Making Montreal streets people-friendly takes priority over pothole patching

After spending the last several years focusing on patching potholes and maintaining the surface of its 4,000-kilometre network of crumbling roads, Montreal is shifting its roadwork strategy, putting more money into developing citizen-friendly roadways.
In an overview of the city’s transport and infrastructure programs Thursday, city officials said the emphasis for the 2019-2021 capital works program will go toward changes that will affect the day-to-day living of residents: wider sidewalks