This has been named a Transit Priority Project. Looking over the first 1.75 km of the plans, the section between, Hemlock and Cote, for transit improvements. Here are my findings:
- St. Laurent already has formalized bike lanes north of Montreal Road.
- Stops north of Meadow Park removed. Leaves about 330 metres between SB stops.
- NEW Crosswalk added between bus stops north of Karen, accessing Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church.
- Landscaping (trees) removed from the high-rise buildings at Dunbarton/Brittany @ St. Laurent.
- NB left-turn lane onto Dunbarton lengthened. No buses use Dunbarton.
- Road widened between 505 and 520 St. Laurent (location 10+820) resulting in a longer crosswalk.
- Double-lane, NB from Montreal is extended about 75 metres.
- SB bus stop moved to south (far-side) of Montreal.
- Pads for shelters are shown for NB and SB bus stops at Montreal Road, but actual shelters are not mentioned.
- Right-turn slip-lanes added from NB St. Laurent to EB Montreal and WB Montreal to NB St. Laurent.
- Montreal Road to get the same ‘Complete Street’ make-over.
- SB right-turn lane onto Morin removed leaving no SB bus stop for almost 2 km!
- NB left-turn lane onto WB Montreal extended about 45 metres.
- The sections of treed boulevard south of Camil are removed.
- The NB bus stop in front of the school has been removed, leaving 330 metres between Noranda and Clarke.
- There should be a crosswalk at the north access to the school, with a bus stop on either side, replacing the Noranda stop.
- NB right-turn lane onto Clarke has been removed.
- SB right-turn lane onto Cote has been removed.
I see nothing that is a real benefit for transit. This portion is not for transit, but is for cycle infrastructure, primarily convert bike lanes into segregated cycle tracks. There are improvements, south of Montreal Road for cycling, but transit appears worse.