Fairview–Pointe-Claire station

Fairview–Pointe-Claire
General information
Location	Fairview Avenue, Pointe-Claire, Quebec Canada
Coordinates	45.4599°N 73.8352°W / 45.4599; -73.8352 (approx.)
Operated by	CDPQ Infra
Platforms	2
Connections	Terminus Fairview
Construction
Parking	700 spaces
History
Opening	2024 (2024)
Future services
Preceding station REM Following station Kirkland toward Anse-à-l'Orme Réseau express métropolitain (opens 2025) Des Sources toward Brossard

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]

References

1. "Two light-rail stations in West Island relocated".
2. "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". Réseau express métropolitain. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
3. "Cadillac Fairview development project following the arrival of the REM". Ville de Pointe-Claire. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
4. "Pointe-Claire city council votes to freeze Fairview housing development". Global News. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
5. Calthorpe, Peter (1993). The Next American Metropolis: Ecology, Community, and the American Dream. New York: Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781878271686.
6. Cervero, Robert; et al. (2004). Transit Oriented Development in America: Experiences, Challenges, and Prospects. Washington: Transit Cooperative Research Program, Report 102. ISBN 978-0-309-08795-7. [1] Archived 2021-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
7. Caves, R. W. (2004). Encyclopedia of the City. Routledge. p. 676. ISBN 978-0415862875.
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. Meagher, John. "Thomas makes bid for Pointe-Claire mayoralty in 2021". montrealgazette. Retrieved 11 May 2022.