The city of Montreal shared the names of seven streets that will be pedestrianized during the summer months.
City adds stretch of Villeray Street to usual roster, but no more St-Denis Street
CBC News · Posted: May 26, 2026 10:37 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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Wellington Street in Verdun is among the streets that will be closed to vehicles this summer. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press)
The city of Montreal shared the names of seven streets that will be pedestrianized during the summer months.
On top of the usual suspects — Ste-Catherine Street E., Mont-Royal Avenue, etc. — the city is adding a stretch of Villeray Street in the Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough to its pedestrian-only roster.
The city says close to seven kilometres of roads across six boroughs will be pedestrianized this year.
They comprise of the following areas:
Mont-Royal Avenue between St-Laurent Boulevard and Resther Street from May 28-Oct. 12 and between Resther Street and De Lorimier Avenue from May 28-Sept. 7.Duluth Avenue between St-Laurent Boulevard and St-Hubert Street from June 18-Oct. 12.Ontario Street E. between Pie-XI Boulevard and Darling Street from June 18-Oct. 12.Bernard Avenue between Wiseman and Bloomfield avenues from June 20-Sept. 14.Wellington Street between 6th Avenue and Régina Street from June 15-Sept. 14.Ste-Catherine Street E. between St-Hubert Street and Papineau Avenue from May 15-Oct. 12.Villeray Street between Berri Street and De Gaspé–Henri-Julien Lane from June 8-Aug. 17.
Last year, parts of de Castelnau Street E. and St-Denis Street were pedestrianized, but the city opted against blocking vehicle access to those streets this summer.
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