Project Montreal wants to give a second breath to the east of the metropolis
The project manager Montreal, Luc Rabouin, presented his ambitions on Sunday for the east of Montreal. Several proposals have been put forward, but the sector will not be able to reach its full potential without tramway, he reiterated.
“You have to do the easiest tramway as possible,” said Luc Rabouin, the project manager Montreal, during a press briefing on Sunday, in the morning. “The more we wait, the more we deprive ourselves of development. »»
He also criticized the Montreal Ensemble for wanting to keep the door open to other public transport options than the tram. “It’s no longer time to procrastinate, it’s time to act,” he said.
As for these “other options”, “Mrs. Martinez Ferrada will talk more about it [lundi] Morning as part of the debate of the East Chamber of Commerce of Montreal, “said the Montreal ensemble press attaché Guillaume Pelletier.
Three days earlier, the new state company Mobility Infra Québec (MIQ) has announced that it wanted to re -examine the tram project recommended by the Regional Metropolitan Transport Authority (ARTM) to serve east of Montreal. A fast bus service (SRB) was notably mentioned to replace the tram.
“We have a unique historical opportunity to carry out an example of an industrial ecological transition of the economy,” said Luc Rabouin.
Photo Josie Desmarais, the press
Luc Rabouin, Montreal project manager and town hall candidate
It is really the territory of all potentials.
Luc Rabouin, Montreal project manager and town hall candidate
To give a “new momentum” to the east of the metropolis, Luc Rabouin announced that he wanted to create a revitalization fund of $ 5 million to support local projects and set up a project office dedicated to the east.
Cultural and university poles could also emerge. Certain universities, such as UQAM and Polytechnique Montréal, would have already meant their interest in possibly being part of it.
These developments would be accompanied by “massive” greening in the districts, as well as the establishment of the green corridor of the East, connecting the river to the Prairies River.
