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    Royalmount

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    This article might be in the wrong thread. If so, apologies in advance but it tries to explain support of and opposition to Royalmount and other projects.

    https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/allison-hanes-navigating-montreals-two-new-solitudes

    I would argue that this trend can be seen in other cities and regions as well. 

    Allison Hanes: Navigating Montreal's two new solitudes

    In his classic 1945 novel, Hugh McLennan's Two Solitudes were linguistic. The new defining gulf is between urban Montreal and the suburbs.

    Updated: November 29, 2018
     

    Perhaps nothing illustrates the emergence of two new solitudes in Montreal like the recent kerfuffle over the new Pierrefonds Library.

    For local residents and Pierrefonds-Roxboro Mayor Jim Beis, the inclusion of a drive-thru book drop-off in the modern $24.4-million facility slated to open next spring is a time-saving convenience for families on the go.

    To Christine Gosselin, the Montreal executive committee member in charge of culture, the drive-thru is “an aberration,” as she told Radio-Canada, a harbinger of everything wrong with our car-centric, fossil-fuel-guzzling, increasingly sedentary society.

    It’s the latest skirmish exposing the new fault line between two Montreals.

    When writer Hugh McLennan coined the term Two Solitudes, the title of his classic 1945 novel, he was describing the hard-to-reconcile differences between the French and the English In Montreal. Today, it might more aptly apply to the gulf between suburban and urban Montreal. If St-Laurent Blvd. once separated the anglo west end from the francophone east, the dividing line today is not so much a street, as how the street is used.

    In the distant bastions of Montreal, the car is king, neighbourhood streets meander and sidewalks are often non-existent, sprawling single-family homes have huge lawns and pools, residents shop at big box stores and drive their kids to hockey or soccer practice because there’s no other viable choice.

    In the centre of Montreal, residents walk, cycle or take transit, winding staircases lead to cozy apartments stacking households two or three high, families congregate in parks, people shop at local markets down the block, and if they have cars at all, residents leave them at home because driving is too hellish.

    These lifestyle matters also influence the public’s political choices. Mayor Valérie Plante and her Projet Montréal administration are mainly urbanites who govern accordingly, pouring money into parks, and a project office for a new Pink Line of the Montreal métro. Premier François Legault and his new Coalition Avenir Québec government have their power base in the off-island suburbs where more highways and commuter trains are priorities.

    The realities of the contrasting ways Montrealers go about their lives is giving rise to a new culture war that is playing out in myriad policy decisions, from plans for the new Kirkland Réseau express metropolitain station accessible only to bikes, buses and pedestrians, to the pilot project that closed Mount Royal to through traffic over the summer.

    Even the city’s new master plan for road construction — which is less focused on patching potholes and more about transforming streetscapes — has been met by cheers or jeers depending on whether one cycles, walks or drives to get around.

    What makes sense in one part of the city defies logic in another. If you’ve ever tried to walk around Kirkland, (as I attempted one day last summer) the closed-to-cars REM station seems ludicrous. And I say this as a city dweller who hates driving and commutes on foot. The suburbs were not made for walking. And it’s hard to imagine anyone safely crossing highway viaducts with perilously low barriers and narrow sidewalks in the dark of night or dead of winter to take public transit.

    Likewise the Mount Royal road closure hit a nerve with those who come from afar to enjoy this iconic park. If it’s your backyard, the idea seems brilliant.

    Similarly the battles brewing over the revitalization of Ste-Catherine St. W., Montreal’s most famous commercial strip, and the proposed Royalmount mega-complex in Town of Mount Royal, are emblematic of the place for which they are conceived.

    Plante’s administration wants to widen sidewalks, reduce vehicle traffic to one lane and remove 140 parking spots on the first phase of the Ste-Catherine St. plan from Bleury to Mansfield Sts. Now a new study has been commissioned that will examine taking away another 500 street parking spotsall the way to Atwater Ave. Merchants worry whether the shoppers will still come while suburbanites now wonder how they will get downtown.

    Meanwhile the developer Carbonleo wants to build a new mega mall and 6,000 housing units in an disused industrial zone at the junction of Highways 40 and 15. Located mostly within T.M.R., it was approved by that municipality ages ago. But Plante is irate over the potential traffic impact, with 40,000 to 70,000 extra cars a day predicted to further stall traffic in an already notoriously clogged area.

    While urban cyclists are calling for a new route along Sherbrooke St. in the West Island, residents are up in arms about the narrowing of vehicle lanes to make way for bikes.

    How Montrealers’ view these issues largely depends on where they live, what they know and how they move around. We’re two new solitudes sharing one increasingly congested island.

    ahanes@postmedia.com

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    Royalmount

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    4 minutes ago, rufus96 said:

    Je ne pense pas qu'une dynamique linguistique soit au coeur de ce débat, mais en tout cas, VMR n'est pas une ville majoritairement anglophone (légère majorité francophone dans une communauté tres bilingue):

    https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2466072&Geo2=CSD&Code2=2466072&Data=Count&SearchText=mount royal&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All

    Old perceptions/stereotypes take a long time to die off... Now that TMR/VMR has a bilingual/Francophone majority the next hit will be that it's only for "les riches." And don't forget the wealthy Chinese moving in. The point is, there will always be a way to differentiate or separate "us" from "them." Sadly. 

    Can't we move on from the old battles already? Je m'attendais à plus de Lagacé.

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    Solstice - 44 étages

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    https://mailchi.mp/94e0cd530353/solstice-floorplans?e=f23b7ba9ba

    Reçu aujourd'hui:

     

    Soyez parmi les premiers à être informé sur le projet et choisissez les meilleures unités.

    Amalgame parfait d'un design épuré, d'une architecture audacieuse et du luxe discret de la ville Solstice éblouit.
    Solstice Montreal est un projet de type condo boutique au cœur du centre ville de Montréal.

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    Be among the first to know about this project and choose the best unit.

    The perfect blend of elegant design, bold architecture and discreet urban luxury. Stunning Soltice.

    Solstice Montreal is a condos boutique type project in the heart of Montreal's downtown.
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    La NBA revient à Montréal

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    1 hour ago, fmfranck said:

    Montréal n'a qu'une équipe sportive du Big 4 (NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA). Il y a des villes plus "pauvres" aux USA qui ont plus d'équipes sportives dans les ligues "Top 4" que nous. On peut "au moins" avoir une autre équipe professionnelle selon moi. (On pourra pas dire que je suis biaisé : fait intéressant cependant, aucune des villes suivantes n'a une équipe de la MLS). 

    Tampa Bay (3), Pittsburg (3), Cleveland (3), Indianapolis (2),Cincinnati (2), Kansas City (2), Milwaukee (2), Buffalo (2), New Orleans (2).

    I agree with your assertion and would love to see an NBA team in Montreal. (As an aside, where would they play - the Centre Bell is booked solid with shows and hockey as it is).

    But there are at least two key points to consider:

    1. Sports is almost like a religion in much of the USA. The culture is deeply ingrained and people support teams from the high school level through college to the pros at a level not seen in Canada (except maybe for the Habs and Leafs). Because sports are so important, fans are not fair weather - they support their teams even when they are bad. I would classify Montreal as a "Canadiens town." We don't care much about sports per say, but we are die hard for the Habs. Look at the World Junior Hockey Championships' difficulties in selling tickets every time games are held here. Even the Impact have a hard time gaining popular support, despite playing at the top level in North America and offering an exciting product (Legendre and Saputo have openly complained for years). The Als only sell-out when they win or when a name (a la Manziel) comes to town. This is a rambling way of saying that despite a larger population base than many of the US cities cited above, Montreal is not really a "sports town". People also choose to spend their hard earned money on other entertainment options, such as dining, shows, etc. 

    2. A lot of the cities cited above have an NFL team. As others have said many times, a NFL team is easier for fans to support (not to mention the enormous TV deal that helps small market teams + the salary cap). There are 8 home games for an NFL team, almost all of them falling on a Sunday. That's 8 tickets per family member at prices that are comparable to (or even less) NHL/NBA/MLB tickets. It's much more affordable to spend 8 x [$] than 41 x [$] (NHL, NBA) or 81 x [$]  (MLB). Throw in the tailgating culture, that becomes a weekend routine, and where one can bring their own food and drink and you can understand the support.

    3. The Raptors have branded themselves as Canada's team ("We the North," "North vs. Everything," etc.). Would they be open to someone stealing a sizable portion of their TV market? Would a team here require unanimous NBA governor support?

    I'd love to see an NBA team in MTL. I just don't think it's feasible. 

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    Solstice - 44 étages

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    1. Scotiabank Centre (formerly Air Canada Centre): Leafs, Raptors

    2. Rogers Centre (forever to be known as Skydome): Blue Jays

    3. BMO Field (not downtown but not too far, ~3.0-3.5km from Union Station) : TFC, Argos

    4. Coca-Cola Coliseum (formerly Ricoh Coliseum): Marlies (Le Rocket des Leafs)

    BMO Field and Coca-Cola Coliseum are next door to each other.

     

    Does this add any "public good" value for a future stade des Expos?

    Skyline de Montréal ​

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    I'm not sure if anyone has seen the new Jack Ryan series on Amazon. Substantial parts of the series were filmed in Montreal. 

    Our city acts as a fill in for Washington, D.C., in particular, for Georgetown and parts of downtown.

    I noticed a couple of locations while watching:

    - There is a car chase scene on RL (you can see the construction of the YUL or HI or Rocca as well as the lights of the Maison Olympique)

    - There is a restaurant scene inside and outside of Le Richmond (Griffintown)

    - Le CHUM plays the part of Washington Memorial Hospital

    While nothing compared to the books, the show is full of action and fun to watch. Enjoy!

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    Canadiens de Montréal

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    Just now, _mtler_ said:

    I wouldn't qualify Tatar as "flippable" - he's locked in until 2020-2021 @ 5.3M per season. 

    Je suis d'accord.

    But, if Tatar scores 20 or so by the deadline, the Habs are out of the playoff picture, and the Canadiens offer to retain some salary (given the cap space they have this flexibility), then there will be some contenders looking to add another offensive piece. 

    To say nothing about Andrew Shaw...

    Canadiens de Montréal

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    Lose for Hughes!!!

    - Habs will score the least amount of goals in the league this year. Price won't be able to stop them all. This should lead to a lottery pick

    - Flip Tatar at the deadline for more picks

    - Next year: Monsieur commissaire Lafrenière!!!!

     

     

     

    Le marché immobilier poursuit sa remontée

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    Montreal housing market close to overheating: CMHC

    This is the seventh straight quarter where the sales-to-new listings ratio has risen.

    Updated: July 26, 2018
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    The active listings-to-sales ratio for single-family homes decreased — pushing those properties farther into a seller's market. MARCOS TOWNSEND / MONREAL GAZETTE FILES

    Montreal’s housing market is close to the threshold for being considered “overheated,” according to a new report by The Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation. However, it still faces a low degree of vulnerability to market instability.

    The seasonally adjusted sales-to-new listings ratio was slightly below 69 per cent during the three-month period ended on March 2018, the Crown corporation said in its quarterly Housing Market Assessment. The threshold for overheating is a sales-to-new listings ratio of 70 per cent.

    This is the seventh straight quarter where the sales-to-new listings ratio has risen.

    The active listings-to-sales ratio for single-family homes decreased — pushing those properties farther into a seller’s market.

    That was particularly true in the West Island, Sud-Ouest, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Île-des-Soeurs and most of the central districts of Montreal Island, the CMHC said.

     

    While condos are currently on the line between a balanced market and a seller’s market, those properties are likely to move into sellers’ market territory during the next quarter.

    However, that varies from area to area. In Laval, for example, a buyer’s market exists for condos, while in some central areas of the city of Montreal, conditions are more favourable to sellers.

    The CMHC said the evidence of accelerating price growth remains weak. However, in some areas, single-family home prices are growing faster than a year ago. The same situation exists for condos in a couple of neighbourhoods.

    “Housing prices continue to increase rapidly in certain neighbourhoods. If this strong increase was to last, accelerating price growth could be reported in a future Housing Market Assessment,” Bob Dugan, the CMHC’s chief economist, said on a conference call with journalists.

    “There are some neighbourhoods where the situation is tighter, for example, in the West Island or N.D.G. sectors, for some types of housing,” said Lukas Jasmin-Tucci, a senior market analyst with the CMHC. “We know that in those neighbourhoods, a buyer might adjust their behaviour, maybe waiting for a different time for their purchase or changing neighbourhoods, changing the type of homes they’re looking at.”

    However, he said, the CMHC doesn’t assess market vulnerability at the neighbourhood level, just across the entire region.

    “On some indicators, there’s a clear trend, we might change from low signs of vulnerability to moderate, but then again, those signs need to be significant and persistent,” Jasmin-Tucci said.

    The CMHC said price increases were in line with population and economic growth.

    “Even though prices increased, they did so in a context of strengthening fundamentals,” the report reads.

    There was negligible evidence of overbuilding, the CMHC said.

    jserebrin@postmedia.com

     

    https://montrealgazette.com/business/local-business/montreal-housing-market-close-to-overheating-cmhc

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