More room for active and public transit on Rue Saint-Urbain

Last updated June 17, 2025

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Starting this fall, Rue Saint-Urbain will be transformed to offer residents a newly configured shared road. With the addition of a reserved bus lane during peak morning hours and a protected bike path, travel on the road will be made safer and more efficient.

Once the work is completed, Rue Saint-Urbain will offer improved connectivity between institutions, parks, and the other active and public transit corridors, regardless of your mode of transport.

Everything you need to know about the project 

When

Start of work: June 2025
End of work: December 2025

Where

On Rue Saint-Urbain between Avenue Bernard and Rue Milton (3 km)

What

Transformation of the bike lane into a protected bike path in the southbound direction.
Addition of a reserved bus lane during peak morning hours: Monday to Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in the southbound direction.
Addition of bus platforms.
Relocation of reserved parking spaces on cross streets, notably for deliveries and for people with limited mobility.
Road marking and installation of bollards and concrete curbs.
Relocation of the bus stops, placing them after the intersections to make travel more efficient.
Upgrading of traffic lights.

Why

Improve safety for cyclists and pedestrians by helping ease traffic and making intersections safer.
Make public transit more efficient by improving the flow of traffic at peak morning hours.
Facilitate access to several establishments, including childcare centres, schools, stores and restaurants.
Ensure improved connectivity between the Plateau-Mont-Royal and downtown, year-round.
Ease car traffic.

Car traffic

Transformation of a traffic lane into a reserved bus lane during peak morning hours from Monday to Friday. This lane will remain accessible to traffic for all vehicles outside of these peak morning hours.

Parking

Removal of on-street parking on the west side.
From mid-June, 251 of the 257 on-street parking spaces reserved for residents (residents-only stickers) located on the west side of Rue Saint-Urbain, between Avenue Bernard and Rue Milton, will be relocated to the east side as well as to the surrounding streets: Rue Clark, Rue Bagg, Avenue de l’Esplanade, Rue Guilbault Ouest, Rue Sainte-Famille, Rue Sewell and Avenue Waverly.
Loading zones, delivery areas, the Communauto area and areas for people with reduced mobility will be relocated nearby.