The City of Montreal has launched a new online platform providing public access to bicycle traffic data collected across the city’s cycling network.
The centralized system compiles information from more than 90 bike counters installed throughout Montreal, allowing users to view traffic volumes, average daily usage and the busiest cycling routes in one place. The data will be updated daily through the city’s open data portal.
The initiative is part of Montreal’s broader effort to modernize mobility planning and improve access to public data. City officials say the platform will help planners better understand cycling trends, monitor seasonal variations and evaluate the impact of infrastructure projects.
Montreal has relied on bicycle counters for more than a decade to track the growth of active transportation. The city is now transitioning to newer non-intrusive counting systems mounted on existing structures, replacing older counters embedded in roadways that required more extensive installation and maintenance work.
The platform also integrates historical data from older counters still in operation while adding information from newly deployed equipment across the network.
Officials say the long-term goal is to expand the system to include pedestrian traffic data and provide a more complete picture of how public spaces are being used across the city.
