Comments on: The other Cavendish extension http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/08/10/the-other-cavendish-extension/ Can you think of a better name? Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:49:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Fagstein » Worried about his kids http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/08/10/the-other-cavendish-extension/#comment-29290 Fagstein » Worried about his kids Thu, 15 May 2008 05:39:44 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=634#comment-29290 [...] year, I wrote on my blog with some opinions about the proposed Cavendish extension to Henri-Bourassa Blvd. and Toupin Blvd., which would connect two neighbourhoods that would otherwise need a much longer detour to get [...] [...] year, I wrote on my blog with some opinions about the proposed Cavendish extension to Henri-Bourassa Blvd. and Toupin Blvd., which would connect two neighbourhoods that would otherwise need a much longer detour to get [...]

]]> By: Fagstein » Making the case for a quieter Toupin Blvd. http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/08/10/the-other-cavendish-extension/#comment-2305 Fagstein » Making the case for a quieter Toupin Blvd. Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:58:29 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=634#comment-2305 [...] residents (whom I dubbed “concerned citizens” as you see above) oppose it for the obvious reason that it would turn Toupin Blvd. into a [...] [...] residents (whom I dubbed “concerned citizens” as you see above) oppose it for the obvious reason that it would turn Toupin Blvd. into a [...]

]]> By: Ara http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/08/10/the-other-cavendish-extension/#comment-2034 Ara Thu, 04 Oct 2007 02:42:55 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=634#comment-2034 The real problem is that there are 2 large gated residential area, where one of these (Nouveau Saint-Laurent/Bois-Franc) has a very limited access to Henri-Bourassa. The other one (between Gouin and Henri-Bourassa) has at least Toupin, and a few secondary accesses. It is obvious that the promoters and urbanists that dreamed-up these residential areas did not do a good job. Also, you have to add that the increasing traffic on Laurentian/Marcel Laurin is "driving" people on secondary streets, such as Toupin. Now by connecting Toupin to Cavendish, a 6-lane-wide Cavendish, will be an incentive for people to change their route and travel on Toupin (south and north). The new St-Laurent development will inevitably be de-entrenched by connecting a least one of the new streets to Marcel Laurin, slowing-down the traffic even more on Marcel Laurin. That will also contribute to increase traffic on Toupin. Now, add to this that in the New St-Laurent and Bois-Franc, which is quite a large area, there is absolutely no schools!!!! A good proportion of these people send their kids in schools north of Henri-Bourassa, in l'école St-Louis. How about this for great city planning! The real problem is that there are 2 large gated residential area, where one of these (Nouveau Saint-Laurent/Bois-Franc) has a very limited access to Henri-Bourassa. The other one (between Gouin and Henri-Bourassa) has at least Toupin, and a few secondary accesses. It is obvious that the promoters and urbanists that dreamed-up these residential areas did not do a good job. Also, you have to add that the increasing traffic on Laurentian/Marcel Laurin is “driving” people on secondary streets, such as Toupin. Now by connecting Toupin to Cavendish, a 6-lane-wide Cavendish, will be an incentive for people to change their route and travel on Toupin (south and north). The new St-Laurent development will inevitably be de-entrenched by connecting a least one of the new streets to Marcel Laurin, slowing-down the traffic even more on Marcel Laurin. That will also contribute to increase traffic on Toupin.

Now, add to this that in the New St-Laurent and Bois-Franc, which is quite a large area, there is absolutely no schools!!!! A good proportion of these people send their kids in schools north of Henri-Bourassa, in l’école St-Louis. How about this for great city planning!

]]> By: Fagstein » RadCan needs geography lessons http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/08/10/the-other-cavendish-extension/#comment-1931 Fagstein » RadCan needs geography lessons Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:03:58 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=634#comment-1931 [...] reports on a protest today against extending Cavendish Boulevard to Toupin, but apparently confuses it with the extension of Cavendish into [...] [...] reports on a protest today against extending Cavendish Boulevard to Toupin, but apparently confuses it with the extension of Cavendish into [...]

]]> By: Steve http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/08/10/the-other-cavendish-extension/#comment-1366 Steve Thu, 06 Sep 2007 21:28:26 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=634#comment-1366 Don't forget the snobs in Montreal West: "Local Traffic Only" Don’t forget the snobs in Montreal West: “Local Traffic Only”

]]> By: Nicolas http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/08/10/the-other-cavendish-extension/#comment-1319 Nicolas Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:16:58 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=634#comment-1319 I live on Toupin, I'll be sending my kids to school across the street, I'll be dealing with the extra traffic. But that's not why I'm bitchin'. I'm bithcin cause this is a backwards approach to deal with urban congestion. Any project facilitating the use of personal tranportation has to be questioned. I'd be getting sarcastic on that issue, more than the issue of local residents wanting to maintain a quality of life that they paid for when they purchased property. I live on Toupin, I’ll be sending my kids to school across the street, I’ll be dealing with the extra traffic. But that’s not why I’m bitchin’. I’m bithcin cause this is a backwards approach to deal with urban congestion. Any project facilitating the use of personal tranportation has to be questioned. I’d be getting sarcastic on that issue, more than the issue of local residents wanting to maintain a quality of life that they paid for when they purchased property.

]]> By: Andre http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/08/10/the-other-cavendish-extension/#comment-986 Andre Fri, 10 Aug 2007 23:29:30 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=634#comment-986 But will somebody think of the children! - Mrs Lovejoy. But will somebody think of the children! - Mrs Lovejoy.

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