Traffic, the one major fact in city life
Verdun will be closing a contentious bike path along Verdun Avenue at the end of the month. It had many merchants annoyed about loss of parking spaces, and there will be discussions before it’s ever reinstated.
Meanwhile, REM construction is making a hash of TMR, demolishing overpasses and messing with traffic.
Chris 19:45 on 2019-10-13 Permalink
The article says it *will* be back.
Kate 09:06 on 2019-10-14 Permalink
It also says “the borough will hold a meeting to solicit feedback from residents and business owners” so if it’s back it will probably be in some modified form, or bumped onto a less commercial street, wanna bet?
steph 10:29 on 2019-10-14 Permalink
Part of the bigger plan is to make Wellington, Verdun and Bannantyne streets all one way. They may end up with one way bike paths as well.
Kate 12:23 on 2019-10-14 Permalink
That sounds promising. I haven’t lived in Verdun since I was a little kid, but even then the traffic could get kind of snarly.
Faiz Imam 02:38 on 2019-10-15 Permalink
Huh. I didn’t realize Jean-talon was technically an overpass where the tunnel emerges.
That’s gonna suck. the detour for drivers will probably be south via Van horne,
But I’d hope they keep a walkway for pedestrians open north of the Rail tracks. Because there isn’t another crossing till Cote des neige.