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The Suburban (Jeremey Zafran)
Beaconsfield residents challenge STM’s proposed Montrose bus route Some residents of Beaconsfield, Quebec are opposing the Société de transport de Montréal’s (STM) plan to reroute a peak-hour bus (the 211X) down Montrose Avenue as part of a transit network redesign.
Neighbours say Montrose is too narrow and worry a bus would be unsafe for pedestrians and cars, and there’s concern that the change doesn’t serve key local destinations as the previous route did. They’ve raised these issues publicly and are pushing back against the proposal.
CTV News Montreal (Laurence Brisson Dubreuil)
West Island bus-route revamp raising concerns among residentsMontreal’s public transit agency, the Société de transport de Montréal (STM), is redesigning bus routes on the West Island to better connect with the new Réseau express métropolitain (REM) network.
However, some residents in communities such as Dorval, Beaconsfield and Lachine are concerned the changes will reduce service to familiar destinations, force buses onto quiet residential streets and make some trips less convenient. They’ve raised their worries with local officials as the STM moves forward with the plan.
The Montreal Gazette (Jason Magder)
Beaconsfield residents oppose new bus route on their streetSome residents in Beaconsfield, Quebec are opposing a planned change to the STM bus network that would reroute the 211X bus along Montrose Avenue, a quiet residential street.
They say the street is too narrow for buses, worry about safety and traffic impacts, and believe the new routing doesn’t serve local destinations as well as previous service did. Neighbours are calling on the transit agency to reconsider the plan.
CBC News Quebec (Rowan Kennedy)
Not everyone in Beaconsfield, Que., on board with the STM’s bus network changesMontreal’s transit agency is giving its bus network a makeover, but not all residents living in Beaconsfield, Que., are happy about it.
A petition is circulating calling on the agency to reconsider some of the changes that would push some bus routes into residential areas.