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Third bus line gets wheelchair access<\/em><\/h2>\n

By Robert Frank<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Little progress has been made in enforcing reserved handicapped parking at Laval Metro stations.<\/p>\n

In April, The Suburban<\/em> reported that motorists routinely occupy reserved but poorly marked handicapped parking spots there.<\/p>\n

Last week, Laval resident Bruce Alan Gordon, who first reported the persistent problem, told the newspaper that there has been no effort to restore faded markings, paint the pavement in the handicapped spaces blue and make signage more conspicuous.<\/p>\n

\u201cI confirm that nothing has been done with the handicapped parking spaces,\u201d Gordon said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSadly, I do not think that this was taken seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n

Municipal and police officials told The Suburban<\/em> that there is a limit to what the city can do to improve the situation for mobility challenged Metro users, because the stations\u2019 parking lots instead fall under the ambit of Agence m\u00e9tropoliaine de transport<\/em> (AMT), the Montreal region transit authority.<\/p>\n

Meantime, the city\u2019s public transit authority, Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 de transport de Laval<\/em> (STL), continued to improve handicapped access by making a third bus line wheelchair-accessible.<\/p>\n

Since last month, commuters who rely on wheelchairs and scooters to get around can board the number 20 bus at any time of day.<\/p>\n

The line brings Chomedey residents to the Cartier Metro station. Last November, STL made its number 39 and number 60 bus lines\u00a0wheelchair accessible.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOur goal is to gradually extend\u00a0this service to all the bus lines on our network, by increasing the number of buses with front-end access ramps,\u201d STL chairman David de Cotis said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The service requires the mobility challenged commuter to enter and exit the bus by themselves or with the help of a companion.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor safety reasons, drivers are not allowed to leave their seat, so this service will be used as a complement to our paratransit service,\u201d added de Cotis,\u00a0who also serves as vice-chairman of the city\u2019s executive committee. \u201cPeople\u00a0who require assistance will\u00a0need to take this into consideration and opt for the type of transit that best suits their needs.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Some stops are not amenable to embarking or disembarking the wheelchairs and other mobility devices. STL encouraged users to plan their route in advance of traveling. To help them do so, it has provided a list of which stops are accessible is available on a helpful English-language page on its web site, located at: www.stl.laval.qc.ca\/en\/bus\/regular-network-accessible-stops\/<\/a><\/p>\n

A detailed user guide to the service is also available by calling STL\u2019s customer service line at [450] 688-6520.<\/p>\n

\"Montmorency<\/a><\/p>\n

Can you see the handicapped parking signage?<\/b><\/div>\n
Neither do most motorists who arrive at Concorde Metro station.<\/b><\/div>\n
Bruce Alan Gordon wants it better marked\u2014including painting parking spots blue.<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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