Local mobility plan

Outremont has the opportunity to become a Montreal leader in active mobility and safety for all road users.

We are putting forward an ambitious yet realistic vision: making Outremont a borough where streets and intersections are designed first and foremost for the most vulnerable — children, seniors, and families — whether they are walking or cycling.

Our Vision

We want to make Outremont a borough where it is pleasant and safe to get around on foot, by bike, or by public transit, while meeting the needs of both residents and local businesses. Our approach is built on four principles:

• Active mobility: wider sidewalks, a continuous and safe cycling network, and comfortable infrastructure that encourages walking.

• Traffic and parking: a fair reorganization that reduces congestion and through-traffic, while respecting local realities.

• Resilientand ecological design: more tree beds, green curb extensions, and sustainable drainage features.

• Eco-responsibility: positioning Outremont as a model of ecological transition by promoting multimodal active transportation.

Our Commitments

1. A continuous and protected cycling network
   1. Complete north-south and east-west connections, prioritizing physically separated bike lanes.
   2. Provide a safe cycling network year-round.
   3. Gradually replace temporary bollards and paint markings with more visible, permanent infrastructure such as fixed bollards, separators, or landscaped medians.
   4. Plan each new project as part of a long-term vision, to avoid undoing tomorrow what we build today.
2. Safe and welcoming streets and commercial arteries
   1. Make the year-round closure of Dollard Street permanent, turning it into a model pedestrian and family-friendly street, and extend this approach to other schools.
   2. A Pedestrian Action Plan to secure our streets: we are all pedestrians.
   3. Create the borough’s first “seniors’ street” with wider sidewalks, adapted street furniture, age-friendly signage, and pedestrian priority.
   4. Redesign Rockland Avenue, from Bates to Ducharme, into a pedestrian-friendly corridor adapted to vulnerable populations: wider sidewalks, street furniture, and enhanced safety.
   5. Install effective speed humps, curb extensions, photo radar, and raised crosswalks.
   6. Deploy playful, colorful street designs to remind everyone that children come first.
3. Reducing car traffic and congestion
   1. Redesign traffic patterns around McEachran and Davaar with turn restrictions and one-way changes.
   2. Expand the use of one-way streets to limit through-traffic and preserve residential calm.
   3. Redefine the area around the MIL campus and the Rockland overpass to prioritize pedestrian and cyclist safety.
   4. Establish car-free hours on Bernard (between Outremont and Bloomfield), Laurier (between De l’Épée and Hutchison), and Lajoie (between Bloomfield and Champagneur), encouraging walking, local commerce, and vibrant community life.
4. Improving public transit
   1. Work with the STM to increase bus frequency and optimize routes in anticipation of the REM.
   2. Better connect local lines with major university and commercial hubs.
   3. Create a “mobility hub” around the Outremont metro station to support multimodal active transportation.

Our Approach

Every permanent project will be subject to feasibility studies and public consultations. Because our way of doing politics is rooted in collaboration and transparency, we want the people of Outremont to actively take part in decision-making. This is how we will build a borough that is safer, greener, and more inclusive.