Editorial: Montreal needs a 'traffic czar'

In April, the appointment of Pierre Lacasse as Montreal’s traffic spokesman was announced by Mayor Denis Coderre with great fanfare. 
Some dismissed it as a public relations exercise, a way for the city to deflect citizens’ frustrations with traffic chaos resulting from poorly co-ordinated roadwork. 
Perhaps, but there was — and is — a crying need for someone to ensure roadwork is better co-ordinated and properly marked, and that citizens are adequately informed