Guide: 2018 Sustainable Communities Awards project guide: Transportation – Montreal
TRANSPORTATION
The City of Montreal, QC, won a 2018 Sustainable Communities Award for their innovative program of small-scale, community-led projects that encourage active transportation. This guide is based on their experience and explains how to develop a high-quality sustainability project. It’s designed for municipal staff and decision makers, and contains award-winning strategies and questions to help your community get started on your own initiative. Discover best practices that can help your municipality:
- Use small-scale projects to meet larger goals
- Encourage walking and biking
- Calm traffic and improve pedestrian safety
- Build structures for recreation and social interaction
- Collaborate with community councils and residents
- Build in phases to improve projects over time
Want to learn more about this award-winning project? Read the case study
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