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Here are the Montreal streets that will be pedestrian-only during the summer

The list of pedestrian-only streets is pretty similar from year to year, but it gives people a sense of when they'll need to adjust their commutes and when they'll be able to explore parts of the city without having to share the road with vehicles.

Pedestrian-only zones add up to about 7 kms of road

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People walking on the street.
Wellington Street is one of eight streets that will be pedestrian-only during the summer period. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press)

Montreal unveiled a list of eight streets that will be pedestrianized during the summer period.

The list is pretty similar from year to year, but it gives residents and tourists a sense of when they can roam in the middle of the street while exploring the city on foot or when they might need to adjust their commute. The City of Montreal said the pedestrianization of these streets will make it easier for people to access more than 1,300 businesses.

In total, a little more than seven kilometres of roads will be pedestrianized.

Here are the eight areas to keep in mind: 

  • Mount Royal Avenue between Saint-Denis Street and de Lorimier Avenue from May 26 to Sept. 4, between Saint-Denis Street and Saint-Laurent Boulevard from May 26 to Oct. 16 and between Saint-Laurent Boulevard and Saint-Hubert Street from June 16 to Oct. 16. 
  • Duluth Avenue East between Saint-Laurent Boulevard and Saint-Hubert Street from June 16 to Oct. 16.
  • Wellington Street between 6th Avenue and Regina Street from June 2 to Sept. 19. 
  • Sainte-Catherine Street East between Saint-Hubert Street and Papineau Avenue (this will include a smaller stretch of road on Saint-Christophe Street) from May 15 to Oct. 14. 
  • Saint-Denis Street from Sherbrooke Street to Sainte-Catherine and Émery streets as well as between Sanguinet and Saint-Denis streets from June 14 to Sept. 15. 
  • Ontario Street East between Pie-IX Boulevard and Darling Street from June 16 to Sept. 12.
  • Bernard Avenue between Wiseman and Bloomfield avenues from May 24 to Sept. 21.
  • de Castelnau Street East between Saint-Denis Street and de Gaspé Avenue from May 12 to Nov. 7. 

In its news release, the City of Montreal also pointed out that other streets could be pedestrianized, but that's up to each borough. 

For example, Place du Marché-du-Nord, which is where the Jean-Talon Market is located, will be pedestrian-only Thursday to Sunday from June 5 to Oct. 19 between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.

In the Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough, Monkland Avenue will be pedestrian-only between Girouard and Melrose avenues from Aug. 21 to Aug. 24. It'll be the same for Lacombe Avenue between Côte-des-Neiges Road and Gatineau Avenue between Sept. 11 and Sept. 14.

One notable omission is the St. Hubert Plaza. It was pedestrian-only last summer, but that won't be the case this year. 

Written by Antoni Nerestant

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