One of my teachers from high school took part in this documentary about this problem in Québec, it is worth a watch : www.telequebec.tv/programmatio...

I believe that the issue is the high school system versus CEGEP. In fact, about 70% of students from private high schools go to university, versus 10 % from public high schools. The division starts at 6th grade, not when a student starts CEGEP. This is what needs to be fixed.

To avoid this catch 22, the bus lane shortly ends before the intersection, so that the bus can cross straight at the same time as other traffic.

Since a bus signal is obligatory. The standards do not allow a bus to go straight at the same time as other general traffic to go straight, if the bus lane is situated in the extreme right. Therefore this would have severely limit the time that buses can cross. (2)

So I looked into it, and I was a little wrong. It’s only allowed if the bus basically has its own phase. A bus traffic signal are mandatory if the bus lane continues until the intersection. (1)

I know, it’s really sad. We really design to let car drivers be reckless, while all other users must use caution. The people at the MTMD are still very car centric.

Yes, but this is also not allowed, even with such a cycle, because sometimes users (pedestrians, vehicle operators), do not follow the signs.

It’s because the standards do not allow this if there is a sidewalk because then pedestrians won’t be visible from right turning vehicles if the reserved lane continues until the stop line.

Laval has one, where there is no sidewalk.

I can confirm that the MTMD does not allow this, because if the bus lane continues all the way into the intersection, it would block visibility of the crosswalk and pedestrians crossing would not be visible if a vehicle turns right.

It is only legal, if there is no crosswalk. Laval has one here :

Bicycle can take full lane.

Vidéo de la phasage normale :

Félicitations à @villedemontreal.montreal.ca pour cette mesure inclusive : à certaines intersections avec feux sonores, un appui prolongé sur le bouton piéton déclenche une phase protégée ou prolonge le temps de traverse.👏👣 #accessibilité #visionzero

Montréal est maintenant la 1ère ville en Amérique du Nord à avoir reçu le label "Bike City" de l'UCI! Ca veut dire qu'on accueille des événements cyclistes d'envergure, tout en développant le réseau cyclable du quotidien. Fierté!

illustration tirée du communiqué de presse de la stm

www.stm.info/en/press/pre...

J’ai tellement hâte, et le quartier en a tellement besoin.

They look so nice ! A much needed upgrade.

Heads:
HSR Song,
VTA,
Highway to Park,
Encinitas Pulls Bike Lane,
Highway Construction in Madera,
Fresno Loses Case Over Anti-Camping,
Gas Prices,
Classic Cars,
Tariffs Make Cars More Expensive,
Tariffs Make Bikes Expensive,
cal.streetsblog.org/2025/04/14/m...

it's cool to see translink, the mayors' council and access for everyone doing some self-advocacy to secure more frequent transit through ops funding.

in toronto, this doesn't happen. while some of our board cares about fixing funding, our ceo recently boasted about transit being packed 🙄

It's amazing how TTC can take down activists' signs showing better wayfinding in hours when their own outdated signs stay posted for months, even years. www.thestar.com/news/gta/way... @ttcriders.bsky.social

Advocates give TTC station a makeover to spur city to fund new wayfinding system

TTCriders says existing system has 'hodgepodge of signage' that needs updating

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

“Our public transit isn’t failing; it’s being intentionally starved.”

Pitch-perfect messaging and framing from @elisejoshi.bsky.social. Transit advocates everywhere: watch this video, learn from it, apply to your local contexts, repeat.

Within hours, TTC took down the signs installed by volunteers this morning.

We'd hoped our helpful suggestions would stick around to help riders navigate.

That's why we're asking Councillors to invest in the TTC's wayfinding strategy in the next budget: tttcriders.ca/wayfinding

Cette histoire a été montée de toute pièce par le maire d'Anjou Luis Miranda.

Que peut-on s'attendre d'un maire qui intimide les enfants qui viennent au conseil d'arrondissement?

Lui on s'y attend.

Mais que ce même mensonge soit repris par Soraya Martinez, c'est inacceptable.

#polmtl

Lotta big upgrades to the MTA's front-facing user experience in the last 12-18 months. Shows what the agency can do when the leadership isn't getting cycled out every ~nine months after a gubernatorial tantrum.