Highways in Canada - Page 174

GreaterMontréal · #**3461** Posted **Dec 20, 2014, 5:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

Yeah public green spaces in between those two busy arteries? That's a recipe for unused space, a concept that reminds of Viger square and the other junkie/empty parks built on top of the Ville-Marie. Not a good idea, let's hope this is not final.

C'est plus un ''parc'' qui va servir de lien entre les 2 quartiers, Griffintown et Cité du Multimédia. L'accès par voiture sera amélioré énomément. Il y aura aussi des parcs à chiens, lol

Rico Rommheim · #**3462** Posted **Dec 20, 2014, 5:53 PM**

Since when do large windswept spaces 'connect' two neighbourhoods?

Besides, so long as the CN viaduct is present, Multimedia and Griffintown will remain Balkanized from each other.

lake of the nations · #**3463** Posted **Dec 20, 2014, 9:15 PM**

I'll take it. And I would add that Viger Square's flaws go far beyond being between busy arteries.

http://projetbonaventure.ca/wp-content/u...tBonaventure_Concept-damenagement_lo.pdf

eternallyme · #**3464** Posted **Dec 21, 2014, 3:25 AM**

Traffic gridlock + unused space. If anything, it is making problems worse.

FrAnKs · #**3465** Posted **Dec 21, 2014, 3:41 AM**

A15 North - Ste-Adèle to Ste-Agathe-des-Monts

Enjoy !

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harls · #**3466** Posted **Dec 22, 2014, 3:32 PM**

Nice video. I got married in Ste. Agathe.

Over the years, the traffic back to the city after a weekend started to pile up at St-Jerome, but now it's creeping further and further north (I've been stopped in traffic near St. Sauveur a few times!)

FrAnKs · #**3467** Posted **Dec 22, 2014, 3:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by harls

Nice video. I got married in Ste. Agathe.

Over the years, the traffic back to the city after a weekend started to pile up at St-Jerome, but now it's creeping further and further north (I've been stopped in traffic near St. Sauveur a few times!)

The result of a fast growing region versus an existant Autoroute... and it's not going to get better. They will have to do something.

And yes pretty nice video. Any idea how he's doing the road signs in the montage ?

Dwils01 · #**3468** Posted **Dec 22, 2014, 8:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by FrAnKs

A15 North - Ste-Adèle to Ste-Agathe-des-Monts

Enjoy !

Nice video and good song choice.

FrAnKs · #**3469** Posted **Dec 22, 2014, 8:57 PM**

I'm really sorry guys, but I couldn't resist. Yes, this is not Canada.

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And Dwils, this is more my kind of music.

FrAnKs · #**3470** Posted **Dec 22, 2014, 10:44 PM**

New Champlain bridge :

East approach

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West approach

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Isn't awesome !?

sonysnob · #**3471** Posted **Dec 23, 2014, 12:21 AM**

Preliminary work is moving forward on the GTA West Corridor. Public consultation on the route selection process was held earlier in December. The documents can be found below:

http://www.gta-west.com/consultation-pic.html

FrAnKs · #**3472** Posted **Dec 23, 2014, 12:47 AM**

What is it ?

Metro-One · #**3473** Posted **Dec 23, 2014, 1:19 AM**

The new bridge looks awesome!

Also you guys in Montreal are lucky that you don't have the extreme environmentalists protesting every single highway project.

If in Vancouver I am sure one or two fringe mayors / councilors would propose tearing it down and not replacing it....

FrAnKs · #**3474** Posted **Dec 23, 2014, 1:22 AM**

Edit.

FrAnKs · #**3475** Posted **Dec 23, 2014, 1:23 AM**

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Originally Posted by Metro-One

Also you guys in Montreal are lucky that you don't have the extreme environmentalists protesting every single highway project.

You could be surprised. It's not always as easy as you think here (I mean Quebec wide)
Oh well, maybe if I see how it's going on in BC I'll come to say that we're just fine

Infrequent Poster · #**3476** Posted **Dec 23, 2014, 1:46 AM**

Nice looking project. I have to say though, I was slightly annoyed by both those videos. How hard would it have been to do a fly thru of the project from one end to the other? Fly thru in one direction then the other. Everytime it was getting to something I wanted to see it would cut away and show something else.

FrAnKs · #**3477** Posted **Dec 23, 2014, 1:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by Infrequent Poster

Nice looking project. I have to say though, I was slightly annoyed by both those videos. How hard would it have been to do a fly thru of the project from one end to the other? Fly thru in one direction then the other. Everytime it was getting to something I wanted to see it would cut away and show something else.

It wasn't made for that.
The main goal was to show both approaches and how it will modify everything around. It's focusing on what will change on the daily life's residents.
There is another video that was mostly concentrated on the birdge itself back in the months.

SOSS · #**3478** Posted **Dec 23, 2014, 6:07 AM**

I think it's funny how these concept videos always show such low vehicle counts and transport truck counts yet high pedestrian counts.

So what portion of this project is being funded locally, provincially and federally?

Infrequent Poster · #**3479** Posted **Dec 23, 2014, 6:17 AM**

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Originally Posted by SOSS

I think it's funny how these concept videos always show such low vehicle counts and transport truck counts yet high pedestrian counts.

So what portion of this project is being funded locally, provincially and federally?

Well it probably ends up making the project look better as a whole, if they dont show stalled semis, bumper to bumper traffic, empty bike lanes, unused pedestrian overpasses etc. Even if that is closer to reality.

SOSS · #**3480** Posted **Dec 23, 2014, 6:25 AM**

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Originally Posted by Infrequent Poster

Well it probably ends up making the project look better as a whole, if they dont show stalled semis, bumper to bumper traffic, empty bike lanes, unused pedestrian overpasses etc. Even if that is closer to reality.

Exactly. I know its just a marketing ploy to garner public support.