Brent Toderian: “To use a technical term, it blew my mind,” said Vancouver’s former chief planner Brent Toderian…”They weren’t lazy about it—they didn’t just throw up barriers and ban cars. It might be the best bargain I’ve ever heard,” Toderian said. #Montreal www.theenergymix.com/montreal-add...

“To use a technical term, it blew my mind,” said Vancouver’s former chief planner Brent Toderian…”They weren’t lazy about it—they didn’t just throw up barriers and ban cars. It might be the best bargain I’ve ever heard,” Toderian said. #Montreal www.theenergymix.com/montreal-add...

Montreal Adds Nine More Car-Free Streets after ‘Mind Blowing’ Successwww.theenergymix.com Four years after Montreal decided to make a 2.5-kilometre stretch of a busy downtown artery car-free every summer, the transformation continues to receive rave reviews from users and local businesses.

I really wish we could get the political will in Winnipeg to make change like this happen. It's not even that I want to emulate a city that's as far ahead of us as Montreal. I just want visible progress of any kind, but instead we're spending billions widening routes to literally gain a few seconds.

I live near one of the pedestrianized streets, and it's a wonderful initiative. Sure, there have been growing pains, esp in the trendiest neighborhoods, over the years, but it's really becoming part of the city summer culture.

My dream is that they eventually get rid of Lake Shore Drive in Chicago

It's nice to read something good about this....it seems like every one in Montreal wants the mayor's head for making these changes!

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I just love to see more examples of the joy that taking streets back from cars can bring.

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can't wait for my trip coming up in August!

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