Sherbrooke Street Bike Path

Why a bike path on Sherbrooke street?

• Many destinations (groceries, shops, restaurants, campuses, daycares, clinics, offices)
• Used by many people who ride bikes
• High number of cyclist injuries
• Most of the Bixi stations are on Sherbrooke st. in NDG
• Crosses 4 communities (NDG, Westmount, Downtown, MHM)
• De Maisonneuve bike path is already at capacity downtown
• Many students bike to campuses on Sherbrooke (Concordia University Loyola Campus, McGill University, UQAM, Collège de Montréal, Collège de Maisonneuve)

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High cyclist injuries on Sherbrooke in NDG (Source)

and Sherbrooke downtown (Source)

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One of the most cycled streets in NDG (Source)

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Most Bixi stations are on Sherbrooke

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Proposals

• In NDG most of Sherbrooke has a dangerous 1/2 lane for passing, repurpose that space for a bike path and move it near the sidewalk
• One bike lane each in each direction with the flow of traffic
• Parking would be preserved and would separate the moving cars from cyclists

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Comparing Sherbrooke & new Bloor bike path

Downtown

NDG

Park side

More photos

Benefits

• Reduce dooring injuries
• Reduce car collisions with people riding bikes
• Reduce car driver anxiety as cyclists will be out of the way
• Safer for All Ages & Abilities (AAA)
• Promote cycling for short errands instead of using the car
• Overall total sales improve for merchants (Refer to similar Bloor St. pilot project)
• In a car you’re zooming by the shops – bad for business, on two wheels your a window shopper and can stop on a dime.

Success stories

The Park(ing) Day on Sherbrooke st.

NYC

“Data showed that parking protected bike lanes produced economic, mobility and safety benefits. Crashes went down 48%. Retail sales went up almost 49%. Cars had dedicated turning lanes, so the traffic processed much better and bikes had dedicated bikes lanes. It was a win for business, it was a win for drivers, it was a win for people on foot and a win for people on two wheels.”