(Paris) The Port of Montreal will agree to settle a little, south of the city center, to allow the Plante administration to carry out its projects on the banks of the St. Lawrence.
This is what the big boss of the port authority, Martin Imbleau, assured on Friday in an interview with The Press.
“We are completely open to moving some of our facilities near the head office to [accueillir]for example, many more cycle paths and better integration,” he said, seated at the residence of the Canadian ambassador in Paris.
Mr. Imbleau was in Paris to meet French partners, in the context of Valérie Plante’s European tour. The Mayor also ratified an international agreement, already signed by the Port, which underlines the importance of collaboration between cities and ports all over the planet.
IMAGE FROM A MUNICIPAL DOCUMENT OBTAINED BY THE PRESS
Development hypothesis showing new residential projects at Cité-du-Havre, Pointe du Moulin and Bassin Wellington, as well as a commercial project at the Pointe-Saint-Charles business park.
The Plante administration, precisely, is carrying out two major projects very close to the port facilities: the creation of a neighborhood of at least 7,600 housing units in the Bridge-Bonaventure sector and the transformation into a linear park of the shore of the St. currently the Bonaventure Expressway. Ottawa wants to rebuild the artery further from the river.
We are going to spend money on both sides to have better bike paths so that people can come and see the port.
Martin Imbleau, President and CEO of the Montreal Port Authority
Referring to Pierre-Dupuy Avenue – the strip of land where Habitat 67 is located and which should accommodate hundreds of new housing units as part of the Bridge-Bonaventure development –, “today, it is an alley that does not pay no mine,” continued the CEO. “There is a project in the pipeline to greatly improve – by us and by the City – the infrastructure, to beautify the area and enhance the port. »
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Valérie Plante welcomed this opening of the Port of Montreal.
The Bridge-Bonaventure sector and its surroundings
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Aerial view of the Bridge-Bonaventure sector, with the head office of the Montreal Port Authority located not far from the river (right)
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The sector, crossed by the Bonaventure Expressway, is located south of downtown Montreal.
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The head office of the Montreal Port Authority (centre) is adjacent to the St. Lawrence River, very close to the Victoria Bridge.
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PHOTO CHARLES WILLIAM PELLETIER, SPECIAL COLLABORATION
The Bridge-Bonaventure sector also borders Pointe-Saint-Charles to the west.
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To the east of the area are Habitat 67 and the Old Port of Montreal.
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“It demonstrates the Port of Montreal’s openness to working with the City. That’s what I want to do too: work with our major economic partners to find solutions when there are issues of cohabitation, for example,” she said.
The mayoress, who often reiterates her desire to give back their river to Montrealers, needs the collaboration of the port authority to carry out her projects. “They invested and they were present for the eastern beach, the land in that area. There are still possibilities to have other grounds, she continued. This will not be the last time that we will work with the Port on the question of access to the banks. »
Martin Imbleau acknowledged that the Port of Montreal did not care enough in the past about its relations with the population around it. “A port, historically, was developed for commercial needs,” he said. It was necessary, but today it is insufficient. We have to think holistically, we have to be at the service of citizens. »