Comments on: Terrasse trouble in Ville Émard http://spacingmontreal.ca/2008/01/17/terrasse-trouble-in-ville-emard/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:15:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cj http://spacingmontreal.ca/2008/01/17/terrasse-trouble-in-ville-emard/comment-page-1/#comment-1896 Cj Sat, 02 Feb 2008 13:30:52 +0000 http://spacingmontreal.ca/?p=485#comment-1896 I lived and grew up in the Ville Emard/Cote St Paul area for just about 30 years and know Monk Blvd very well. Being disabled, in a wheel chair permanently now, thinking of the side walks being taken up by these terrasse makes me wonder why they don't take the example of the way they do the terrasse on Van Horne in Outremont, as pictured. That or close Monk to car traffic in summer if you want to put these on the side walks. You can do this, from Allard to Joliceur, have the terrasse in those areas, and make it a wonderful summer village. You have the metro access letting people off at Monk and Allard, not sure if the parking lot is still there at Springland and Monk, where the Steinburgs is/was (think it was changing hands just before I left) as I haven't been back in a good 11 years now since moving around Scandinavia and Europe. If it is still there that is a bonus too, promote a park and walk scheme. There are the buses to let people off at both ends as well, feeding people to the summer village. If that was done I'd definately have to come back to see it! I lived and grew up in the Ville Emard/Cote St Paul area for just about 30 years and know Monk Blvd very well. Being disabled, in a wheel chair permanently now, thinking of the side walks being taken up by these terrasse makes me wonder why they don't take the example of the way they do the terrasse on Van Horne in Outremont, as pictured.
That or close Monk to car traffic in summer if you want to put these on the side walks. You can do this, from Allard to Joliceur, have the terrasse in those areas, and make it a wonderful summer village. You have the metro access letting people off at Monk and Allard, not sure if the parking lot is still there at Springland and Monk, where the Steinburgs is/was (think it was changing hands just before I left) as I haven't been back in a good 11 years now since moving around Scandinavia and Europe. If it is still there that is a bonus too, promote a park and walk scheme. There are the buses to let people off at both ends as well, feeding people to the summer village.
If that was done I'd definately have to come back to see it!

]]> By: Neath http://spacingmontreal.ca/2008/01/17/terrasse-trouble-in-ville-emard/comment-page-1/#comment-1688 Neath Sat, 19 Jan 2008 06:56:08 +0000 http://spacingmontreal.ca/?p=485#comment-1688 Verdun is a well established live and let live kind of place (perhaps because of the Douglas Hospital people are less likely to judge behavior and the rougher days of the biker wars seem to be long gone). I have lived in Ville Emard too and while I love Monk, it is a relatively closed world compared to Verdun, lots of second generation families, it may be that people there are feeling a bit threatened. Verdun is a well established live and let live kind of place (perhaps because of the Douglas Hospital people are less likely to judge behavior and the rougher days of the biker wars seem to be long gone). I have lived in Ville Emard too and while I love Monk, it is a relatively closed world compared to Verdun, lots of second generation families, it may be that people there are feeling a bit threatened.

]]> By: Maria Gatti http://spacingmontreal.ca/2008/01/17/terrasse-trouble-in-ville-emard/comment-page-1/#comment-1675 Maria Gatti Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:42:09 +0000 http://spacingmontreal.ca/?p=485#comment-1675 I think terrasses make the street more lively and welcoming, and in that safe actually safer - but it is essential to clamp down on restauranteurs who don't leave enough space for pedestrians including people pushing prams, in wheelchairs or walking with their bicycle to safely and comfortably get by. I live in la Petite Italie and some - not all - of the restaurants have really hogged the pavement frontage of their establishments. Ville-Émard has a certain charm but remains a bit forlorn, and needs a bit of livelying up - but respecting the interests of residents. I think terrasses make the street more lively and welcoming, and in that safe actually safer - but it is essential to clamp down on restauranteurs who don't leave enough space for pedestrians including people pushing prams, in wheelchairs or walking with their bicycle to safely and comfortably get by. I live in la Petite Italie and some - not all - of the restaurants have really hogged the pavement frontage of their establishments.

Ville-Émard has a certain charm but remains a bit forlorn, and needs a bit of livelying up - but respecting the interests of residents.

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