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  1. caribb
    Gee I was wondering where I left those. Thanks!
  2. caribb
    It's quite nice. I wonder if they'll put kiosks and an outdoor café and or a permanent exhibition site somewhere there to draw people to it. Outside of local traffic it will be harder to attract tourists or even people from downtown to it if there isn't much more than this to see. But hey compared to an ugly elevated expressway this is a miraculous change.
  3. caribb
    It's s little gem of a park in the middle of the city. It will really be a loss if it goes. This is sad news.
  4. caribb
    I was down there this morning having a look at the new sculpture at the end (or beginning) of the site. Looks great btw. Spoke to one of the construction managers and he told me if the weather stays good they expect to have this artery fully opened in October. If it even comes close to Las Ramblas it will be a teriffic "bridge" between downtown and Griffintown.
  5. caribb
    I don't know if this is in reference to what I wrote in the last post or just thoughts of your own but I also agree that high rises don't necessarily imply success or a great city. I've traveled as well to Asia and Europe and in many cities they are out of place. Barcelona being a really good example. I wasn't suggesting building very tall buildings was a prerequisite for economic success though. In Canada we "compete" economically with Toronto, Calgary & Vancouver. We have to find ways to stand out and draw people's attention away from them and to us as we also generate our own independent economic growth. Being distinctive certainly works and Montreal on many levels is distinct but visually it's needs to be bolder and make a mark on the world stage. Montreal has a lively central core and excellent quality of life. I Just came back from Le Plateau this evening and it couldn't me more alive than it was with the active street life and restaurants full of patrons. To me lifting the restrictions on height and working with architects to design livable working spaces especially at ground level can both draw the world's attention to us and make us a leader in how to combine the two together.. melding a tall building with our vibrant city life. It's a difficult goal but could be a showcase for the world. Again though, we can do all sorts of things to draw the eyes and interest of business, tourists, potential immigrants, other Canadians, people from the other side of the world etc to us... but like you mentioned with those cities you visited that are ugly or lifeless.. it's up to us to make sure that Montreal doesn't turn into one of them and thus all the more reason to see if we can rise to the challenge. Again, maybe the solution is to leave downtown as it is with the height restrictions but fostering another area further out where in the future when needed it could be boundless.. eventually shifting the core while preserving the present and past. Perhaps it's a third option.
  6. caribb
    No, but I'm sure there are companies and tourists and immigrants who noticed Kuala Lumpur, Dubai and Taipei in part because the skyline stood out in their mind. It was a signal to them that something exciting was happening in those cities versus others around them.. that's all. It's a sign of growth. One of many signs mind you and a superficial one but yet important because it grabs the headlines and indicates the city is undergoing "change". The bridges are iconic no doubt but you also need to show the world something new now and then. It helps to be bold and a bit showy if only to generate interest in the city. The rest is up to us to keep people interested.. For Mount Royal.. Many cities have mountains in them. It's beautiful to visit and a true gem but I'm not going to hold back the city's economic development just because our success hides it.. People can see it from the east, the north and the west sides if they really want to see it.. I would hope if they are downtown or the south shore they are more interested in the skyline than the mountain. However, as I stated in the end I'm not really concerned regardless. I rather doubt if they lifted the restrictions we'd suddenly have 4 or 5 60 story buildings or more under construction.. that would take decades by our growth timeline. We'd be lucky to get one in 10 years and even then it would probably be a condominium/hotel rather than an office tower.. So we have time to work this out. Maybe there's another part of the city (extreme western or eastern ends or southern Griffintown where a zoning for very high or unlimited height can be placed. The downtown core may have to shift a little from the current area to let that happen leaving both the mountain visible and height restrictions removed or lessened.
  7. caribb
    The height limit is an interesting question. On the one hand in some cases like Dubai, Taipei or Kuala Lumpur we only recognize their skylines because of the super tall towers they have that distinguish them from other cities. There are strong arguments for and against. Those very tall buildings stand out and make the city stand out with them thereby presumably drawing in extra business and investment interest.. on the other hand very tall and super tall buildings tend to be cold and sometimes makes the surrounding areas de-human and not to mention very windy. I think the challenge is to lift the restriction but impose some architectural restraints on the buildings so that they can both be tall, innovative, perhaps green and more "humanized" at ground level so it invites human traffic and not scares them away all the while giving Montreal an newer refreshed image to the world at large. The argument for protecting Mount Royal has never gone over with me. There are 4 sides to view the mountain and no one goes downtown to see it.Furthermore putting up 2 30 story buildings instead of one 60 story would result in extra blockage of the mountain from the ground level or lower levels of buildings facing the mountain. l I've always suspected it's more about those living on the mountain (or South Shore) having their views blocked from the mountainside and the resulting devaluation of their property values.. Lastly I guess the bigger question is does Montreal really need higher buildings. It's the rare decade when any 50 story office building is constructed here to begin with.. let alone more than one so even if the restriction was lifted would it result in any real change if the demand for taller buildings doesn't even exist at this point?
  8. caribb
    Great shot.. love everything about it.
  9. caribb
    I like it. Good move. It will make our taxis stand out more. The "Bonjour" is a nice touch.
  10. caribb
    Every building over 5 stories in Laval looks the same to me.. it's suburbia to ad nauseam.. not particularly ugly, not particularly attractive just bland..nothing stands out and like the city everything is scattered all over the place with no rhyme or reason. Somewhere in there there's a soul but God knows where and if you can possibly find it. :-)
  11. caribb
    I by chance came across the bridge all lit up last night as I was coming back from the Village. It looked great! I just wish I had my DSLR with me. At that time it was purple with rain drop effects on the side. Loved it! It's going to be quite a showcase for the city. Anyone know if the middle section will be lit up too when it is officially unveiled? I'm presuming so but you never know. It's like a missing link at the moment. Maybe they're waiting for the full unveiling to show everything. Regardless it looks teriffic.
  12. caribb
    Is that not a potential fire hazard? *It would seem to me that any serious fire in one building could easily jump to the other with them being that close. It's hard to*believe that was approved.*
  13. caribb
    Well.. the lights help a little.. it just needs some girth.
  14. caribb
    It's nice. Also aligned with a global trend. Hong Kong kinda takes it over the top though. A bit too much for my taste.*
  15. caribb
    Thumbs up from me!
  16. caribb
    Awesome little video.*:mtl:
  17. caribb
    Awesome perspective!
  18. caribb
    Wow. What a difference.*
  19. caribb
    I'm fed up with your constant mail bombing in the general email box of the office I work for in the Netherlands.. don't start sending these Vietnamese emails here to Canada now. ' Moderators, this will only increase if you don't stop this right away.
  20. caribb
    There's nothing stopping any line from splitting in two different directions if the demand is there for service.
  21. caribb
    If the new blue extension connected to the green line to make a loop around it would solve your problem. But...
  22. caribb
    Has it occurred to anyone it might be a good long term plan to join the future extended blue line to the green line at Honore Beaugrand? This would loop in the two lines nicely as well and give east Enders at the end stations better access to downtow as well as les galleries d'Anjou and Jean Talon.
  23. caribb
    Wow fantastic! Let's hope it's brought online early and under budget. Especially good news for the airport... It's long overdue. Shall we start a ribbon breaking day pool?
  24. caribb

    Pointe-du-Moulin

    caribb a répondu à un sujet de brubru dans Visions

    I wish someone would come up with a proposal to build a nice modern facade around this mess.. Encase it all inside a glass or mainly glass framework and turn the a captured area into a year round park or something of that nature.. It could become a huge open space available to us year round.. Any sort of interior re-design could still go forward but the encasing would make it look modern and attractive and the year round park would be great for us especially during the winter.. Just a thought
  25. caribb
    Even though the original design in itself was quite nice it didn't really fit into this quaint early 20th century neighbourhood. This new version seem somewhat better and less out of place.
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