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Montreal's $1 Million Bus Stop Art
A whimsical 65-foot-high wheel will entertain Montrealers waiting for the bus, though the price tag has raised some eyebrows.
Over $40 million will eventually be spent redesigning the intersection of Henri Bourassa and Pie-IX boulevards in Montreal. With the construction comes a redesigned park, bus rapid transit, and, eventually, new housing. Also, a nearly $1 million wheel.
The 65-foot-high public art installment is known as La Vélocité des lieux (“The velocity of places”). Still weeks away from its debut, it’s already being met with skepticism. One man told the Journal de Montreal, “If I wanted to see a big wheel, I would go to La Ronde (a nearby amusement park),” while CBC News had no problem recently finding locals who take issue with the price tag during a time of austerity throughout the province.