The Société du Havre de Montréal

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Profile of the société Status, structure and organization Mission, objectives and operations General aims Board of directors Montréal Harbourfront VISION 2025 EXPLORATORY STUDIES Preliminary analyses Areas concerned Socio-economic profile Reclassified areas Rips in the urban fabric Isolated areas Land access Access to the riverbanks and St. Lawrence Original riverbanks Built and archaeological heritage Main economic poles Development issues Development constraints Development potential Possible solutions Urban habitat Recreational, cultural and tourism role Public transit Highway systems Access to the St. Lawrence and its banks Industrial operations Consultation Presentations Publications Newsletter THE HARBOURFRONT Quartier Bonaventure – The New Montreal Transformation of the Bonaventure Expressway at the Downtown Gateway The Montreal Harbourfront – Final Report and Recommendations L'autoroute Bonaventure – VISION 2025 Montréal Harbourfront – VISION 2025 Montréal Harbourfront – Assessment of the Situation Press releases Image bank The Montreal Harbourfront – Final Report and Recommendations Bonaventure Expressway Montréal Harbourfront – VISION 2025 Videos Preparatory Works 2007

Possible solutions

Urban habitat

Objective

Make the harbourfront a lively urban environment year round, by attracting enough residents to support an adequate supply of services.

Means

Point St. Charles
railway yards

Traffic congestion

Develop the residential potential of the districts bordering
Old Montréal, i.e. Faubourg Québec, Faubourg des Récollets, Griffintown, the basins and the Lachine Canal area.
Develop the residential potential of the northern tip of
Nuns’ Island, with respect for the shoreline and archaeological remains.
Develop the residential potential of Cité du Havre, and create a true linear park along the shoreline on the south side.
Explore the potential of mixed development of the
Point St. Charles railway yards, without disrupting
VIA Rail operations.
Develop a protocol for managing contaminated soils, in collaboration with the Quebec Department of the Environment.
Address problems of coexistence caused by traffic congestion in
Old Montréal