Accessible Montreal - Luc Rabouin facilitates parking throughout the city for people with disabilities and seniors

Accessible Montreal

Luc Rabouin facilitates parking throughout the city for people with disabilities and seniors

Montreal, September 12, 2025 — Projet Montréal leader Luc Rabouin today committed to implementing a series of concrete measures aimed at improving parking access for people with disabilities and seniors and reducing barriers to their full social and economic participation. These measures will be implemented within the first 100 days of Projet Montréal's next term in office.

Three key measures announced

1. Unlimited access to SRRR zones: All SAAQ permit holders will be able to park without restriction in resident parking zones (SRRR), i.e., all zones reserved for city residents, greatly facilitating parking for people with disabilities.

1. Implementation of reserved parking spaces and drop-off zones near destinations hubs:

1. Cultural centers, sports centers, commercial arteries, metro stations, health facilities, etc.

1. Implementation in accordance with best practices in accessibility.

1. Widespread use of distinctive signage:

1. To clearly identify spaces reserved for people with disabilities, similar to the initiative already in place in Le Plateau-Mont-Royal.

SRRRs accessible at all times for people with disabilities

Currently, people with a disability parking permit issued by the SAAQ can park in SRRR zones for up to one hour. However, this rule is not widely known, even among parking enforcement officers.

Projet Montréal will simplify this measure by making it permanent and unlimited in time. All holders of a disability parking permit will be able to park in all SRRR zones, without time limits, throughout the city of Montréal.

A gesture of fairness and inclusion

No significant expenses are anticipated for this reform, other than the marking of the ground to identify the new reserved spaces. This initiative also aims to simplify the work of parking enforcement officers by making the rules clearer and more uniform.

"At Projet Montréal, we firmly believe that the city must be accessible to all. Accessibility is not a privilege, it is a fundamental right. These measures will make it easier for people with disabilities, seniors, and their loved ones to get around. They will improve access to mobility, reduce barriers to care, employment, and cultural activities, while promoting independence, inclusion, and active participation in Montreal life," said Luc Rabouin, leader of Projet Montréal.

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Source :

Simon Charron

Chief's press officer

Projet Montréal