"The curtain of light falls over the Latin Quarter
On the street: tourists, residents, workers, and the homeless
cross paths, avoid one another, rub shoulders, and ignore each other.
Around a street corner, along a path: a square, where everyone can stop.
Where everyone can make it their own,
each in their own way,
this neighborhood that is theirs, that belongs to them.
The beginnings of a shared existence take shape.
At some point during the day, the week, or the year, everyone ends up visiting the Latin Quarter.
However, the Latin Quarter is not suited to any of its users, who are too diverse. It belongs to no one.
Can we nevertheless give its spaces meaning for all its users? By analyzing the routes of each type of user, we can see that Sainte-Catherine and Saint-Denis streets are used by everyone. Based on this observation, we propose the complete pedestrianization of Sainte-Catherine Street, thereby providing a continuous east-west pedestrian route between the entertainment district and the Village. Given the importance of Saint-Denis Street in the organization of vehicular traffic, we propose, as a first step, installing pavement that slows down vehicular traffic and thus promotes sharing the street with pedestrians and cyclists.
The same approach is also proposed for the area surrounding Émilie-Gamelin Square, which will be redesigned to make it more inviting, less enclosed by vegetation, and less uneven. The result will be a more open public space that encourages active transportation and showcases the buildings along its perimeter, much like a true public square. This approach also encourages the opening up of the ground floors of buildings in the area, which will benefit from the increased foot traffic.
The analysis of pedestrian routes also allows us to identify certain "intersection" zones where the paths of all users converge. These zones will be treated as "rest stops," inviting pedestrians to discover the neighborhood's identity. Works of art, serving as street furniture, will allow everyone to make the space their own, inviting them to discover the routes of other types of users, and perhaps to chat with them. For each stop, a work of art, a spirit, an artist to discover.
In this way, the very human diversity that prevents the neighborhood from adapting today may enable it to develop and make a name for itself tomorrow.
(From the competitor's text)
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