UPDATE ON PLANNING FOR THE CROWLEY AREA

Summary of public consultations

In the fall of 2020, the borough of Côte-des-Neiges─Notre-Dame-de-Grâce held public consultations with residents in the Decarie-Crowley area. We also spoke with institutions in the neighbourhood, in particular the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and the Direction de la santé publique. These meetings took place in late fall 2020 and in winter 2021.

During the fall consultations, you told us about certain issues that are important to you:

• Pedestrian safety
• Connecting the neighbourhood to other nearby area of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (Saint-Raymond, the Saint-Jacques Escarpment, Vendôme and Sherbrooke St. W.)
• Increasing available services for neighbourhood residents in terms of groceries, restaurants and a variety of shops
• Improving the green space adjacent to Avenue Prud’homme

We also discussed with you the idea of authorizing new high-rise buildings, with the condition that it be accompanied by concrete actions to improve the neighbourhood while limiting the number of solo motorists in the area as much as possible.

Over the next few months, we will continue our discussions with our various partners. Any new project in the neighbourhood will depend on our ability to keep traffic at an acceptable level and ensure the safety of pedestrians and cyclists. Studies will have to examine the integration of the Décarie-Crowley area within the rest of the neighbourhood, and experts from various municipal departments will participate in them.

At the beginning of 2022, we will present the conclusions of these analyses. Until then, the area will not undergo any major changes.