Camillien-Houde: City to take its time
The city is giving itself till 2025 to figure out what to do about the voie Camillien-Houde.
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Kevin 10:35 on 2019-11-29 Permalink
Governments acting on the impulse to Do Something never do the right thing.
Bill Binns 12:12 on 2019-11-29 Permalink
In the 17 years I have lived here I have never seen another municipal issue more infuriate the people that I know than this one. Apparently, there are lots of people who really, REALLY enjoy driving up to the mountain early in the morning to walk around and socialize. I have encountered nothing but great clouds of weary apathy when discussing the riots of 2012, The Charbonneau Commission, various disgraced or arrested mayors, the UQAM Ilot Voyageur financial disaster, Pastagate, the hat law etc. However, bring up the situation on Mount Royal and fists will be pounding the table in no time.
I’m not surprised Projet has kicked the issue 2 elections down the road. They must really regret opening that particular can of worms.
MarcG 15:35 on 2019-11-29 Permalink
I guess it depends what circles you run in because I haven’t heard a peep about Camillien-Houde outside of this blog.
CE 17:09 on 2019-11-29 Permalink
Same here. Pretty much everyone I know would put this pretty low on the things they care about. Then again, I know very few people who own cars.
Dhomas 08:52 on 2019-11-30 Permalink
I know a lot of entitled drivers (those who think they should be allowed to drive anyplace, anytime and park anywhere, for free). Even though they hadn’t been to the mountain in years, they saw that road closure as an attack on their personal freedoms. They were really pissed about it. They were not alone.
Meezly 11:08 on 2019-11-30 Permalink
I remember when they temporarily shut down voie Camillien-Houde, it created much more congestion on either side of the mountain. During rush hour, I’d be biking home to cut across Ave du Mont-Royal & Esplanade, and it was bumper to bumper at times.
This impacts me as a non-car owner, as I don’t want exhaust fumes polluting my neighbourhood, not to mention frustrated drivers zooming thru side streets. I didn’t read the article, but I hope they improve the safety of the road but allow limited car access esp. during busy times.