{"id":4897,"date":"2009-11-26T11:39:13","date_gmt":"2009-11-26T16:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingmontreal.ca\/?p=4897"},"modified":"2013-01-21T11:44:58","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T16:44:58","slug":"quartier-bonaventure-public-consultations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/2009\/11\/26\/quartier-bonaventure-public-consultations\/","title":{"rendered":"Quartier Bonaventure public consultations"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The OPCM has already begun public consultations for the Quartier Bonaventure which will drastically overhaul the no-man’s land between Griffintown and the Quartier des Recollets (just west of Old Montreal). What I originally thought of away as a simple remake of the highway actually turns out to be an entire neighbourhood with residential and commercial towers, a public square, and new green spaces<\/a> near the canal. At first glance I’d say it’s a better spot than most for those ubiquitous high rises.<\/p>\n

Being a fan of re-inhabiting unused nooks and crannies in the city, I quite like the plan for “Renewed use of the Canadian National rail viaduct” <\/em><\/p>\n

In order to reinsert the rail viaduct into the urban fabric of the faubourgs, it is proposed to reopen its fenestration, reclaim the ground-level floor space for commercial use, and make more safe and comfortable the many east-west passageways. That part of the rail viaduct between Ottawa and William streets, facing the public place, could house, most usefully, the necessary facilities for the users of public transportation.<\/em> (From the city of Montreal’s Quariter Bonaventure Synthesis document<\/a> PDF).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So far the main controversy is over the Dalhousie bus corridor which would funnel buses from the South Shore through the neighbourhood (there are currently about 350 of those buses a day and they have to take a more circuitous route through the old streets).<\/p>\n

The vibrations from construction and concentration of bus traffic could harm the historic New City Gas Co. building<\/a>, and opponents describe the corridor as a barrier and a health hazard<\/a> for local residents. Apparently, a business man with interest in the area has been trying to mobilize citizens <\/a>against the Dalhousie bus corridor.<\/p>\n

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Rendering of the Dalhousie bus corridor, with the CN rail vaiduct with fenestration re-done and new commercial spaces.<\/em><\/p>\n

At the outset, I’m a bit concerned that this neighbourhood is being planned independently from the Windsor-Station-train-tracks-over-St-Antoine<\/a> idea that has been floating around recently. It would be a shame to invest so much transforming the Bonaventure autoroute into an urban boulevard and integrating the CN viaduct into the urban fabric, only to create a brand new barrier a few blocks away.<\/p>\n

I don’t know enough about it to say much at this point. For those interested in learning more, the OCPM is holding an information session <\/a>tonight (Nov 26) at 7pm at the Cath\u00e9drale Marie-Reine-du-Monde, 1110 rue mansfield<\/span><\/span>. Another information session will be held December 1st at 7pm, and memoirs and comments can be presented January 12, 2010.<\/p>\n

Both images are from the \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Fiches synth\u00e8ses du rapport de l\u2019avant-projet d\u00e9taill\u00e9, mars 2009<\/a> (PDF) as seen on the OPCM website<\/em><\/p>\n

where the Old Dublin pub sits recessed in a parking lot,<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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