Bike and pedestrian paths planned
The city is putting in a lot of temporary bike and pedestrian paths to make summer feel more open and accessible.
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DeWolf 17:03 on 2020-05-15 Permalink
Temporary for now, but I’ll bet you that quite a few of these initiatives will eventually be made permanent. For example, the St-Urbain bike lane is being doubled in size and protected from cars, and this is something the Plante administration has been planning to do for years. The pandemic is just a convenient excuse to make some big changes that may otherwise have been implemented more gradually.
DeWolf 17:08 on 2020-05-15 Permalink
Another interesting point from the story: the city will allow restaurants and bars to install extra-large terraces for a $50 fee. I wonder if this will set a precedent for European-style sidewalk terraces rather than the fussy fenced-in ones we have now.
david111 13:11 on 2020-05-16 Permalink
Man, that would be so great. Never waste a good crisis. Hopefully, old school PM surges back and goes crazy. Still time to get that Pink Line study ready to go! Get that project as close to shovel ready as possible, and hound Trudeau like crazy!
DeWolf 14:27 on 2020-05-16 Permalink
I see in today’s Devoir that Lionel Perez is (of course) opposed to the new arrangements. He thinks the corridors sanitaires were enough even though they don’t do anything to provide more space for cyclists. What a small-minded man. I shudder to think of what Montreal would look like if he was mayor. I guess there would be a lot more parking everywhere.
Chris 18:20 on 2020-05-16 Permalink
>Man, that would be so great. Never waste a good crisis.
I really hope so. This is literally a once in a lifetime excuse to reclaim more space from cars. If even Projet can’t manage that, then that’s quite depressing.