Allison Hanes: Dalle Parc could be transformative for Montreal

Transport Quebec was ahead of the curve when it first proposed the idea of the Dalle Parc eight years ago.
When plans for the new Turcot Interchange were unveiled in 2010, the inspired idea with the uninspiring name was the pièce de résistance, the clincher that would win public support and approval for a massive project, with a massive budget that would cause massive disruption.
It was a fairly novel concept at the time: a wide, green overpass above a highway for pedestrians and c