November 8, 2021 - (Montreal, Que.) Incumbent, Valérie Plante, claimed a resounding victory on Nov. 7 for a second term as Mayor of Montreal. Promising to make it a greener city, she plans to pour additional money into public transit, and expand the city’s network of bike lanes.
During her first term, Plante added 400km of bike lanes including the popular REV bike path, and says she wants to continue to make Canada’s second-largest city the envy of the entire world where “… green spaces are many and transit is diversified.” Plante intends to invest $1 billion in public transit.
The leader of Projet Montréal led her main rival and predecessor, Denis Coderre, by more than 13 percentage points, with 52 per cent of the vote. Projet Montréal also obtained a majority, winning 35 of Montreal’s 65 council seats, up two seats from 2017.
Read more at CBC.ca here.
The Montreal Gazette here.
Future of Montreal’s Active Mobility here.
The MTL Blog here.