MobilisAction-Lachine
MobilisAction Lachine aims to encourage Lachine residents to adopt new sustainable mobility habits by introducing them to a range of transportation alternatives to the car-solo, building on existing initiatives and proposing new ones.
Grant $25,000
Category Mobility
Type NPO
Organization Groupe de recommandations et d’actions pour un meilleur environnement (GRAME)
Year 2023
Status In progress
4
Workshops and 3 kiosks organized during summer-fall 2024.
1
Methodology for a complete diagnosis of the travel habits of accompanied households (2 meetings, 1 questionnaire and an analysis grid), co-created with the support of MOBA.
3
Electrically-assisted bicycles purchased for loan to accompanied citizens, and general insurance modified to cover this type of activity.
1
Partnership with Communauto to help accompanied households try car-sharing at no cost – 20 subscriptions and 20 x $1,000 use credits for 6 months.
1
Test bike repair workshop during summer 2024.
Anticipating population growth in Lachine
Accompanying the transition to sustainable mobility
Lachine is one of the Montreal boroughs whose population is set to grow the most (nearly 50% by 2040), mainly with the future Lachine-Est Ecoquartier. Paradoxically, it is also one of Montreal’s most heavily motorized areas. This context represents a challenge in terms of sustainable mobility, but also an enormous opportunity.
To reduce the importance of the car, personalized promotional campaigns are needed, inspired in particular by Lyon’s demotorization project. They are designed to have a significant impact on the mobility habits of current residents and new arrivals to the district, many of whom will be investing in the Ecoquartier.
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Quote from the GRAME team
At GRAME, we don’t believe that the limitations of public transit are necessarily obstacles to sustainable mobility, but rather an opportunity to maximize the supply of alternative transportation. Our Bon mouv’ project, made possible thanks to the support of funding bodies such as the Climate Fund, enables us to introduce Lachine’s population to this alternative offer, and to promote its development and adoption in the area.
Marie Huet
Sustainable mobility project manager at GRAME
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