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Bonaventure Project FROM HIGHWAYS TO BOULEVARDS: STREET TRANSFORMATIONS FOR PUBLIC LIFE BONAVENTURE PROJECT By Simon Pouliot, Urban designer - City of Montreal Designing Cities 2018: Los Angeles / NACTO October 3rd, 2018 PRESENTATION OUTLINE 1. CONTEXT 2. TRANSPORT AND MOBILITY 3. PUBLIC SPACE 4. RESULTS 1. CONTEXT MONTREAL METROPOLITAN REGION North Shore Population: 4.1 Million DOWNTOWN AREA Population: 90,000 Daily commuters: 580,000 Laval Montreal Downtown area South Shore St. Lawrence River 1. CONTEXT MONTREAL METROPOLITAN REGION North Shore Population: 4.1 Million DOWNTOWN AREA Population: 90,000 Daily commuters: 580,000 Laval Montreal Downtown CBD area South Shore St. Lawrence River 1. CONTEXT 1966 - 1967 CBD CONSTRUCTION OF THE BONAVENTURE EXPRESSWAY Bonaventure Expressway St. Lawrence River Champlain Bridge South Shore 1. CONTEXT 1990s - 2000s CBD INFRASTRUCTURE INCOMPATIBLE WITH ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOODS Faubourg Griffintown des Récollets Bonaventure Expressway Champlain Bridge South Shore Project limits 1. CONTEXT CBD 1990s - 2000s INFRASTRUCTURE INCOMPATIBLE WITH ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOODS Faubourg des Récollets Griffintown 1. CONTEXT 2008 CBD POLITICAL DECISION TO DEMOLISH THE MUNICIPAL SECTION OF THE HIGHWAY Bonaventure Expressway St. Lawrence River Champlain Bridge South Shore Municipal section Provincial section Federal section 1. CONTEXT OBJECTIVES Create a prestigious, functional and user- friendly gateway to downtown Mesh together adjacent Support urban neighborhoods development 2017 2. TRANSPORT AND MOBILITY 2. TRANSPORT AND MOBILITY 2008 VEHICULAR TRAFFIC 3 EXPRESSWAY LANES + 3 STREET LANES TOWARD DOWNTOWN 3 EXPRESSWAY LANES + 3 STREET LANES TOWARD THE SOUTH SHORE AM PEAK HOUR: 4,000 VEHICLES PM PEAK HOUR: 4,800 VEHICLES 2. TRANSPORT AND MOBILITY 2018 VEHICULAR TRAFFIC 3 STREET LANES TOWARD DOWNTOWN + ONE DEDICATED BUS LANE 4 STREET LANES TOWARD THE SOUTH SHORE + ONE DEDICATED BUS LANE 4 +1 3 +1 1,900 BUSES/DAY 2. TRANSPORT AND MOBILITY 2018 VEHICULAR TRAFFIC 3 STREET LANES TOWARD DOWNTOWN + ONE DEDICATED BUS LANE 4 STREET LANES TOWARD THE SOUTH SHORE + ONE DEDICATED BUS LANE 4 +1 3 +1 45% DECREASE DURING AM PEAK HOUR 35% DECREASE DURING PM PEAK HOUR AM PEAK HOUR: 2,200 VEHICLES PM PEAK HOUR: 3,100 VEHICLES 1,900 BUSES/DAY 2. TRANSPORT AND MOBILITY Autoroute 720 IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (ITS) QUEUE DETECTION IN THE OFF-RAMP • 11 INFRARED DETECTION CAMERAS • 5 SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS 2. TRANSPORT AND MOBILITY IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (ITS) DYNAMIC TRAFFIC LIGHT MANAGEMENT • 30 DETECTORS • 9 SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS 2. TRANSPORT AND MOBILITY BICYCLE TRAFFIC PRE-EXISTING BICYCLE LINKS NEW LOCAL BICYCLE LINKS 1 MILE OF NEW BICYCLE LINKS 2. TRANSPORT AND MOBILITY 2011 PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC SIDEWALKS RANGING IN WIDTH (from 5ft to 10ft) 2. TRANSPORT AND MOBILITY 2017 PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC LANDSCAPED SIDEWALKS 20ft WIDE MORE THAN 1,000 PEDESTRIANS/HOUR DURING PEAK MORNING AND EVENING HOURS 3. PUBLIC SPACE 3. PUBLIC SPACE 2011 PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES 5 minute walk radius 10 minute walk radius 3. PUBLIC SPACE 2017 PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES 5 minute walk radius • ADDITION 6 ACRES OF NEW PUBLIC SPACE 10 minute • EQUIVALENT TO 5 FOOTBALL FIELDS walk radius 3. PUBLIC SPACE COMPARABLE PARKS Grand Park, David Crombie Bonaventure Project Sara D. Roosevelt Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Los Angeles Park, Toronto Montreal Park, New York Greenway, Boston 12 acres 4 acres 6 acres 8 acres 17 acres 100 m x 100 m 1 acre 3. PUBLIC SPACE 2011 SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION 3. PUBLIC SPACE 2011 SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION Motor vehicles (60%) Residual space (30%) Active transportation (10%) 3. PUBLIC SPACE 2017 SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION Active transportation (65%) Private motor vehicles (25%) Public transit (10%) 3. PUBLIC SPACE CONCEPTUAL SCHEME MONUMENTAL PUBLIC ART SEQUENCE OF POINTS OF INTEREST TOPOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS GREENING OPERATION HISTORIC FABRIC 3. PUBLIC SPACE THRESHOLDS 3. PUBLIC SPACE SOUTHERN THRESHOLD Source - Jaume Plensa 3. PUBLIC SPACE NORTHERN THRESHOLD Dendrites - Michel de Broin 3. PUBLIC SPACE THRESHOLDS CENTRAL AXIS 3. PUBLIC SPACE POINTS OF INTEREST 1 2 3 6 5 4 3 2 4 5 6 1 4. RESULTS 4. RESULTS MARCH 2014 JULY 2016 AUGUST 2016 JANUARY 2017 SEPTEMBER 2017 Unveiling: September 6th, 2017 Completed within the set budget of CAN$ 141.7 M 4. RESULTS 2015 - 2016 DEMOLITION OF THE HIGHWAY • DEMOLITION OF MORE THAN HALF A MILE OF ELEVATED EXPRESSWAY • 47,000 TONS OF CRUSHED CONCRETE ON-SITE • 95% REUSED ON-SITE AS FILL • MORE THAN CAN$ 450,000 IN SAVINGS 4. RESULTS 2017 COMPLETION OF THE PUBLIC SPACE • 6 ACRES OF NEW PUBLIC SPACE • 300 NEW TREES • 30,000 SHRUBS AND PERENNIALS 4. RESULTS 2011 - 2018 DYNAMIC REAL-ESTATE SECTOR BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN 2011 AND 2017 BUILDINGS UNDER CONSTRUCTION BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ANNOUNCED TOTAL OF CAN$ 2.14 BILLION IN INVESTMENTS SINCE 2011 4. RESULTS BEFORE 2011 AFTER 2017 4. RESULTS BEFORE 2011 AFTER 2017 4. RESULTS BEFORE 2011 AFTER 2017 SITES CERTIFICATION GREEN BUSINESS CERTIFICATION INC. (GBCI) SUSTAINABLE URBAN TRANSPORTATION AWARD TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION OF CANADA (TAC) GRAND PRIX D’EXCELLENCE EN TRANSPORT 2018 – « INFRASTRUCTURES » ASSOCIATION QUÉBÉCOISE DES TRANSPORTS (AQTr) AWARDS FOR PLANNING EXCELLENCE 2018 – « URBAN DESIGN » CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PLANNERS (CIP) PRIX ÉLIXIR 2017 PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (PMI) MONTRÉAL PROJETBONAVENTURE.CA 2017 NEW OWNERSHIP: FROM PRIVATE RAILWAY COMPANY TO PUBLICLY OWNED METROPOLITAIN TRANSIT PROJECT 2011 2017 PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3 Construction of civil infrastructure (combined Construction of Public space sewers, sanitary sewers, water pipes and urban the ramps and construction public utilities) the boulevard 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2. TRANSPORT AND MOBILITY VEHICULAR TRAFFIC 3 STREET LANES TOWARD DOWNTOWN + ONE DEDICATED BUS LANE 4 STREET LANES TOWARD THE SOUTH SHORE + ONE DEDICATED BUS LANE 4 +1 3 +1 AM PEAK HOUR: 4,000 VEHICLES PM PEAK HOUR: 4,800 VEHICLES 2. TRANSPORT AND MOBILITY PUBLIC TRANSIT DEDICATED BUS LANE TOWARD DOWNTOWN DEDICATED BUS LANE TOWARD THE SOUTH SHORE 1,900 BUSES/DAY PUBLIC TRANSIT DEDICATED BUS LANE TOWARD DOWNTOWN 2017 SPACE STRUCTURE Sidewalks and streets Centre blocks (138ft) Sidewalk (20ft) rue Nazareth (56ft) Sidewalk (16ft) Arboretum (39ft) Central axis (26ft) Lawn area (39ft) Sidewalk (16ft) rue Duke (46ft) Sidewalk (19ft) REPLACEMENT OF ALL UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE • WATER PIPES: 1.36 MILE • SEWERS: 1.55 MILE • UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL CONDUITS: 1.55 MILE • NEW TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE • NEW GAS AND HEATING PIPES SOIL REHABILITATION DECONTAMINATION OF 35,000 TONS OF SOIL.
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