Montreal walks back pedestrian-only plans for sections of Ste-Catherine Street West

Montreal walks back pedestrian-only plans for sections of Ste-Catherine Street West

As aging underground infrastructure is being replaced on Ste-Catherine Street, plans for a permanent pedestrian-only area are being reviewed after merchants complained they were not consulted and worried about the impact on their businesses.

Q’boro bridge battle reaches a new level

If Mayor Adams and the city’s Department of Transportation have a timeline for unveiling the long-promised pedestrian-only lane on the south outer lane of the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, they’re keeping it to themselves.Councilwoman Julie Won (D-Sunnyside)told the Chronicle in…

Pietonnisation of Sainte-Catherine Ouest: the City of Montreal announces "adjustments" to maintain car traffic.

Montreal is moving back on its pedestrianization project on Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest and will maintain car traffic on the entire street for the time being. However, a working committee will be set up with the merchants in the city centre to gradually test the arrival of a future pedestrian street.

City backs off on pedestrianizing Ste-Catherine

The city is backing off for now on pedestrianizing any part of Ste‑Catherine Street, although still considering it for the future.

Montreal is back on the pedestrianization of Sainte-Catherine Ouest and will keep the car traffic there for the time being. However, the project is not abandoned: a working committee will be set up with the merchants in the city centre to gradually test the arrival of a pedestrian street.