SMF to hold consultations on four bike paths
SMF’s administration plans public consultations on four bike paths, presumably with a view to getting consensus on removing them.
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DeWolf 10:32 on 2026-07-31 Permalink
Their goal is probably to remove the path on Meilleur.
There is currently no path on de la Commune (only the Old Port one on federal land that suddenly stops at St-Laurent), so that would be a way to create a path and say “Hey, look, we’re not anti-bike!”
It would be difficult to imagine removing the path on Côte-Saint-Catherine because doing so would eliminate a crucial east-west link that is used by a lot of schoolchildren. There would be an enormous uproar.
Rachel is the wild card. There’s no way SMF would dare remove one of the busiest and oldest bike paths. It’s currently very problematic and congested could use expansion and improvement. But doing so would mean taking space away from cars.
My theory is that SMF and her administration has absolutely no idea what they’re doing and they don’t actually have a clear outcome in mind for this audit. There’s no grand plan — just petty politics.
DeWolf 10:59 on 2026-07-31 Permalink
The consultations are actually online right now. I just responded to the one about Rachel.
75% of respondents want the current bidirectional path replaced by uni-directional paths on either side of Rachel (ie, like on Pine or St-Denis).
If SMF wants to “écouter et agir” she knows what to do…
Joey 11:44 on 2026-07-31 Permalink
Not surprised to see at least two bidirectional paths on this list, given that’s it’s based largely on data about collisions. The Rachel path is really anachronistic – far too many variables at play (cars turning left and right off of Rachel, though traffic with no lights, no bike-only traffic signals, cyclists turning left and right off Rachel, etc). Fixing that should be a layup for SMF, since she can legitimately critique Projet for never improving it.