The City of Montreal will build and upgrade 53 new bike routes to add another 59km of facilities to the bike-friendly city.
The $34 million boost includes new off-road paths and one- and two-way bike lanes.
The program is part of the city's four-year Vision Velo, which will run until 2027 and hopes to add 200 kilometres of bike lanes.
Associate councillor for active transport Marianne Giguere says Montreal has confirmed that its cycling network is a priority.
"We are pursuing our active mobility efforts to encourage people to get moving, to travel efficiently and enjoyably, while helping to make Montreal a carbon-neutral city by 2050," she says.
Meanwhile, Montreal has re-made 10 commercial arteries as pedestrian-only streets this northern hemisphere summer.
The closings are part of a three-year, $12 million municipal program that aims to lure pedestrian shoppers to commercial areas.
More than 8.3km of city streets are closed to traffic during the summer months — and in some cases, into the early weeks of Autumn.
Tourism Montreal expects Quebec’s biggest city to attract about 9.5 million visitors this year, up from about 8 million in 2022.
“Pedestrian streets have become a signature of the Montreal summer and a symbol of the dynamism of our commercial arteries,” mayor Valérie Plante said.
“Every year, pedestrianisation attracts thousands of families and visitors from here and abroad to our commercial arteries, thus contributing to the economic vitality of our neighbourhoods.”
The seasonal pedestrianisation projects are the result of collaboration between the city, its boroughs, business development corporations and merchants’ associations, as well as local designers and businesses.