We always have in mind this cohabitation, how do we coexist together?" said Mayor Valerie Plante. "Ultimately if we want to have more people using their bikes, if we want to have less people in their cars in the city, well ultimately we need to do the changes that are necessary. In all cases these lanes will consist of two lanes for bicycles and will be somewhat isolated from car traffic, being separated by a concrete curb and a row of parked cars, or in quieter areas by paint and bollards. In several years Montreal hopes to have 17 separate bike routes that will span 184 km of streets, from the eastern tip of the island to the West Island. The lanes added in the next two years will be along five axes in the core of the city, and will eventually connect to one another in what the city is calling the Express Bicycle Network, or REV (Reseau Express Velo). The city of Montreal will add 26 km of bike lanes over the next two years as part of its plan to make bicycling safer.
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