REM-metro link “kiboshed by CDPQ Infra”
The passenger link between the metro and the REM at Central Station is not a quick one, and La Presse says there’s a shortcut but CDPQ Infra doesn’t want to allow it to be used.
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Ian 19:32 on 2023-11-28 Permalink
That whole area is a maze of shortcuts, it’s part of its charm … suppress the tunnel rats at your peril!
Anton 05:55 on 2023-11-29 Permalink
Back when they said they’d optimize the transfer, which meant just using existing tunnels. But they didn’t even manage that.
For the 7B project, they should’ve invested 10M to actually make a better physical connection (without having to go to ground level, so a 20m ped-tunnel connecting to the metro), but they couldn’t even manage to replace the doors and permit passage via place Bonaventure.
Kate 12:15 on 2023-11-29 Permalink
Anton, they didn’t even put up signage! Some university student posted signs to direct people from Bonaventure metro through the maze of tunnels and stairs to the REM.
mare 01:01 on 2023-11-30 Permalink
The fact that there is, for public transit built in 2023, no direct access at all for people who can’t use stairs is maddening. They have to go outside the station and cross a street. In Montreal, with snow and slush, both great in combination with canes and wheelchair, stroller and bicycle tires. If I were using a wheelchair it would mysteriously break down the moment I was halfway across the threshold of the REM, blocking the automatic doors. Every day.