STM

• Montreal metro gets new security plan amid rise in safety concerns

  Montreal's transit authority is deploying special constables and other safety employees in teams of four to monitor the 10 stations where riders have most reported feeling unsafe.

  Canada

  Apr 10
  
• Montreal advocates call for increased public transit funding

  Various public interest groups released a plan they claim could generate up to $900 million a year in new funding.

  Canada

  Feb 15
  
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• Driver crashes car through brick wall of Montreal transit authority garage

  Police say a car was speeding down a cul de sac in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough when it jumped the curb, tore through a fence, and smashed into an STM garage.

  Crime

  Dec 20, 2023
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• Montreal metro gets more tailored teams for police patrols

  In January, the city's civilian mobile psychosocial intervention teams will start patrolling the metro taking care of vulnerable people before their situation becomes an emergency.

  Canada

  Nov 23, 2023
• Montreal, Quebec lawmakers divided over transit funding

  There is a deep divide between municipal and provincial lawmakers about how the operating deficits of the public transit agencies in greater Montreal should be funded.

  Canada

  Oct 27, 2023
• Public transit agencies seeking more money from Quebec government

  Operators of the transit authorities say higher costs and ridership numbers that remain below pre-pandemic levels make it very difficult for them to maintain a balanced budget.

  Canada

  Oct 20, 2023
• Montreal STM officers could soon be equipped with pepper gel weapons

  The STM's special constables already carry telescopic batons, but the authority says the gel would be a better de-escalation tool during interventions involving people in crisis.

  Crime

  Oct 4, 2023
• Metro’s blue line expansion once again delayed

  The winning bidder will be announced next year. The blue line is now set to start running in 2030. The delay is disappointing for merchants banking on the project.

  Traffic

  Sep 26, 2023
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• 100 mature trees to be cut down in Montreal to make way for Pie-IX rapid bus lane

  The STM and the City of Montreal are facing growing criticism for the decision, which environmentalists and opposition councillors say sets a dangerous precedent.

  Canada

  Aug 17, 2023
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• ‘We can’t pay for it’: Public transit users decry looming rate hikes in Montreal

  A single adult ticket for the bus and metro on the island of Montreal is increasing to $3.75, a $0.25 increase or seven per cent jump, starting in July.

  Canada

  Jun 27, 2023