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MONTRÉAL,
CITY OF CYCLISTS
Cycling Master Plan: Safety, Efficiency, Audacity
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Message from the Mayor
Our actions and clear commitment in favour of more sustainable mobility have helped
consolidate Montréal’s position as a North American leader when it comes to cycling.
Already, our streets are used by about a million cyclists, and more and more Montrealers
are choosing to cycle year-round. Our collective hearts are set on stepping up our efforts to
give Montrealers more effective and innovative infrastructures adapted to the new realities
of urban transportation. That, in essence, is the driving force behind our ambitious Cycling
Master Plan, entitled Montréal, City of Cyclists.
With Montréal, City of Cyclists, the Cycling Master Plan, the municipal administration is
intent on offering its citizens a safe four-season mode of transport, accessible to all. Our
city is thus adopting the means to create a pleasant and effective human-scale environment
within city limits, by favouring a timely, affordable, environmentally friendly and healthy
mode of transport adapted to city life.
Our objective is ambitious. We hope to increase cycling’s modal share by 15% in central
neighbourhoods over the next 15 years. In order to achieve this, investments of $150 million
will be made over the next five years.
The Cycling Master Plan is consistent with the major shift in favour of safety for cyclists and
pedestrians, reflected in our adoption of the Vision Zero approach to road safety. In this
regard, Montréal is more determined than ever to get things done, change the way we
think, and play its part as a major international metropolis. The Cycling Master Plan, I’m
convinced, is sure to exert a positive influence on the quality of life of all our citizens.
M. Denis Coderre
Mayor of Montréal
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Message from the Executive
Committee Member Responsible
for Transportation
The mobility of citizens and users is among our city’s core activities, whether it relates to
work, study or leisure. In this regard, further developing the practice of cycling and working
to enhance its comfort becomes an essential asset, one we can draw from to improve the
daily lives and mobility of Montrealers, not to mention the environment.
More than ever, Montrealers have access to modes of transport other than cars thanks to
our investments in public transit and our efforts to promote walking and cycling.
By making a priority of expanding and improving the bike path network and services for
cyclists, the municipal administration is committed to making changes and shaping the
way we design mobility in the city. Montréal, City of Cyclists encourages cycling, a mode of
transport that is a reliable and effective means of facilitating the mobility of residents and
users in the downtown area and in the city’s busiest sectors.
The municipal administration and its partners are extremely proud, therefore, to present the
Cycling Master Plan, entitled Montréal, City of Cyclists, to all its citizens.
Ladies and gentlemen, fellow Montrealers, straddle your bicycles!
M. Aref Salem
Montréal executive committee member responsible for transportation
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Message from the President
of the Committe
Montréal is known worldwide as a cycling city, and more and more cyclists are choosing the
travel the city by bicycle year-round.
With this Cycling Master Plan and its various projects and programs, Montréal has given
itself a mission to increase cycling’s modal share to 15% in the city within 15 years. This
objective could not be achieved without buy-in and support from all the city’s partners, who
have rallied behind this project to ensure its success.
The municipal administration thus extends a heartfelt thanks to all the members of the
Comité consultatif sur le vélo de Montréal. Your participation and involvement have
served to lend renewed impetus to this mode of transport and, by extension, to the entire
community.
Together, we will make Montréal a leader among the world’s cyclable cities and a model of
collaboration sure to inspire other large cities around the globe.
M. Marc-André Gadoury
Member of the Coderre administration responsible for the cycling file
President of the Comité consultatif sur le vélo de la Ville de Montréal
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Preamble
Today, cycling is more popular than ever in In this vein, numerous projects and
Montréal. There are now more than one programs will have to be developed to lend
million cyclists in the city. By the end of renewed impetus to cycling in Montréal
2017, our bike path network will span close and promote it as a fast, practical and safe
to 850 kilometres, with half of it accessible mode of transport. With this in mind, the
in winter. Without a doubt, BIXI’s popularity city’s priorities for further promoting cycling
has contributed greatly to this newfound include improving traffic conditions and
enthusiasm. With 6,200 bicycles serving 540 safety, adding new bicycle parking spaces,
stations, more than four million trips were and completing a number
taken using this self-service bike-sharing of cycling projects.
system in 2016, an increase of
16% compared to 2015. Finally, the safety of cyclists has always
been a core part of Montréal’s actions.
Montréal can pride itself in having one For this reason, cycling will form a key
of the highest modal shares for biking part of the VISION ZERO serious or fatal
among cities in North America. Its bike accidents approach, which the city adopted
path network surpasses those of most in September 2016. This new approach
large Canadian cities. Montréal, Cycling coordinates the efforts of all actors towards
City proposes to take this to the next level. the same objective: safety.
Despite the enormous progress made in the
area of active transportation over the last With these orientations, Montréal is betting
few years, plenty of work still lies ahead. that its population of cyclists will continue
This plan shows how the city can accelerate to grow in years to come. That’s why an
the development of its cycling infrastructure increase in biycle usage is expected across
with projects that call for ingenuity, audacity the Montréal agglomeration, particularly in
and creativity. the central boroughs, where the goal is to
have 15% of all trips taken by bicycle within
According to a recent survey1, in 2013, 15 years. Montréal, City of Cyclists will
an average of 116,000 bicycle trips were allow the metropolis to assume its rightful
taken per day on the island of Montréal, place among the model cities where cycling
an increase of 57% since 2008. With more constitutes an attractive and effective
people cycling than ever before, however, transportation choice.
the current rate of cycling infrastructure
growth is insufficient to meet demand.
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Vélo Québec, L’état du vélo au Québec en 2015, 2016, 15 pages.
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Montréal’s Cycling Master Plan is made up of 10
orientations:
1. Deploy Montréal’s bike path network, 6. Integrate the needs of cyclists into the
with a focus on greater connectivity, current road network as well as road
better access to centres of economic construction and reconstruction
activity, and improved integration with
public transit 7. Install infrastructure and equipment that
use innovations and new technologies
2. Make Montréal’s bike path network and thus reflect the functionalities
safe and accessible year-round proper to an intelligent and digital city
3. Develop a bicycle accessibilty plan for 8. Implement projects and programs
downtown geared to organizations or cultural
communities with the goal of
4. Implement bold, large-scale cycling supporting and promoting initiatives
programs at the metropolitan level that encourage cycling
5. Improve the quality and supply of bicycle 9. Develop partnerships with sporting
parking across Montréal, particularly in associations, schools, leisure groups, etc.
central neighbourhoods
10. Promote cycling as a safe, effective and
comfortable means of transport
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1 Deploy Montréal’s bike path network, with a focus
on greater connectivity, better access to centres of
economic activity, and improved integration with
public transit
Photo : Ville de Montréal, Caroline Durocher
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Montréal’s bike path network will span
close to 850 kilometres by the end of 2017.
The city intends to:
On average, 50 kilometres are added to the • Focus on the quality of new cycling
network each year. The network is composed infrastructure and the real benefits it
of exclusive bike paths (36%), bike lanes brings to cyclists;
(29%), designated shared roadways (24%)
and on-street paths (11%). Though cyclists • Improve bike path connections between
travel on all Montréal roadways, close to individual boroughs and between
60% of them prefer to make their trips on municipalities;
bike paths. This explains the popularity of
some of the main cycling routes like the • Promote better access to downtown;
Berri path, which recorded close to a million • Enable smoother modal transfers from
trips in 2016. bike paths to public transit at train and
Despite the extension of the bike path metro stations, etc.
network across the island of Montréal,
and its continued popularity with
cyclists, improvements must be made in
infrastructure quality and the way its future
development is ensured.
For example, bicycle access to downtown
— a principal destination for many cyclists,
who travel there for work, leisure, or
studies — could be improved. Only a few
protected bike paths exist, including the
Claire Morissette path along Boulevard De
Maisonneuve, as well as the paths along Rue
Berri and Boulevard Robert-Bourassa, which
are often packed at rush hour.
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2 Make Montréal’s bike path network safe and
accessible year-round
Photo : Ville de Montréal, Denis Labine
10Winter biking is no longer the exclusive
territory of a few diehard cyclists. Last
The city intends to:
winter, several paths, notably the Claire • Improve the quality of snow removal on
Morissette path along Boulevard De bike paths;
Maisonneuve and the path on Rue Rachel,
registered a daily average of about 600 trips • Ensure comparable maintenance levels
between December 2016 and March 2017. from borough to borough;
In order to facilitate this growing practice, • Agree on a standard for winter bike
Montréal plows a large part of its bike path path maintenance.
network. Last winter, several important bike
paths remained accessible to cyclists, with
more than 430 kilometres or 62% of paths
cleared.
The level of maintenance varies from sector
to sector, however, since boroughs are
responsible for snow removal. Generally,
protected bike paths are easier to clear,
while plowing on-street bike lanes is more
complex.
113 Develop a bicycle accessibility
plan for downtown
12Downtown Montréal records a very high
volume of bicycle traffic. The heart of the
The city intends to:
city is home to some 100,000 residents, and • Facilitate bicycle access to various
each day it also welcomes some 300,000 economic, tourist and institutional
workers, 150,000 students and thousands activity centres downtown;
of visitors. Its bike paths are among the
agglomeration’s busiest. In 2016, two bike • Promote the deployment of north-south
paths in the heart of downtown — the Rue bike paths spanning the downtown
Berri path and the Claire-Morissette path area;
on Boulevard De Maisonneuve — recorded
close to 990,000 and over one million trips, • Increase the number of bicycle parking
respectively. spaces;
Yet, the current downtown bike network • Develop cycling infrastructures.
is not continuous, and even incomplete in
places. Several sectors, such as the western
part of the Ville-Marie borough, have no
bike paths at all. The scarcity of north-south
paths also discourages bicycle transport
between downtown and peripheral
boroughs. Not to mention that the
thousands of existing bicycle parking spaces
are still not enough to meet the demand.
134 Implement bold, large-scale cycling programs
at the metropolitan level
Crédit : © TM - Madore - Daphné CARON
14While it is necessary to continue developing
Montréal’s bike path network by adding
The city intends to:
on-street infrastructures, such as bike • Mobilize all public and private partners
paths, bike lanes, and designated shared for purposes of implementing major
roadways, more is now required to stand projects;
out and meet the ever-growing needs
of cyclists. By favouring a mode of active • Accelerate the completion of large-scale
transportation, cyclists are searching for cycling projects.
timeliness, comfort, safety and flow, which
are not always possible when using other
modes of transport.
A more effective bike network is sure to be a
success with cyclists, who will no doubt make
full use of it. That’s why it’s essential to take
advantage of major urban redevelopment
projects by integrating quality cycling
infrastructures that will have a significant
impact on the practice of cycling.
155 Improve the quality and supply of bicycle
parking across Montréal, particularly in
central neighbourhoods
Photo : Shutterstock
16The development of new bicycle parking
spaces must be done on par with the
The city intends to:
corresponding rise in bicycle usage, which is • Improve the supply of safe bicycle
far from the case, unfortunately. Too often, parking spaces across the city;
still, the shortage of bicycle racks obliges
cyclists to lock their bikes to lampposts, • Get public and private partners involved
signage posts and even trees. This situation in deploying bicycle parking spaces.
is particularly evident downtown, where
there are more cyclists.
With the exception of private bicycle
parking spaces inside buildings — which
offer protection against theft and bad
weather — it is practically impossible to find
public bicycle parking that offers the same
advantages. Only two bike shelters have
been built to date, at the Lionel-Groulx and
Longueuil-Université-de-Sherbrooke metro
stations.
Bicycle parking is a crucial consideration,
therefore, one that must be part of an
effort to promote active transportation and
increase cycling’s modal share on the urban
transportation landscape. It’s important
to encourage initiatives that include an
adequate supply of bicycle parking spaces.
176 Integrate the needs of cyclists into the current
road network as well as road construction and
reconstruction
18Bicycle travel on a quality bike path
network helps to ensure comfort and
The city intends to:
safety. However, some itineraries require • Improve bicycle routes in the vicinity of
that cyclists share the road with cars, road building sites;
trucks, etc.
• Promote the greater integration of
The municipal administration is well aware cycling infrastructures in conjunction
of the issues underlying cohabitation with with road reconstruction and urban
other modes of transport and the risks that redevelopments;
it entails.
• Improve the safety and comfort of
cyclists through inftrastuctures that are
better adapted to their needs;
• Continue work operations intended to
secure intersections.
197 Install infrastructures or equipment that use
innovations and new technologies and thus reflect
the functionalities proper to a smart and digital city
20Recent innovations and technological
advances have considerably altered our
The city intends to:
lifestyle and consumption habits and the • Promote the emergence of
way that we get around. Geolocation development concepts or equipment
applications and the use of smart phones that use innovations and new
to pay parking fees are two prime examples. technologies to improve the cycling
experience and thus reflect the
In the case of BIXI, to cite another example, functionalities proper to a smart city.
an application lets users purchase short-term
access, rent a bicycle without a key, renew • Make a special effort to collect and
a membership, and so on. New applications analyze information and data on cyclists
could be developed to further benefit in Montréal so as to tailor the bike path
cyclists. network’s development to the needs of
cyclists and their active transportation
habits.
218 Implement projects and programs geared to
organizations or cultural communities with the
goal of supporting and promoting initiatives that
encourage cycling
22Montréal receives close to 76 % of the
50,000 immigrants who come to Québec
The city intends to:
each year. Immigration makes an undeniable • Promote access to cycling for all by
contribution to Montréal’s demographic, adopting new programs geared to
social and economic develoment. cultural communities.
Cycling can also play the role of catalyst
and social development tool, provided that
the basic conditions for its use as a means
of transport are adequately integrated.
Immigrants are quickly confronted with
language difficulties and a poor knowledge
of the resources and services available, for
example. These difficulties hinder their
integration. In order to meet the specific
needs of immigrants, the city is already
developing and supporting numerous
projects with its community and
institutional partners.
239 Develop partnerships with sporting associations,
schools, leisure groups, etc., with the goal of
meeting the needs of all clienteles
24Cycling in Montréal is generally used as a
mode of transport to get to work or school
The city intends to:
or run errands. For many, cycling is also a • Reconcile the needs of all bicycle users
leisure or fitness activity, and these people through partnerships with sporting
tend to gravitate to sites geared specifically associations, schools, leisure groups,
to that purpose: circuit Gilles-Villeneuve etc., with the goal of promoting the
or the Camillien-Houde roadway are two emergence of conditions favourable
examples.With the proper infrastructure, to the safe practice of cycling in all
mountain biking could also be popularized its forms.
in urban areas.
The municipal administration recognizes
that cyclists have a variety of needs, and it
intends to work with them to ensure that
they can safely practice their activity.
2510 Promote cycling as a safe, effective and
comfortable mode of transport
Crédit : © Commission canadienne du tourisme
26To date, little has been done at the
international level to promote Montréal
The city intends to:
as a cycling city. While public transit is an • Step up its promotion and
excellent means of transport for tourists, communications efforts in order to
cycling is an ideal way to explore a city well increase the use of cycling as a means
worth discovering. For example, a better job of transport;
must be done of promoting the BIXI bike-
sharing system with visitors. • Position Montréal as a leading cycling
destination.
Montrealers, meanwhile, could also turn to
cycling in greater numbers. Many daily trips
done by car could easily be done by bicycle.
Over short distances, cycling is often faster
and more effective, to say nothing of the
health benefits and the benefits for the
environment and quality of life.
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Cycling has never been so popular in Measures have also been taken to further
Montréal. Close to a million cyclists now promote the growing practice of winter
use Montréal’s 850-km bike path network. cycling. In 2016, some 62% of bike paths
Yet, cycling’s history in Montréal is relatively were cleared and maintained in an effort
recent, compared to many European cities, to allow cyclists to travel safely in winter.
where the cycling culture and tradition have Finally, several kilometres of bike path are
profoundly shaped the urban pandscape. added to the network each year, and the
The growth of this activity can certainly be network is constantly being redeveloped.
attributed to Montrealers’ love affair with And through periodic counting in specific
the bicycle, but it also reflects the municipal locations, the city is able to collect data on
administration’s unflagging efforts to meet the usage of the network in order to better
the needs of cyclists and promote active plan its development.
transportation.
The 15-15 target: 15% of
Sustained growth the modal share of trips
In 2008, Montréal had 400 kilometres of bike
paths. By 2017 that figure had more than
within 15 years
doubled. It’s hardly suprising, therefore, that Montréal is adopting the means to make
cycling’s modal share, in Montréal, is one of cycling, as a mode of transport. more and
the highest among cities in North America. more accessible to everyone. With this plan,
the city, drawing on the same determination
The BIXI bike-sharing service is among the and effectivenes it has shown from the
various Montréal-based initiatives that have outset, intends to increase the practice of
spurred this continued growth. More than cycling across the island of Montréal. The
four million BIXI trips were recorded in objective is to increase cycling’s modal
2016. Designed in Montréal, manufactured transportation share to 15% in central
in Québec City, and inspired by several beighbourhoods within the next 15 years.
goundbreaking innovations, BIXI was an
immediate hit with users, as it allowed them
to combine public transit with bike-sharing.The Cycling Master Plan will be accompanied by
an action plan to be executed according to the
following schedule:
MEASURES HORIZON
1. Deployment of the Montréal bike path network with a focus on
greater connectivity, improved access to economic activity centres, and
greater complementarity with public transit
• Continue to expand the bike path network
• Secure at-risk sectors
• Develop a signage plan
ONGOING
• Implement preferential measures for cyclists
• Allow cyclists to use reserved bus and taxi lanes
• Secure underground and above-ground passages with protected cycling
infrastrucutres
• Deploy counters with displays for bicycles
• Develop protected bike paths
• Continuously improve Montréal’s bike path network (upgrading)
2. Conversion of Montréal’s bike path network into a safe and
accessible network year-round
• Establish a service standard for winter maintenance of the bike path 2017 - 2021
network
• Modify the INFO-NEIGE application so that it provides information on
snow removal operations on the bike path network
3. Development of a bicycle access plan for downtown
• Develop new protected cycling corridors
2017 and
• Add bike boxes
beyond
• Increase the number of bicycle parking spaces
• Consolidate the Saint-Urbain bike lane
• Redevelop the Viger and Saint-Antoine bicycle lanes
4. Completion of bold, large-scale cycling projects at the
metropolitan leve
2018 and
• Deploy bikeway-type projects
beyond
• Implement new “cycling streets”
• Develop protected bike paths between downtown and the
new Champlain Bridge
5. Improvement of the supply and quality of bicycle parking spaces
across Montréal and particularly in central neighbourhoods
• Review regulations pertaining to the minimum number of bike racks in
2018 - 2021
new constructions
• Implement safe bicycle parking spaces at metro and train stations in
collaboration with the STM and ARTM
• Implement bike stations
30MEASURES HORIZON
6. Integration of cyclists’ needs into the current road network and in road
construction and reconstruction projects
• Implement protected bike paths ONGOING
• Secure intersections
• Launch information campaigns to raise awareness of car dooring
among drivers
7. Implementation of developments and equipment that use innovations
and new technologies and thus reflect the functionalities proper to a 2020 and
smart and digital city beyond
• Develop a smart parking concept for bicycles
• Synchronize traffic lights (green wave)
8. Implementation of various projects and programs geared to
organizaitons or cultural communiities with the aim of supporting 2018 - 2021
and promoting initiatives that encourage cycling
• Support initiatives that encourage the practice of cycling
9. Development of partnerships with sporting associations,
schools, leisure groups, etc., with the goal of meeting the needs
of all clientele 2017 and
beyond
• Conduct a study on the practice of urban mountain biking in Montréal
• Analyze and assess the need for bicycle training sites
• Develop bike paths for children to and from school
10..Promotion of cycling as a safe, effective and comfortable mode of
transport ONGOING
• Presentation of campaigns promoting the practice of cycling
31Members of the Comité visant à promouvoir la pratique du vélo Coalition vélo Montréal Commission scolaire de Montréal Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal Conseil régional de l’environnement de Montréal Copenhagenize Design Compagny - Montréal Direction de la santé publique de Montréal Direction des transports de la Ville de Montréal Ministère des Transports, de la Mobilité durable et de l’Électrification des transports Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) Société de transport de Montréal (STM) Vélo Québec Published by the Ville de Montréal Division des transports actifs et collectifs Direction des transports Service des infrastructures, de la voirie et des transports 801, rue Brennan, 6e étage Montréal (Québec) H3C 0G4 ville.montreal.qc.ca/transport Graphic design: Ville de Montréal, Service des communications 18050 (09-17) Printed in Canada This document is printed on recycled paper.
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