Montreal to make 10 business arteries pedestrian-only streets this summer season
The closings are a part of a three-year, $12 million municipal program that goals to lure pedestrian customers to business areas.
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Ste-Catherine St. and Mont-Royal Ave. are as soon as once more included in a gaggle of 10 business arteries that can be reserved for pedestrians this summer season, mayor Valérie Plante mentioned.
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Greater than 8.3 kilometres of metropolis streets can be closed to visitors through the summer season months — and in some instances, into the early fall weeks, Plante mentioned Tuesday at a information convention.
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The closings are a part of a three-year, $12 million municipal program that goals to lure pedestrian customers to business areas. Tourism Montreal expects Quebec’s greatest metropolis to draw about 9.5 million guests this yr, up from about 8 million in 2022.
“Pedestrian streets have change into a signature of the Montreal summer season and a logo of the dynamism of our business arteries,” Plante mentioned in a press release. “Yearly, pedestrianization attracts hundreds of households and guests from right here and overseas to our business arteries, thus contributing to the financial vitality of our neighbourhoods.”
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The next streets can be closed this summer season:
- Ste-Catherine St. W. within the Quartier des Spectacles, from Bleury St. to St-Laurent Blvd., plus Balmoral St. and Clark St. north of Ste-Catherine (787m whole), Could 1 to Oct. 31
- De Castelnau St. E. in Villeray, from St-Denis St. to de Gaspé Ave. (220m), Could 8 to Oct. 10
- Bernard Ave. in Outremont, between Wiseman Ave. and Bloomfield Ave. (250m), Could 18 to Oct. 9
- Ste-Catherine St. E. within the Village, from St-Hubert St. to Papineau St. (950m), Could 19 to Oct. 16
- Mont-Royal Ave. in Plateau-Mont-Royal, from St-Laurent Blvd. to Fullum St. (2.3 km), Could 20 to Sept. 5
- St-Denis St. within the Quartier Latin, from Sherbrooke St. to de Maisonneuve Blvd., and Emery St. in its entirety (650m whole), from June 1 to Sept. 30
- Place du Marché-du-Nord on the Jean-Talon Market (341m), June 1 to Oct. 15
- Wellington St. in Verdun, from sixth Ave. to Régina St. (1.3 km), June 5 to Sept. 18
- Ontario St. E. in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, from Darling S. to Pie-IX Blvd. (800m), June 19 to Sept. 9
- Duluth Ave. E. in Plateau-Mont-Royal, from St-Laurent Blvd. to St-Hubert St. (735m), June 19 to Sept. 5
Full particulars of the 2023 road closings might be discovered at montreal.ca.
Seasonal pedestrianization initiatives are the results of collaboration between town, its boroughs, enterprise growth companies and retailers’ associations, in addition to native designers and companies. Borough-funded pedestrianization initiatives can be introduced at a later date.
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