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Bus priority February 11, 2009
Montréal already features 18 reserved lanes where buses have priority and traffic flows more smoothly. But why stop there? In cooperation with the city of Montréal, the STM will expand the length of its reserved lanes from 84.2 to more than 350 kilometres, a five-fold increase in corridors where buses have priority.
And that’s not all: a series of measures will be introduced to make our bus network more reliable, on-time and up to 15% to 30% faster to better compete with cars.
These new bus priority measures will make travelling by bus easier:
- Introducing more bus routes with a limited number of stops for faster travel times (such as the 467 Express Saint-Michel)
- Introducing reserved lanes such as those on Saint-Michel, Beaubien and Rosemont roads
- Introducing bus rapid transit services, such as those on Pie-IX and Henri-Bourassa boulevards
- Extending the green light to allow buses through the intersection
- Extending the green light after passengers have boarded
- Introducing a bus priority signal at traffic lights to allow buses to leave before other vehicles such as those on Saint-Michel, Beaubien and Rosemont corridors
- Improved signage for rapid bus services
Learn more about Bus priority:
The new bus fleet February 11, 2009
By investing in its bus fleet, the STM is helping to promote public transportation use, which is more environmentally friendly and less stressful than driving a car around town.
By the end of 2009, the STM will have taken delivery of 350 new buses and, by 2011, some 1,000 new buses, including 202 articulated ones, will have expanded and rejuvenated the STM bus fleet, raising the number of buses to more than 1,800.
These new buses will enable the STM to expand its service: 100,000 hours of service have already been added in 2008, and 1,100 additional departures were scheduled during rush hour on the network’s busiest routes since the beginning of 2009. In all, the STM plans on adding 220,000 hours of service during the year.
As a result, more buses, some of them having more room inside, will be at your stop more often. Good enough reasons to convince more Montréalers to gradually change their habits, from using their car to using public transit. Once or twice a week is enough to help maintain an environmental balance.
Psst! Keep an eye on our buses’ new colours, as they are representative of our Society in Motion.
Learn more about the new bus fleet :
The metro’s new cars February 11, 2009
Better performance, better reliability and more eco-friendly than ever, the new metro cars will take the tracks by storm in fall 2011, before 342 new cars are gradually introduced into service starting in 2013. They will replace first-generation cars acquired in the 1960s, each one having travelled some 3.5 million kilometres, equal to circling the Earth more than 80 times!
Improved design, considerably more space and room to move—the open concept throughout the length of the train allowing passengers to move easily from one car to the next—smoother ride, more comfortable seats, superior lighting and public address systems are some of the main features on the next generation of metro cars.
Because they are more spacious than standard metro cars and they run more often, the new cars will reduce both waiting and travel times. What better way to serve our ever-growing passenger base.
Learn more about The metro’s new cars :
- Transports Québec
- The metro’s new cars
- David Gentile’s topo – Radio-Canada (in french only)
- For the MPM-10 technical specifications: click here
OPUS cards February 11, 2009
With the new OPUS card, every transit fare one might need, whether these are STM, ATM, STL, RTL or RTC fares, can safely be charged on a single card.
Rechargeable as early as the 20th of the previous month, smartcards help you save time. And because they are so durable, they also help you protect the environment.
In addition, you can register your OPUS card, so that if your card is lost or stolen, you can recover the card’s fare balance and load it onto a new card.
Thanks to its leading-edge technology, OPUS cards also give you access to personalized discounts, annual subscriptions, preferred rates, exclusive promotional offers and so much more.
