The Réseau express vélo (REV) will be enriched with 10 new sections over the next five years, the City of Montreal announced on Tuesday morning.
Posted at 1:13 p.m.
The administration of Valérie Plante plans to invest 30 million per year in the extension of the REV and in 30 other projects of cycle paths, in particular to better serve neighborhoods left behind, indicated Sophie Mauzerolle, responsible for transport and mobility at the executive counsel.
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Map of the new sections planned for the REV.
In all, 200 kilometers of bike paths will be added to the Montreal network, revealed Ms.me Mauzerolle.
The City believes that it is necessary to make cycling trips safer, given the popularity of this mode of transport, which has increased by 20% since the beginning of the year.
Among the flagship projects included in the City’s 2023-2027 Bike Vision are:
- Development of REV Jean-Talon, REV Henri-Bourassa and REV Lacordaire.
- Upgrading and extending the Côte-Sainte-Catherine bike path, which will make it possible to secure the intersection of du Parc and Mont-Royal avenues.
- The redevelopment of the Commune trail, between Berri and Saint-Laurent, for better cohabitation with pedestrians.
- The creation of a bike path on rue Hochelaga, which will connect Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve and Ville-Marie.
- The addition of bike paths on Prieur and Charleroi, which will connect Ahuntsic-Cartierville and Montreal North.
- The development, in the West Island, of the Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue branch and the Deux-Montagnes branch of the cycle route, in line with the REM de l’Ouest.