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)
Lawn area (39ft) Sidewalk (20ft) rue Nazareth (56ft) Sidewalk (16ft) Arboretum (39ft) Central axis (26ft) 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