Fairview–Pointe-Claire station

Fairview–Pointe-Claire
General information
LocationFairview Avenue, Pointe-Claire, Quebec
Canada
Coordinates45°27′36″N 73°50′07″W / 45.4599°N 73.8352°W / 45.4599; -73.8352 (approx.)
Operated byCDPQ Infra
Platforms2
ConnectionsBus transport Terminus Fairview
Construction
Parking700 spaces
History
Opening2024 (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. ^ a b c "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.