City renews funding for 9 Montreal pedestrian streets through 2027

The City of Montreal has announced a $12-million investment in the seasonal transformation of 9 streets into pedestrian-only zones through 2027.

The funding ceiling for pedestrian streets is also increasing from $375,000 to $700,000, and Mont-Royal Avenue and Wellington and Ontario streets will boost their budgets accordingly in 2025.

9 pedestrian-only streets in Montreal through 2027

1. Mont-Royal From St-Laurent to St-Denis, St-Denis to de Lorimier
2. Wellington From 6th Avenue to Régina
3. Ste-Catherine From St-Hubert to Papineau
4. Ontario E. From Pie-IX to Darling
5. Duluth E. From St-Laurent to St-Hubert
6. St-Denis (as well as Emery Street) From Sherbrooke to de Maisonneuve
7. Bernard From Wiseman to Bloomfield
8. De Castelnau E. From St-Denis to de Gaspé
9. Plaza St-Hubert From Bellechasse to Jean-Talon

The streets that were selected are the most successful pedestrianization projects, which will no longer need to re-qualify annually for funding.

As Montreal city councillor Alia Hassan-Cournol said, “Pedestrianized streets are now part of Montreal’s DNA.”

Les piétonisations de rues font désormais partie de l’ADN de Montréal.

En étroite collaboration avec l’ @ASDCM, nous bonifions et pérennisions le programme pour donner plus de marge de manœuvre aux SDC et association de commerçants et encore + d’animation sur nos rues #polmtl https://t.co/8E4ulszNVY

— Alia Hassan-Cournol (@Alia_HassanCour) September 21, 2024

This investment is a renewal of the funding that City Hall set aside for the pedestrianization of Montreal commercial arteries in 2022, which also covered a three-year period.

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