Park parking lots to be closed
The city has decided to close the parking lots of Lafontaine, Maisonneuve, Jarry, Fréderic-Back and Île-de-la-Visitation parks to reduce the number of visitors and maintain distancing. TVA found Lafontaine packed with people on a nice Saturday (although Fagstein begs to differ). Meantime, my neighbours know we can’t safely visit Jarry Park for the same reason.
Radio-Canada reminds us that the parking lots of Mount Royal and Île Notre-Dame have been closed for almost a month already.
dmdiem 21:25 on 2020-05-02 Permalink
This Danish photographer illustrates Fagsteins point nicely.
https://nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2020-04-26-hvor-taet-er-folk-paa-hinanden-disse-billeder-er-taget-samtidig-men-viser-to
JaneyB 11:31 on 2020-05-03 Permalink
@dmdiem – very interesting article, thx. I’ve really never thought of camera lenses changing my crowd size impressions to create excitement, crisis etc. I guess they’ve been doing it all along.
Chris 11:31 on 2020-05-03 Permalink
dmdiem, a wonderful illustration of photographic manipulation!
I for one hope people continue to (safely) use the parks, despite all the quarantine-shaming going on,.
DeWolf 11:49 on 2020-05-03 Permalink
I passed through Lafontaine on my bike yesterday and it was indeed very busy, but the vast majority of people I saw were being responsible. There was even a physically-distanced drum circle.
I guess this is a useful experiment: if there is a spike in cases on the Plateau and in other central neighbourhoods over the next two weeks, we’ll know why. But if there isn’t, then we’ll know that hanging out in the parks is fine.
Kate 12:03 on 2020-05-03 Permalink
As I noted last weekend, Jarry Park was packed with people when I went for a walk there, and yesterday chatting with neighbours it transpired none of us were visiting the park any more just now because of the sensation of crowding on nice days. As someone posted in a comment here, it’s not just technical safe zones, it’s the sensation of having to plan your path to avoid any passing groups or random other people on intersecting paths.