STM has Already Messed Up their Network Redesign
If there's one thing to note about STM, it's that they rarely change routes. While there has been lots of growth in Montreal in the past decade, and travel patterns have quickly changed, there has been only one major reorganization in that time frame. So when STM announced that they were planning a full network redesign, noting the openings of both REM and the Blue Line, there was hope that the network would be filled it. Not long however, though, progress was stalled. Earlier this week, the sector redesign for Île-des-Soeurs was released, as the island's new REM has an imminent opening. I was excited, as there had been lots of public participation, and the simple layout of this sector should have made the task relatively straight-forward. However, reviewing the plan, I find it is way too complicated, and there will be lots of confusion on day one. If this was the product that the planners developed on such a simple sector, I'm very concerned about the rest of the net...