More than 35 Kilometres of Sidewalks Could Be Added to Gatineau

The City of Gatineau wishes to see more sidewalks and pedestrian crossings in its territory, from west to east.

Twenty-three years after the municipal merger, the City of Gatineau wants to correct the inequalities of development between its former areas. A new policy proposes to add about 35 kilometres of sidewalks where they are missing, for an estimated cost of $20 million over ten years. Before the merger, each former municipality had its own standards. For example, the local streets of Masson-Angers were often built without sidewalks, unlike those of …