Kirkland Mayor John Meaney standing next to a 30 km/h speed limit sign on Kirkland Blvd. in 2005, which was in fact illegal. Kirkland, however, did obtain the right to lower the speed limit in the residential zone to 40 from 50.
 
Several boroughs across the city are reducing speed limits this summer, including Plateau Mont Royal, where new slower speed limits in residential areas take effect Monday.
 
 

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Your transit questions answered

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'Non-respect' from pedestrians, cars downtown

Q: Why has the city ignored the traffic mess that happens every evening rush hour along Cathcart St. between McGill College Ave. and University St. for so long?


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Walk your bicycle in festivals district

Q: When the jazz festival is going on, where will the de Maisonneuve Blvd. bike path be rerouted to?


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How many métro cars needed for rush hour?

Q: How many métro cars are in service during a typical morning or afternoon rush hour in Montreal?


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Traffic Cams

Montreal region traffic cams

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Champlain Bridge

Champlain Bridge

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Victoria Bridge

Victoria Bridge

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Jacques Cartier Bridge

Jacques Cartier Bridge

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Mercier Bridge

Mercier Bridge

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Do you use a special Opus card manoeuvre?
I wave it gently over the scanner
 
I slap my wallet/purse on the scanner
 
I almost always need a second try
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

In the News

New double decker train at AMT Dorion Rigaud line at Lucien L'Allier on Tuesday May 25, 2010.

Improve service before adding airport rail link: mayors

Eight West Island mayors say commuter train service on the Dorion train line should be improved before governments spend any money on a train shuttle that runs non-stop between Trudeau Airport and downtown Montreal, as proposed by Aeroports de Montreal.


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Champlain Bridge lane closures this weekend

Weekend closure schedule for the Champlain Bridge


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Montreal's transit authority says it should know by the end of next week whether a Spanish firm bidding on the lucrative contract to replace aging métro cars can pass muster.

Decision imminent on métro contract

Court upholds right of the Societe de Transport de Montreal to entertain other bids for its lucrative contract to replace close to 800 metro cars.


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STM doubles frequency of 747 bus to Trudeau

The newly launched Societe de transport de Montreal 747 shuttle bus service to Trudeau airport is such a hit, the service is already being beefed up.


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