Square Cabot

[denpanosekai]

August 25th 2015

 

Haven't set foot here in a while. Looks OK from a distance.

 

 

Not very impressive once you're in. Also still smells like piss.

 

[SKYMTL]

I still fail to understand why they needed to completely nuke and pave a GREEN space.....horrible.

[IluvMTL]

They need to learn from the Emelie-Gamelin and examples elsewhere and add permanent commercial activities to this space.

 

https://slowstreets.wordpress.com/2016/08/10/unleash-the-full-potential-of-public-spaces-by-embracing-commerce/

[ymenard]

Actually, they are doing exactly that on Square Cabot. Every day there are activities :

 

https://www.facebook.com/projetsquarecabot/

http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=7317,113123570&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

[IluvMTL]

Actually, they are doing exactly that on Square Cabot. Every day there are activities :

 

https://www.facebook.com/projetsquarecabot/

http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=7317,113123570&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

 

I mean a couple of permanent day/evening commercial businesses that operate year-round. A Shake-Shack or something like that. Free acitivites during peak-hours are fine to attract more people, off course. You need to ensure constant 'eyes on the square' to keep it safe for everyone and criminals away. Residents and private businesses do this best...

Modifié 16 août 2016 par IluvMTL

[man with the golden gun]

Ce coin de Montréal n'a jamais été le même depuis que le vénérable FORUM de Montréal a fermé ses portes. Ce qui n'a pas vraiment aidé le coin c'est cette monstruosité qu'est devenu l'ancien FORUM.

[andre md]

For me this sector look a lot like Vancouver downtown east-side mostly a lot of drunk natives.

There are a lot of them as well on parc-avenue bleury since a while.

 

 

The edicule of the metro is used mostly during the night because this spot is a terminus for a lot a nignt bus circuits. Still remember when i was younger passing by this spot.

http://www.stm.info/sites/default/files/pictures/reseau_nuit_centre-ville_2016.pdf

 

When it's -20 degree during the cold night of january it's quite appreciated to wait the buses inside this heated shelter.

Modifié 16 août 2016 par andre md

[ça coute cher]

Ce coin de Montréal n'a jamais été le même depuis que le vénérable FORUM de Montréal a fermé ses portes. Ce qui n'a pas vraiment aidé le coin c'est cette monstruosité qu'est devenu l'ancien FORUM.

 

Le déménagement de l'hopital children , je crois aussi que l'ordre des infirmières a déménagé dans l'est.

[andre md]

L'ancien hopital Reddy memorial transformé en YMCA au début ils acceuillaient les refugiés et nouveaux immigrants maintenant c'est beaucoup d'indiens des réserves du nord surtout des inuits et des crees.

[Rocco]

Le revêtement cheap de liège gris qu'ils ont installé à la grandeur du square est en train de craquer de partout. Tellement Montréal.