Rosemont borough to tweak traffic
Rosemont borough is planning to tweak street directions to reduce traffic around grade schools.
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DeWolf 11:33 on 2026-06-04 Permalink
This will have much wider (and in my opinion, very positive) impacts than just around the schools. Many of the streets being targeted are known for rat running, so this will help improve safety and comfort in the entire neighbourhoods around the different schools.
I’ll be interested to see the reaction because many people seem to want traffic to flow freely more than they want children to be safe (see opposition to the plan to close 40 metres of Coloniale to traffic in front of Saint-Enfant-Jésus elementary school).
Incidentally, to see the effect that modal filters can have, just look at the reconstructed portion of Gilford around Saint-Stanislas church and Paul-Bruchési elementary. It’s blissfully calm. By contrast, Gilford east of Papineau (which was left untouched) is becoming a real nightmare as people look for alternatives to the constant traffic jams on Papineau — or to be more accurate, as people follow their GPS apps, which take them on dodgy detours down residential streets in order to shave a hypothetical 30 seconds off the commute.