Montreal plans to fundamentally alter its lush, mountain playground.
The decision to close one of two roads up Mount Royal Park is the latest twist in a century-old debate over how to balance conservation of the wooded refuge in the city centre with the transportation needs of the metropolis.
Olmsted died in 1903, before car use became widespread."I'm sure he would have something interesting to say about automobiles," Rybczynski continued."I have no idea what it would be." On Wednesday, Mayor Valérie Plante announced plans to close Camillien-Houde to cars in 2027 and reopen it as a new pedestrian trail and bike path in 2029. Only emergency vehicles would still be able to use the trail, the city says.The decision follows a controversial pilot project in which the city blocked through traffic over the mountain for five months in 2018.
But the professor suggested that ideal was at odds with the park's exclusive location, as well as the desires of the local bourgeoisie, who used Mount Royal's Olmsted-designed carriage paths to escape the bustle below. Beveridge asserted in 2009 that Olmsted"opposed any rapid ascent that short-circuited" the viewing experience he curated for pedestrians and carriage riders travelling up the mountain.
Central Park suffered a similar fate as its former carriage paths began to welcome cars, Rybczynski said. New York City banned vehicles from those paths in 2018, though four sunken roads connecting the street grids to the east and west of the park remain.
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