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Are they ever going to build the Dalle Parc?

In this episode of Good Question, Montreal,we look at whether this project will ever see the light and at the challenges of retrofitting a city landscape to make it more walkable and bikeable.
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When the old Turcot Interchange was demolished, there were big plans to turn the large area by the railway tracks into a large park. (Quebec's Transport Ministry, CBC)

When the plans for rebuilding the Turcot Interchange were unveiled back in 2010, they included an artist's rendering of an elevated park over Highway 20, the Dalle Parc.

It was meant to serve as a pedestrian and cyclist path connecting Notre-Dame-de-Grce and the Sud-Ouest, but it was never built.

In this episode of Good Question, Montreal,we look at whether this project will ever see the light and at the challenges of retrofitting a city landscape to make it more walkable and bikeable.

LISTEN:Are they ever going to build the Dalle Parc?:
When the plans for rebuilding the Turcot interchange were unveiled back in 2010, they included an artists rendering of an elevated park over Highway 20: the Dalle Parc. It was meant to serve as a pedestrian and cyclist path connecting NDG and the Sud-Ouest, but it was never built. We look at whether this project will ever see the light and at the challenges of retrofitting Montreal's landscape to make it more walkable and bikeable.

Do you have a question about Montreal? Host Ainslie MacLellan is determined to help find the answer. Whether it's a story that's disappeared from the headlines, a curious landmark in your neighbourhood, or a quirk of Montreal life you've been wondering about, we're on it. Let's learn about this place together.

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