Posted in Art, Community, Fundraiser, Projet Montreal, tagged Art, Community, Fundraiser, Projet Montreal, Verdun on November 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It’s a fundraiser for Projet Montreal. We need to get the corrupt parties out of our city and this is a great chance to contribute to the campaign, get to know what’s going on, eat some fine food, maybe purchase a beautiful work of art by a local artist, or just meet some people who care. Should be a great time!
Posted in Activism, Projet Montreal, tagged Griffintown, Montreal, Point Saint Charles, Projet Montreal, Sophie Thiebaut, Southwest, Turcot on February 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Bonjour,
Pour une planification à l’échelle humaine d’un Griffintown élargi :
Suite à la première phase de consultation publique, vous trouverez en fin de courriel un texte résumant les mesures concrètes proposées par Projet Montréal .
Pour se promener dans un Griffintown en 3 dimensions et réaliser l’importance des projets déjà en cours et le bien fondé de nos propositions :
http://zovile.com/projets/griffintown2012/maquette_40.html
Pour télécharger le mémoire, lire le communiqué etc…
http://www.projetmontreal.org/article/172
Le Nordelec : où est la planification d’ensemble du nord de Pointe-Saint-Charles ?
Ce projet imposant témoigne une fois de plus du manque de vision d’ensemble de tout un secteur dont les orientations de développement n’ont pas été validées et qui est pourtant en gestation de nombreux projets pour plus de 2500 logements (voir image ci-jointe).
Circulation sur la voie de camionnage St Patrick, traverses vers le canal, création de trottoirs et liens cyclables et piétons, lieux publics et espaces verts et de socialisation, logement communautaire, cohérence des usages commerciaux saupoudrés… Peut-on prendre les moyens nécessaires pour intégrer les futurs résidants et créer des espaces publics, des parcs et des lieux de rencontre afin de consolider la cohésion du quartier tout en répondant aux besoins actuels afin d’améliorer la qualité de vie de tous plutôt que cette obsession continuelle de densification ? Et si l’arrondissement a la responsabilité de coordonner le plan global de développement, où est la participation financière de la Ville Centre ?
Pour lire le communiqué ou consulter le mémoire :
http://www.projetmontreal.org/communique/1219
Turcot, aménagements dans Côte-Saint-Paul :
La Direction de la Santé Publique de Montréal l’a réitéré cette semaine : « elle s’oppose à l’aménagement d’aires de jeux pour enfants et de jardins communautaires à proximité du futur échangeur Turcot » :
http://www.ledevoir.com/politique/montreal/343157/echangeur-turcot-la-sante-publique-s-oppose-a-la-presence-d-aires-de-jeux-et-de-jardins
Et vous, avez-vous dit au MTQ ce que vous en pensez ?
Je ne parle pas de la couleur des glissoires ou du choix du terrain de sport le mieux adapté au port du maque à gaz (non fourni sur le budget de 3 milliards) mais d’utiliser la case « commentaires » du sondage en ligne pour vous faire entendre une fois de plus…
http://www.consultationcotestpaul.com/
Conservation de la SAQ dans Pointe-Saint-Charles :
La Société des Alcools du Québec persiste à vouloir fermer la succursale (pourtant rentable) de la rue Centre (coin Charlevoix) en mai prochain. De nouvelles actions sont prévues pour tenter d’empêcher ça dont une marche « apportez vos bouteilles vides » le vendredi 2 mars à 10h.
Pour plus d’informations :
http://actiongardien.org/SAQ
Rappel : le bâtiment 7 des terrains du CN se dévoile !
On se voit peut être vendredi le 24 ?
A partir de 17h, à la salle de Paradoxe, 255 rue Ash, Pointe-Saint-Charles.
En vous remerciant de votre attention,
Sophie Thiébaut
Conseillère d’arrondissement
District Saint-Henri/Petite-Bourgogne/Griffintown/Pointe-Saint-Charles
Arrondissement du Sud-Ouest
Facebook: Sophie Thiébaut
Posted in Aerial, Projet Montreal, tagged Community, Conference, Projet Montreal, Turcot on May 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, May 18 · 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette
3535, Avenue du Parc
Montreal, QC
La reconstruction de l’échangeur Turcot est un enjeu majeur pour le développement de Montréal. La proposition passéiste du Ministère des Transports, endossée par l’administration Tremblay, risque d’avoir des conséquences lourdes. Quels impacts va-t-il avoir sur les quartiers riverains du Sud-ouest ainsi que pour l’ensemble de Montréal? Et quelles alternatives s’offrent à nous? Conférenciers : Richard Bergeron, chef de Projet Montréal et conseiller de Jeanne-Mance et Sophie Thiébaut, conseillière d’arrondissement dans le Sud-Ouest et fondatrice de Mobilisation Turcot
Posted in Projet Montreal, Turcot, tagged Projet Montreal, Turcot on December 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
« A Concrete Solution to Solve the Turcot Stalemate »
Tuesday December 14 at noon
In his desire to contribute positively to the progress towards the reconstruction of the Turcot Interchange, Mr. Richard Bergeron, PhD in urban planning, leader of Projet Montreal, and city councillor for the district of Jeanne-Mance, would like to invite you to the formal presentation of his practical proposal to solve the Turcot stalemate.
Armed with facts and figures to back him up, Mr. Bergeron will demonstrate that it is possible to reconcile the hopes and visions of different stake-holders concerning this issue which is so crucial to the future development of Montreal; and that, with neither budget increases nor any delays.
Full documentation will be made available on-hand.
When: Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
12:00 PM – Cold buffet offered
12:30 PM – Presentation by Richard Bergeron
1:00 PM – Question Period
Where: InterContinental Montréal
Salon Vieux-Montréal (Second Floor)
360, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest, Montréal (Québec) H2Y 3X4
RSVP
Lyne Mercier, 514 872-0251
lmercier@ville.montreal.qc.ca
(Sorry for the 11th hour post – Neath)
Posted in Projet Montreal, Turcot, Urban, tagged Projet Montreal, Turcot on November 17, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Ok, they didn’t say it sucks, but while there are more, this list of 10 reasons why the MTQ’s “new” Turcot plan does suck are pretty good ones. And do keep in mind that a) They added 1.5 Billion dollars to your price tag just to add some good greenwashed layers, a sort of “pretty in pink” version of a freeway interchange, and b) Jean Charest has still not called a public inquiry into corruption in the Quebec construction industry. If you think the two are not connected please write me from whatever planet you are on and let me know why.
And here they are!
1) A concept out of step with the challenges of the 21st Century
In functional terms, the province’s Turcot plan simply retraces the original interchange. Only the construction technique is different. The Quebec transport ministry has effectively carbon-copied the 1960 concept, including its idea of modernity and progress. In so doing, the ministry avoids the fundamental question: how does this outdated structure fit into an urban vision that extends to 2050 and beyond?
2) No investment in public transport
The transport ministry ignored the city’s proposal to balance its overall investment by installing a cutting-edge electric transit system. This modern tram would have linked Lachine and Lasalle to downtown and served as the spine of a new Quartier de la Falaise, along the St. Jacques escarpment. As the three Laval metro stations have shown, investing in effective, attractive systems is a must-have to accomplish any meaningful shift from private vehicles to public transportation. (more…)
Posted in Air Conditioning, Metro, Projet Montreal, tagged Hot, Metro, Projet Montreal on September 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Video from Projet Montreal. Have you found the Metro extra hot this year? I found it terrible during the heat waves this year. I found it was noticeably warmer one escalator down and even warmer again on the train, even when hardly full. Some stations, such as Guy-Concordia, are warmer than necessary all year round. It could be some of us are getting older and a little more cranky during heat spells, but I didn’t suddenly age 15 years in the last 24 months. This system can’t take the heat and our summers are just going to get a lot warmer before they cool off so getting an air conditioning system in now seems like a good plan. Those of you under 40 now will be very grateful for this in 20 years (wink wink)!
Posted in Election 2009, Projet Montreal, Urban, tagged Election 2009 on October 28, 2009 | 6 Comments »
The current election should make one thing quite clear – Montreal needs sweeping changes at City Hall! There really is not much of an argument left for Gerald Tremblay and his Union party. Not only are they besieged by scandal but one gets the very strong feeling that we are only on the edge of things, that surely there is much more to come, with implications that could rock the whole province.
And they have been horrible administrators as well. The city agreed to a 20 year lease for offices in buildings valued at 100 million dollars. And they are paying 300 million dollars to rent! And they sold Gare Viger for 9 million dollars when it had a market value of 60 million dollars. Who actually benefits from this? Not the taxpayers who will inevitably be asked, once again, to pay for all these apparent gaffes. Why vote for Temblay now when his resignation may be coming soon? That would surely be a mess.
Louise Harel and Vision have not demonstrated that they have paced any distance between themselves and Pierre Bourque, the founder of Vision. Harel was one of the masterminds of the “Mega City” mergers for Montreal which have been universally acclaimed as a failure. She currently likes to talk about realigning the boroughs and their structures because even she knows a bloated largely ineffective bureaucracy when she sees one, even if it is primarily because of her design. Voting for Louise Harel is like going to church, seeing the person who burned down your house is the minister, and saying “Amen” and simply carrying on as if nothing ever happened. Takes a lot of blind faith!
Louise O’Sullivan, founder of the poorly named, Équipe Louise O’ Sullivan Parti Montreal Ville-Marie, was formerly a member of Gerald Tremblay’s party. She says she is “pro car” and I recently saw her on the news saying something like, “I can’t see myself biking to work”. Heck, biking to work should be a prerequisite for anyone hoping to be mayor of Montreal! Don’t look for relevance here.
So that leaves us with Richard Bergeron and Projet Montreal. Media types have been doing an Obama- like digging into Bergeron’s past to dig up as much tabloidish details as possible. Sadly, some people are buying it.
I first met Richard Bergeron in May of 2008 at the Centre Gadbois in Saint Henri where various community groups had organized an information session regarding the Turcot Interchange plan and how it would affect their communities. I was very impressed by his ability to connect with these groups, to understand the issues that were coming forward. Since then I have seen him at most gatherings concerning Turcot and consider him to be one of the key people in the movement for a better Turcot Project (along with way too many wonderful people to list here).
Richard Bergeron was talking about building a great sustainable Montreal well before the other candidates began to throw like terms around their programs. He is a good, honest, and sincere man who truly wants to bring Montreal into the 21st century.
Projet Montreal has the strongest platform of the parties in the race that covers all aspects of living in Montreal. They have a strong commitment to an open democracy at City Hall which this city desperately needs. The candidates represent an astonishing diversity of talents, all determined to work hard at making Montreal a world class center of sustainability, innovation, and economic development.
It is a time for courage and a time for change. On November 1st vote for Richard Bergeron and Projet Montreal!
Posted in Projet Montreal, Video, tagged Projet Montreal on October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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