS and you’ll see small signs of evolution, as design ideals are confronted with day-to-day use.<\/p>\n

Back in 2010, I posted a critique<\/a> of a bike path that was only differentiated from the sidewalk by the shade of the grey paving stones. Dozens of Spacing Montreal readers commented about the potential dangers of this design. A year and a half later, the elegant paving stones have been painted over with more blatant indications for cyclists and pedestrians. Whether this came about after accidents, complaints, or simply as a matter of due course, it is evidence that, somewhere, a compromise has been struck between aesthetics and practicality.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a desire path<\/a> that was scuffed into the grassy public place at De Maisonneuve and Clark earlier this summer has been re-turfed.
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