Montreal is probably the most bikefriendly big city in North America, and since my last visit there seven years ago, it's just gotten better. So what's different? According to one local, it's one thing: Incrementalism.

Big thanks to Paige Saunders for sharing his wisdom (and his video skills) in this video. Make sure to check out his great channel    / @paigemtl  

Another big thanks this week to UMX or Urban Mobility Explained, powered by EIT Urban Mobility, the sponsor of this video. They have a great channel that offers ideas, innovations and solutions for urban mobility around the world. Please check out their channel:    / channel  

0:00 Introduction
2:28 Building a backbone
4:05 Evolving bike lanes
4:42 Changing the public discourse
6:22 Intermission: Montreal screw up 1
7:16 Changing streets away from the car/carfree dichotomy
8:44 Rethinking the allocation of space
9:58 Listening to pedestrians and cyclists
11:30 Intermission: Montreal screw up 2
12:12 Rebuilding with pedestrians in mind
13:49 The big picture

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• Here's the winter bike I'm riding these days: https://bit.ly/2PhqUqF
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• Vaude Cover II Rain Poncho (for higherend, try Cleverhood or People’s Poncho): https://amzn.to/3jLkift
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• Peak Design phone case (the one I use, paired with the Peak Design phone mount): https://amzn.to/3HGM0FU

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