Renewed calls to remove Terrebonne bike path in NDG amid parking and traffic concerns [Video]

Residents are once again calling for the removal of the bike path along Terrebonne Street in NDG to be taken down because of disruptions to traffic and parking.

St-Monica’s Parish, located on Terrebonne Street, has seen a 30 per cent drop in attendance in the last year, and the church blames the bike paths on both sides of the street and its transformation into a one-way street.

“We’ve had zero weddings this year during the wedding season, and we’ve had zero funerals during the year since,” said church warden Paul Wong.

Resident Nora Kelly is a cyclist who uses bike paths to get to the West Island and the downtown core but refuses to use the Terrebonne bike path.

“I do not want to be counted as one accepting this plan,” she explained.

When the borough first installed the bike path four years ago, the backlash was so strong that …