The Official Moncton, NB Project Thread

[riverviewer]

Public consultation starts soon for Moncton's revamped Vision Lands plan

I like the idea of making a TransCanada interchange there and connecting it to Vaughn Harvey. This would spur development.

[MonctonRad]

Originally Posted by riverviewer

I like the idea of making a TransCanada interchange there and connecting it to Vaughn Harvey. This would spur development.

I agree, but this would cut right through the residential neighbourhood to the north of the Moncton Hospital. In addition, MacBeath Avenue would have to be widened, and something definitive would have to be done to the parking lot at the Moncton Hospital, including a pedestrian overpass connecting a presumed parking garage to the hospital.

This would be ideal, but I can't see it ever happening.

[MonctonianSentinel01]

Originally Posted by riverviewer

I like the idea of making a TransCanada interchange there and connecting it to Vaughn Harvey. This would spur development.

I second this as well, I think that it's a great ideal actually! I believe that you have pointed out a chink in the armor, that Crowley Farm Road isn't a good enough access point into the area. The only other one is Leopold F. Belliveau Drive and some people might not want to drive up that far for access to the area. There was supposed to be access from Mapleton Road but that fell through. There might need to be a better way in before developers take the plunge into developing this area.

[LewisVillis]

All this talk of the Vision Lands makes me wonder if the land around the McLaughlin Reservoir will ever be 'freed' - we already have one former city reservoir, and a fine park because of it; imagine what could be done with the area. Of course we'd need a new back-up reservoir but I suspect McLaughlin is nearing its serviceable end anyway. Am I the only one who's wondered about this?

[MonctonRad]

Originally Posted by LewisVillis

All this talk of the Vision Lands makes me wonder if the land around the McLaughlin Reservoir will ever be 'freed' - we already have one former city reservoir, and a fine park because of it; imagine what could be done with the area. Of course we'd need a new back-up reservoir but I suspect McLaughlin is nearing its serviceable end anyway. Am I the only one who's wondered about this?

I've never thought of this, but, yes, this land could be ripe for development.

Of course, the reservoir lands commit the cardinal sin of being north of the TCH and outside the municipal service boundary. It will be decades before the city grows enough to justify expanding into this area (if ever).

[MonctonianSentinel01]

Originally Posted by LewisVillis

All this talk of the Vision Lands makes me wonder if the land around the McLaughlin Reservoir will ever be 'freed' - we already have one former city reservoir, and a fine park because of it; imagine what could be done with the area. Of course we'd need a new back-up reservoir but I suspect McLaughlin is nearing its serviceable end anyway. Am I the only one who's wondered about this?

I've thought of this several times as well, I'm a big map guy and looking at this one from time to time I've wondered the same thing.

https://moncton.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abf27d871cd2495cbc659a8ce6cfb38d

I thought that development couldn't proceed but then I think I read some thing about it could as long as it was 300ft or 300m away. I tried finding more about it today, it seems like development can proceed under strict regulation, although I may be wrong. I don't think most developers would be interested for now.

https://www5.moncton.ca/docs/bylaws/Municipal-Plan-By-law-Z-122.pdf

https://www.canlii.org/en/nb/laws/stat/snb-1989-c-c-6.1/latest/snb-1989-c-c-6.1.html

[MonctonRad]

The Armour family has just made a $3M donation to NBCC for their business related programs.


T&T photo

The business school on the Moncton campus has been renamed.

https://tj.news/times-and-transcript/102177841 (paywall)

[RHINO]

Well I can see one person in the photo that's going to have a had time in the real world. Congratulations to the rest however, a great looking group from every back ground !

[Monctoncore]

They named the bridge today and some or many may disagree, but the name is horrible. The Honourable Brenda Robertson bridge… I feel like they could just call it Robertson Bridge and just put a plaque on the bridge that explains why it’s called that.

[MonctonianSentinel01]

Originally Posted by Monctoncore

They named the bridge today and some or many may disagree, but the name is horrible. The Honourable Brenda Robertson bridge… I feel like they could just call it Robertson Bridge and just put a plaque on the bridge that explains why it’s called that.

Agreed.

[MonctonianSentinel01]

I was just doing some looking around and I found an older article from CBC. It gives a possible routing for the roads that may be built in that area. Although, the map is not official, it gives us an ideal of what they may be thinking.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-bruns...velopment-charges-bylaw-growth-1.5433926

It talks about how the city could do some of the funding rather than the developers for expensive infrastructure like the bridge that will be needed to link both the east and west portions of Ivan Rand Drive. I presume that they could have used this to make the bridge over Halls Creek into the Vision Lands years ago.

[drewber]

Originally Posted by Monctoncore

They named the bridge today and some or many may disagree, but the name is horrible. The Honourable Brenda Robertson bridge… I feel like they could just call it Robertson Bridge and just put a plaque on the bridge that explains why it’s called that.

[Delusio Cogno]

Originally Posted by Monctoncore

They named the bridge today and some or many may disagree, but the name is horrible. The Honourable Brenda Robertson bridge… I feel like they could just call it Robertson Bridge and just put a plaque on the bridge that explains why it’s called that.

Le pont de l'honorable Brenda Robertson bridge.

A fitting name because although she didn't span the entire gulf of Womens' equity issues she crossed a quite bit of the gap.

[MonctonRad]

Not my first choice for a name for the bridge, but, Brenda Robertson probably checks all the right boxes to be venerated in some form and thus I will not complain.

I would have preferred if they had called it the Senator Brenda Robertson Bridge. That rolls off the tongue better, but, I suppose if they had chosen that name it would have been considered a nod to her federal service rather than her provincial service.

In any event, I'm sure the bridge will be simply known as the "Brenda Robertson Bridge", or, the Causeway Bridge. I think it will take some time for that to die..............

[NBNYer]

Was the Gunningsville bridge ever given an official name? If so, I've completely forgotten.

[MonctonRad]

Originally Posted by NBNYer

Was the Gunningsville bridge ever given an official name? If so, I've completely forgotten.

I believe so. In any event, it was a replacement for the original Gunningsville Bridge, and, connects to Gunningsville Blvd.

[LewisVillis]

Originally Posted by MonctonianSentinel01

I've thought of this several times as well, I'm a big map guy and looking at this one from time to time I've wondered the same thing.

https://moncton.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abf27d871cd2495cbc659a8ce6cfb38d

I thought that development couldn't proceed but then I think I read some thing about it could as long as it was 300ft or 300m away. I tried finding more about it today, it seems like development can proceed under strict regulation, although I may be wrong. I don't think most developers would be interested for now.

https://www5.moncton.ca/docs/bylaws/Municipal-Plan-By-law-Z-122.pdf

https://www.canlii.org/en/nb/laws/stat/snb-1989-c-c-6.1/latest/snb-1989-c-c-6.1.html

Well, that map swallowed an hour of my afternoon!... I dream of a development that actually involves the reservoir.

[monctonwatch]

I remember a few years back the city had a pdf labeled future maps that had a lot of roads on it that gave a insight of future growth, I can't seem to find it any more and now they have this interactive one in place, https://open.moncton.ca/datasets/moncton::future-roads/explore

[MonctonianSentinel01]

Originally Posted by monctonwatch

I remember a few years back the city had a pdf labeled future maps that had a lot of roads on it that gave a insight of future growth, I can't seem to find it any more and now they have this interactive one in place, https://open.moncton.ca/datasets/moncton::future-roads/explore

Sorry, I was away at work and hence the late reply. It's on page 295 of the Moncton Municipal Plan.

https://www5.moncton.ca/docs/bylaws/Municipal-Plan-By-law-Z-122.pdf

[riverviewer]

Originally Posted by MonctonRad

I agree, but this would cut right through the residential neighbourhood to the north of the Moncton Hospital. In addition, MacBeath Avenue would have to be widened, and something definitive would have to be done to the parking lot at the Moncton Hospital, including a pedestrian overpass connecting a presumed parking garage to the hospital.

This would be ideal, but I can't see it ever happening.

Ever is a long time. At some point Moncton may need highway access to the hospital and to downtown. Even if they don't build the connector now, the plan could include a green space that can be utilized as a corridor in the future.