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Tag: Public Transit
New Rates for Public Transit in Montreal as of October
Some Montreal transit fares will be going up as of October 1st. After a few months of record low ridership on the Metro and bus […]
COVID-19: Montreal Schools Will Only Re-Open in the Fall, Quebec Will Help Provide Masks
Quebec Premier François Legault is in Montreal today. Speaking alongside Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante, Quebec’s National Director for Public Health Horacio Arruda, Public Health Regional […]
Fare Jumping Is Not a Threat to Public Safety But Some Montreal Metro Security Guards Are
Last week we learned that Montreal’s transit authority, the STM, wants its security guards to have more “police-like powers” (whatever that means) despite recent incidents […]
Montreal Versus Quebec: The Next Great Political Battle
Quebec City versus Ottawa. Quebec’s provincial government versus Canada’s federal one. It’s the sometimes amicable rivalry, sometimes bitter fight that has dominated our politics for […]
No Mountain Shortcut by Car This Summer: A Needed Change That Should Go All The Way
The Plante Administration really isn’t wasting much time implementing their election promises. The pit bull ban is gone, so is the Formula E, and now […]
Unknown Montreal Bus Driver May be the First Casualty of C-62
On Friday morning, transit users stood at stops along the 80 du Parc South route wearing surgical masks and other face coverings to protest recently […]
The STM’s Fines Aren’t Just Annoying, They’re a Human Rights Violation
For over a decade, the primary focus of the Montreal Transit System (STM)’s security efforts has been to catch and fine fare dodgers. Yesterday, one […]
Finally Got to Ride the New Montreal Metro: Azur Review
With all the bad news coming down the wire in the past week I was looking for something positive to report on. Thursday night I […]
New Montreal Metro cars: accordion-style, more room and a bunch of TVs and cameras
The new Montreal Metro cars are here, well, not quite here, they’re at the Bombardier factory in La Pocatière. While we’ll have to wait until […]