Fairview–Pointe-Claire station explained

Fairview–Pointe-Claire
Style:REM
Address:Fairview Avenue, Pointe-Claire, Quebec
Country:Canada
Coordinates:45.4599°N -73.8352°W (approx.)
Other: Terminus Fairview
Platform:2
Parking:700 spaces
Operator:CDPQ Infra
Other Services Header:Future services

Fairview–Pointe-Claire is a Réseau express métropolitain (REM) station under construction in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada. It will be operated by CDPQ Infra and serves as a station of the Anse-à-l'Orme branch of the REM,[1] with an expected opening in the fourth quarter of 2024.[2]

It could promote the implementation of a transit-oriented development (TOD).[3] However, the station is being built in the parking lot of the eponymous Fairview Pointe-Claire shopping mall where there very little nearby residential housing, at a time of critical housing shortage.[4] A TOD maximizes the amount of space within walking distance of public transport.[5] [6] It promotes sustainable urbanization[7] by reducing the use of private cars.[8]

Cadillac Fairview is proposing to replace 900 parking spots with hundreds of residential units, a seniors' home, and open public areas.[4] As of the second quarter of 2022 the project has been "frozen" by Pointe-Claire city council.[4] The mayor, elected in the 2021 Quebec municipal elections, campaigned on a platform of opposing development.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Two light-rail stations in West Island relocated.
  2. Web site: 11 November 2020. COVID-19 and the safety of the Mount Royal Tunnel: what to know about the updated REM schedule in relation to the exceptional events of 2020. 11 November 2020. Réseau express métropolitain.
  3. Web site: Cadillac Fairview development project following the arrival of the REM . Ville de Pointe-Claire . 11 May 2022 . en-CA . 23 October 2020.
  4. Web site: Pointe-Claire city council votes to freeze Fairview housing development . Global News . 11 May 2022.
  5. Book: Calthorpe. Peter. Peter Calthorpe. The Next American Metropolis: Ecology, Community, and the American Dream. 1993. Princeton Architectural Press. New York. 9781878271686.
  6. Book: Transit Oriented Development in America: Experiences, Challenges, and Prospects. Cervero. Robert . etal . Robert Cervero. 2004. Transit Cooperative Research Program, Report 102. 978-0-309-08795-7. Washington. https://www.valleymetro.org/sites/default/files/legacy-images/uploads/general_publications/TCRP-Report-102_TOD-in-the-US-Experiences-Challenges-and-Prospects_10-04.pdf
  7. Book: Caves, R. W.. Encyclopedia of the City. Routledge. 2004. 978-0415862875. 676.
  8. Robert Cervero, Chris Ferrell and Steven Murphy (2002). Transit-Oriented Development and Joint Development in the United States: A Literature Review, Research Results Digest Number 52, Transit Cooperative Research Program.
  9. Web site: Meagher . John . Thomas makes bid for Pointe-Claire mayoralty in 2021 . montrealgazette . 11 May 2022 . en-CA.

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