Voici ma vision pour le secteur du bord de l'eau.
The situation is simple. We have a high-density area surrounding a transit hub, a good example of transit oriented development... but it is locked in by highways. Furthermore, the "Old Longueuil" area, the real cultural, historical and recreational area of Longueuil is blocked off from this downtown area as a result. Finally, the waterfront is also isolated by autoroute 20. This isn't just some random waterfront either.. this is PRIME space. Just across from Sainte-Helene island and Montreal. There's a reason throngs of people come here to watch the fireworks in the summer! The view is exceptional!
Solution : Mettre l'autoroute 20 sous terre et réunir le bord de l'eau avec Place Charles-Lemoyne (le "centre ville" de Longueuil) et le secteur du Vieux-Longueuil historique (l'autre "centre ville", et selon moi, le vrai) - Faire de cette région un vrai pole économique, culturel, récréotouristique, etc.
Optimistic? Ambitious? Naive? You bet. I know this project would be hilariously expensive, impossibly.. impossible, but damn, imagine the cohesive and dynamic, livable and exciting Longueuil city center that would emerge!
Please give me your feedback... i'm very interseted in hearing what you have to say! Merci beaucoup tout le monde!
Made some 3D models and a video flyby, qality is crappy, no textures, video compression is to the max, so basically it looks like crap, but use your imagination
(Oui.. oui je sais que c'est "fou" comme vision. Ca n'arrivera jamais, et je dirais encore plus, ca n'arriverais
vraiment jamais! Mais on peut rever!)
Video YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmOvyjsgzYE
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En orange, a construire
En gris, deja construit (ou presentement en construction)
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