Bike path traffic counters cease working
The city has ended funding for bike path traffic counters. Blocking data collection and proceeding on pure ideology is a classic conservative government move. I hope that is not what this is.
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Nicholas 15:38 on 2026-04-01 Permalink
At least they can put that money saved into affording, uh, less than one (1) traffic light. But I’m sure someone will respond to their futuristic bespoke camera counting request for tenders (such products already exist with a few suppliers but they are more expensive and have higher ongoing costs).
Joey 16:37 on 2026-04-01 Permalink
Gonna be hard to do a safety audit without any data, but I’m sure SMF has it all figured out.
Nicholas 12:42 on 2026-04-02 Permalink
In more surprising news, Gilbert Thibodeau came out against this. I feel like the day after April Fool’s is opposite day.
Kate 18:56 on 2026-04-02 Permalink
CBC Radio says the decision to cease funding the counters was made by Projet before the election. Seems odd, if true. If true.
CE 21:31 on 2026-04-02 Permalink
The company that makes these is French but has their office for the Americas here in Montreal so this also hurts a local employer. The counter at Laurier Metro has been only counting half the bikes for about a year, it seemed like it wasn’t being maintained. I enjoyed seeing the indicator showing more and more bikes/year going up and up each summer
Andy Froncioni 10:09 on 2026-04-05 Permalink
There are public, citizen-science alternatives. I have 2 of these:
https://telraam.net/en/S2
I put one on my balcony overlooking the Terrebonne bike path, and got a neighbour to put the other in her window, also facing the bike path.
If you have a window facing a strategic locatio and want to contribute, they are not very expensive:
https://telraam.net/#11/45.6232/-73.6798