Revitalization of Décarie Boulevard

At a public event that was held at the Centre des loisirs, the results of the Urban Concept Design contest that was held by the Borough as part of the project to revitalize Décarie Boulevard were announced by Alan DeSousa, Mayor of Saint-Laurent and member of the Montréal Executive Committee responsible for sustainable development. Mayor DeSousa also revealed that the contest winner, Schème Consultants, had been awarded the mandate of guiding the Borough through the work that will be carried out on the artery in order to create the desired image. $840,000 will be injected into the execution of the first phase of the revitalization of Décarie Boulevard this year.

According to the Mayor, “the concept that the jury selected is perfectly aligned with our objective, which is to make Décarie a destination of choice, not only for the citizens of Saint-Laurent, but also for the entire population of Montréal. This project includes an integrated approach to sustainable development that effectively addresses current environmental issues.”

One of the strengths of the concept that was proposed by Schème is its comprehensive approach to sustainable development, which is based on increased vegetation, repairing the existing unistone paving instead of replacing it, and recycling urban furniture.

This project is also exceptionally well suited to the environmental commitment that Saint-Laurent adopted in 2004, and is in keeping with the three major development avenues that were identified in the Décarie branding study that was carried out in 2005.

The work was completed in late 2007.

According to Mayor DeSousa, the contest represents an excellent means of making an informed choice based on the analysis and comparison of several concrete proposals.