Jacques Cartier bike path to stay open
The walking and cycling path on the Jacques-Cartier bridge is to stay open all winter – at least, that’s the plan, after a successful pilot project last winter. But we all know that things that sound possible in August can become ludicrously impossible in January, depending on the weather. We’re all prone to a little seasonal amnesia.
Ian 18:08 on 2020-08-31 Permalink
May they clear it as regularly as the sidewalks in a working class neighbourhood.
Chris 19:36 on 2020-08-31 Permalink
Ian, you know, some working class people can’t afford a car, and cycling is even more affordable than public transport. Why the disdain for clearing a couple of km of bikeways in addition to the 1000s of km of roads and sidewalks we already clear?
Ian 08:03 on 2020-09-01 Permalink
Working class people are probably more concerned about he fact that their neighbourhoods are the last to get the sidewalks cleared in winter than whether a bike path is open all year. Have you ever been to the Point in wintertime?
Kate 10:54 on 2020-09-01 Permalink
In a recent job I had to pass through the Point in winter – it was cleared, but not quickly, and not very completely.
Sprocket 11:05 on 2020-09-01 Permalink
I lived in the Point for two years and thought the snow clearing was very good. As I did in Verdun and now CDN. Try the ROC or NY State. Each homeowner is responsible to clear the sidewalk and many are not good at it.
Ian 12:37 on 2020-09-01 Permalink
While it’s true that otherwhere people have to clear their own places, you don’t have to go all the way to Toronto to see how crappy sidewalk clearing is when it’s not done by the city – you can just go to Vendôme metro in January.
I still go to the Point pretty regularly to visit friends (Charlevoix and Wellington) and while you may think it’s “very good” I wouldn’t want to rely on it if I were commuting by bicycle. By comparison, in MIle End snow clearing is done almost immediately.
CE 12:51 on 2020-09-01 Permalink
I Have lived in Mile End and Parc Ex over the last two years. I’ve found that the snow clearing in Parc Ex has been much faster and more complete. Mile End is a lot cleaner in the summer though.
MarcG 13:02 on 2020-09-01 Permalink
If I remember correctly the company that was doing the snow in the Sud-Ouest borough was changed recently, perhaps that has something to do with people’s different experiences. Found an article… https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2017/12/13/un-nouveau-deneigeur-dans-larrondissement-du-sud-ouest
Ian 13:05 on 2020-09-01 Permalink
That’s a good point, I know our snow removal company last year was different from the year before – and the guys last year were MUCH better.