I didn’t go all the way across so I only have an idea of the Brossard side, but I really was shocked how many people were there.
I guess its a mix of being a nicer day, a Saturday on a Christmas weekend, and still only a few days since the path opened up.
But still, its not *that* hard to get to and quite a wonderful view if you can get over the road noise.
There is a nearby park with a parking lot (ironically called “parc des Velos”) that i’m guessing will prove very popular for people to drive up and walk the bridge.
I showed my elderly mother the video and she was very hyped to walk it. even on a colder day.
And down the line, I can see users from all over the region getting to the Ils des Soeur train station just to walk the bridge.
Merci Faiz, c’était vraiment un cadeau. Cela me donne envie de sortir mon vélo pour une petite balade. La ville se présente si bien lorsque vous vous en approchez de l’autre côté de la rivière.
I rode it a couple days ago. It’s a pretty nice addition to the active transportation network, even taking into consideration the constant traffic next to it. It is a path for both cyclists and pedestrians, but as you can see in Faiz’s video, it would be a stretch to say the pedestrians are currently giving much thought to sharing it with the few cyclists. From Île des Soeurs, the path climbs steadly but is less steep than coming from Brossard. Only the viewpoint closest to Brossard has the plexiglass, the others have only those vertical bars. The view is pretty sweet not just towards downtown but also downriver to Pont Jacques-Cartier as well as southwards to Mont Bruno, Mont St-Hilaire and Rougemont. The closer you get to Île des Soeurs and its residential towers, the more the view of Westmount is blocked. One unfortunate aspect is that in various places where they have Slow signs with rumble strips made of a white material, these strips are already breaking down.
Faiz imam 15:45 on 2019-12-29 Permalink
I didn’t go all the way across so I only have an idea of the Brossard side, but I really was shocked how many people were there.
I guess its a mix of being a nicer day, a Saturday on a Christmas weekend, and still only a few days since the path opened up.
But still, its not *that* hard to get to and quite a wonderful view if you can get over the road noise.
There is a nearby park with a parking lot (ironically called “parc des Velos”) that i’m guessing will prove very popular for people to drive up and walk the bridge.
I showed my elderly mother the video and she was very hyped to walk it. even on a colder day.
And down the line, I can see users from all over the region getting to the Ils des Soeur train station just to walk the bridge.
Gonna be packed for summer fireworks I think.
EmilyG 19:03 on 2019-12-29 Permalink
Nice video!
Is it a shared bike/pedestrian path?
Kate 19:31 on 2019-12-29 Permalink
That’s what the reports say, Emily.
Robert H 13:58 on 2019-12-30 Permalink
Merci Faiz, c’était vraiment un cadeau. Cela me donne envie de sortir mon vélo pour une petite balade. La ville se présente si bien lorsque vous vous en approchez de l’autre côté de la rivière.
nau 21:00 on 2019-12-30 Permalink
I rode it a couple days ago. It’s a pretty nice addition to the active transportation network, even taking into consideration the constant traffic next to it. It is a path for both cyclists and pedestrians, but as you can see in Faiz’s video, it would be a stretch to say the pedestrians are currently giving much thought to sharing it with the few cyclists. From Île des Soeurs, the path climbs steadly but is less steep than coming from Brossard. Only the viewpoint closest to Brossard has the plexiglass, the others have only those vertical bars. The view is pretty sweet not just towards downtown but also downriver to Pont Jacques-Cartier as well as southwards to Mont Bruno, Mont St-Hilaire and Rougemont. The closer you get to Île des Soeurs and its residential towers, the more the view of Westmount is blocked. One unfortunate aspect is that in various places where they have Slow signs with rumble strips made of a white material, these strips are already breaking down.