Out of Camillien-Houde | Press

I jumped in my old Volks a few days ago to go to the summit of Mont Royal.

I spent the Mont-Royal Plateau, the Mont-Des-Neiges, then Mont-Royal Plateau from Western Mont-Royal Plateau passing through the Côte-des-Neiges Chemin and commemorative ways.

My goal should not burn gasoline for nothing, not burn this delay from ten minutes. I wanted to simulate the journey of “east” residents who want to enter the mountain since 2027.

Because because it is confirmed: The Camillien-Houde route will be closed to any motorized traffic. There will be no more space for machines or even for STM buses. Only one-time way and the other for pedestrians.

The city of Montreal has called for a reality to make a reality of the project, to create a reality from Christmas. Five companies responded to the call. The consortium was selected. Becomes real and inevitable.

Conclusion: There will be many people as a disabled, the elders, which are the families with reduced mobility or young children, should consider their habits to move them to the top.

And in many cases: Do not forget the idea of ​​visiting the Mount East “East”, including the Camillien-Houde Belvedere.

There I met Miamriam St-Pierre and his father Michel, midi. Along with several tourists, they admired the open scenery in the Olympic Stadium.

Montreal-northern duo (by the car) Myriam son, sick, hospital, came to get an air when treating in the hospital.

The young mother believes that the closure of Camillien-Houde will create a “more section” between the east and the west of the city. However, this change will, especially in the entire part of the mountain, will make family walks. “I have a sick child, I can’t get him on foot.”

As simple as.

Every day, 10,000 vehicles, the way to the Camillien-houde route, then the way to remember, the Mont Royal’s two entry paths. In 85% of the work, the east is a shortcut to pass the city from west or vice versa.

This “transit circulation” was problematic for decades. The consensus is wide: chars Hold a lot of space in Mont Royal’s Greenery Oases. The mountain is not a highway.

In 1992, a large public consultation should be reorganized for “reducing rapid transit” and “reducing fast transit” and “pedestrian, public transport or bike”.

Then a few things moved. In October 2017, until this tragedy: the death of a young cyclist of a young cyclist, who lives in a tourist who turns illegally in the Camillien-Houde.

This drama acted as an electroshock. Valérie Plante, freshly selected, started in 2018, a pilot project to prevent the passage in the middle of the mountain.

Motorists can always go up to the top, Lac Dese can walk in the Beavers or the Kondionon Belvedere hall. But they had to return to return the same way.

Then a big debate …

Montreal Public Advisory Administration (OCPM) surveyed a survey between more than 13,000 citizens and organizations to assess the success of the event. The results are sharp: “With priceless and awkward goals and then a large blockage environment in the city, the project failed due to the hasty planning.

However, OCPM also made a number of tricks, as his mandate.

First? “All Camillien-Houde / commemoration reading, while reviewing development, protect the traffic when it is integrated into the profession of the Mont-Royal Park and convert to a departure of the natural heritage.”

Second? By reducing the “Oversated” template, “to the way to enjoy” re-edit this way.

The plant administration repeatedly said he would respect the results of OCPM.

Then he announced his plans in the summer of 2023. The only entrance for cars and buses will now be on a road on the west side.

It provides more information on the UTR-Royal Park reconstruction project for tenders published in November, encrypted $ 91 million. Camillien-Houde’s transformation will represent part. Also, a large tree planting, repair of underground infrastructure, the removal of the above-parking space, etc.

In this 53rd, a sentence in a technical quotation pointed to me.

The city writes: “At the end of this consultation, the city is determined to fully meet the recommendations of OCPM, as well as to develop access to the PARC DU Mont-Royal.”

It’s wrong. He ignores the first two recommendations of its advisory body …

The fact that the plant leadership is hoping to put a great inheritance with its project. Wants to push biodiversity and provide the most sensitive actions in the mountain.

It is difficult to oppose these goals.

But many points remain unanswered.

First: Why didn’t the montrealers with other scenarios designed for Redevellop-Houde?

CIMA + Research, obtained Pot In December 2023 The sporadic closure of the road or explained various options such as the sporadic closure of the transformation in one direction. Had to apply for information to get their hands on a daily document¹.

In addition: Will the project bill will jump $ 15 million? Since 1928, the notarized Mont-Royal Cemetery by Camillien-Houde continues the city for this amount. The controversy is still not resolved. Can be spent more than taxpayers.

Another question: What will the public transport service to be offered to Eastern people will be like? (The city said that small electric services could perhaps the Camillien-Houde could go through the pedestrian road, but it is not one of the current plans.)

In the same vascular: the removal of the entrance and output, chronically blocked, STM buses, traffic coaches and traffic lights will be chronically blocked by cars that will be waiting in the corner of Côte-des-Neiges?

The administration of the plant says that all the stones were returned to determine what to do with Camillien-Houde.

Given the technical restrictions of the scheme, its closure represent the “recent compromise” that meets the majority of OCPM recommendations.

Thousands of montreals convincing the remaining thousands of montreals behind this great reconstruction will be so much to convince.