World Car Free Day Several bus route modifications

Press release


 

World Car Free Day
Several bus route modifications

Montreal, 20 September 2004 –  As part of World Car Free Day on Wednesday, September 22, Montréal will close several streets to road traffic in the downtown and Plateau Mont-Royal areas to hold En ville sans ma voiture. As such, several bus routes will be modified throughout the day.

Downtown
In downtown Montréal, the 15 – Sainte-Catherine, including the nighttime 358 – Sainte-Catherine, will be rerouted between midnight and 11 p.m. for the site’s installation and dismantling.
The following bus routes will also be modified from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.:

  • 61 – Wellington;
  • 80 – Avenue du Parc;
  • 129 – C�te-Sainte-Catherine;
  • 168 – Cité-du-Havre.

Plateau Mont-Royal
In the Plateau district, the following bus routes will be modified between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.:

  • 11 – Montagne;
  • 14 – Amherst;
  • 97 – Mont-Royal.

When planning their transportation on this day, transit users should call A-U-T-O-B-U-S (288-6287) for schedule information at their stop. For any other information, they can call STM-INFO (786-4636). More useful information can also be found on the STM’s Website at www.stm.info.

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