Bartek Komorowski

The main challenge is not the allocation of money but rather that of space for bike lanes.

Montreal's design guidelines for island platform bus stops are here (in French): montreal-amenagement-rues.powerappsportals.com/Composantes/...

We are planning to update the guidelines to include the shorter, taperless island design discussed in the webinar linked in the previous post.

[WEBINAR] Island Platform Bus Stops: Emerging Trends, Technologies & Lessons Learned - ITE Canada The design of island platform bus stops has continued to evolve across Canada and internationally as practitioners advance their understanding of accessibility needs within a North American context, w...

Last September, I participated in a webinar on island platform bus stops - ie, bus stops along protected bike lanes. The host @itecanada.bsky.social has made a recording of the webinar available here: www.itecanada.org/webinar-isla...

Non seulement c’est possible de bien déneiger le nouvel aménagement cyclable à l’intersection Christophe-Colomb / Bellechasse, mais regardez à quel point c’est bien pour les piétons : ils n’ont pas à traverser un lac ou un montage de slush.

That's why Ottawa is moving away from the flush sidewalk/bike lane design approach and opting for mid-level bike lanes instead, as can be seen in recent projects, including their latest protected intersections.

Very true about the weather. However, we have decided not to emulate Ottawa's flattened, edgeless design approach, as seen in your photo. It makes winter maintenance much easier but it's not great for visually impaired users and for preventing bikes and peds from encroaching into each other's space.

The Christophe-Colomb and Bellechasse protected intersection under the snow (📷 @velo.qc.ca).

There was much handwringing about this being "impossible" to clear of snow. My team will be talking to maintenance crews to see how it's going and what we could improve in future protected intersections.

Îlot de protection, ilot de coin ou, comme ils disent en France, îlot amande.

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Pastille!?

@rivovasta.bsky.social à l’interface de la chaussée sécante. Voir ci-dessous.

I was wondering why the avalanche of new followers over the last few days. Now I know! Thanks for including me!

Only possible where there is a parking lane, into which the curb can be extended.

Another nice design feature are these curb extensions at driveways. These daylight (ensure good visibility) at the driveway and avoid a strong dip in the cycle track to create a ramp for crossing vehicles.

An innovative feature is the inclusion of rainwater channels that drain water from the roadway to the tree trenches across the cycle track.

Unlike other recent reconstruction projects with raised cycle tracks, these ones have a cross-slope towards the sidewalk. This has two benefits: (1) the roadway curb is full height (150 mm), limiting vehicular encroachment; (2) rainwater drains into the trenches between the cycle track and sidewalk.

The east of the avenue Christophe-Christophe reconstruction between Jean-Talon and Jarry is complete. It features wide, raised cycle tracks and advanced stormwater management features that will make the street more “spongy”.

The median was built in 2018. The trees and other perennial plants went in the following year.

Montreal’s BIXI #bikeshare system is introducing cargo trailers! bixi.com/en/trailer?u...

Ceci n'est pas un carrefour giratoire !

Le seule véritable giratoire cyclable à Montréal se situe sur la piste du canal de Lachine, à l'ouest du Marché Atwater www.google.com/maps/@45.471...

Graphic showing how vehicle front design affects pedestrian deaths.

“Vehicles with higher, more vertical front ends pose greater risk to pedestrians. Vehicles with especially tall front ends are most dangerous to pedestrians, but a blunt profile makes medium-height vehicles deadly too.”

Deadly by design. And they know it.

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C’est qui ce clown, dans quel domaine est il compétent et pourquoi lui accordes-tu ton attention - une ressource précieuse que tu devrais utiliser judicieusement.

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The central area includes the boroughs of Ahuntsic-Cartierville, CDN-NDG, Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Outremont, Plateau-Mont-Royal, Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie, Sud-Ouest, Verdun, Ville-Marie, Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension plus Town of Mount-Royal and the City of Westmount.

The central area is home 1.2 million residents, which is 28% of the metropolitan population.

For trips from home to work or school within the central area, mode shares in 2023 were:
🚲 bicycle 14%
🚶 walking 13%
🚇 public transit 42%
🚗 car as driver 24%

Newly released data shows that the bicycle mode share of people residing in the central part of the Montreal region doubled from 4% in 2018 to 8% 2023 (all trips purposes, 24h on weekdays).

Probably the contractor that cleared the laneway did this.

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La revue de presse de Paul Arcand | Déneigement : « Pourquoi la piste cyclable est nettoyée avant le trottoir adjacent ? » À l’occasion de sa revue de presse jeudi matin, Paul Arcand aborde l’opération déneigement à Montréal, alors que la Ville ne sait pas quand le tout sera terminé.

On alimente la haine : www.lapresse.ca/actualites/2...

Snow clearing operations can occur several times a day during snow events. On sidewalks and bike lanes, clearing is triggered as soon 2.5 cm of snow have accumulated.

Removal operations are typically done 4 to 6 times per winter season. They are wildly complex and expensive.

There are two types of operations: clearing and removal.

Clearing entails pushing snow off of sidewalks, bike lanes and traffic lanes into windrows along the street.

Removal entails loading piled up snow onto dump trucks and carting it away to disposal sites.

The app is for the latter.