Montreal approves $1.4-billion plan to buy 967 STM buses

Attention, transit sardines: More buses are on the way.
The city of Montreal on Wednesday approved a plan to buy 967 new buses for the Société de transport de Montréal.
The executive committee passed a bylaw that allows the STM to borrow up to $1.4 billion over the next five years to finance the purchase of the new vehicles.
Between 2019 and 2024, the transit authority plans to buy:929 regular-sized hybrid buses.
34 regular-sized all-electric buses.
Four smaller, all-electri