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Parc-Extension’s parking troubles escalate as legal action challenges Montreal’s bike path policies
The parking saga in Parc-Extension, which our newspaper has extensively covered over the years, is evolving into a city-wide controversy. What began as a localized issue in this densely populated neighbourhood is now expanding into other boroughs, drawing greater...
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City Councillor Mary Deros Criticizes Sudden Change in Planned Bike Path
In the heart of Montreal's Parc-Extension neighborhood, a sudden change in a planned bike path has stirred concern and frustration among local residents and their representatives. Park-Ex News recently learned from City Councilor Mary Deros that the city has...
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Parking vs. Pedals: Parc-Extension’s battle over bike lanes leads to vandalism
Our neighborhood of Park-Extension continues to be a battleground for residents, cyclists, and city planners as opposition to the removal of parking spaces intensifies. The controversial move to eliminate 250 parking spots in favor of new bike lanes has...
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Some Park-Exers gear up for showdown over bicycle path construction
The controversy surrounding the removal of 250 parking spaces in Park Extension to make way for new bicycle paths has gripped the community's attention for quite some time. While the borough's mayor has vowed to push forward with the...
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Park-Extension Residents Express Concerns as Bike Lanes Displace Parking Spaces
A group of concerned citizens from Park-Extension gathered at 407 Ogilvy's second floor, numbering over 100 individuals. They anxiously awaited the announcement from public servants representing the City of Montreal. The news they received was disheartening - the borough...
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Increase in fires caused by lithium-ion batteries
The City of Montreal has observed a dramatic rise in the number of fires caused by lithium-ion batteries over the past year. This phenomenon could be attributed to the growing popularity of electric bikes and scooters that are more...
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Montreal will crack down harder on illegally parked vehicles
In addition to issuing a statement of offense to motorists parked on bike paths, officers from the Sustainable Mobility Agency will be able to have illegally parked vehicles towed away.For a crowded borough like Park Extension a cyclist’s life...
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Residents react to traffic appeasement plan
A step in the right direction but key aspects still missingLast week, the borough released the first draft of the traffic appeasement plan for Park Ex and asked residents to weigh in with their comments and suggestions as part...
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Spring clean-up starts in Park-Ex
Weekly parking restrictions in effect since Apr. 1As the weather warms and the ice thaws, the spring brings people back outside and offers a much-needed reprieve from the cold. Unfortunately, it also means all the trash that has accumulated...
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Four seasons on two wheels
Free winter biking workshop in Jarry Park this SaturdayAtelier Culture Vélo will host a free winter biking workshop in Jarry Park this Saturday for anyone interested in winter cycling but may not know how to get started. There are...
