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Abandoned in 1959 to make way for more modern and mobile buses, tramways have been revived as ideas in spurts over the last 20 years by local and provincial politicians, but never came to fruition.

When in opposition, Projet Montréal proposed a vast tramway system across the island. Around the same time, former mayor Gérald Tremblay proposed trams on Côte-des-Neiges Rd., Parc Ave., in Old Montreal and in Griffintown.

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When she came to power, Mayor Valérie Plante pledged to work toward a new Pink Line extension of the métro, which would include a surface métro that could be served by a tramway.

Now, two new promises to build tramways on the island are being studied by transit planners.

During the election campaign, the Coalition Avenir Québec promised a tramway to link the east end of the Island to the downtown core. When it formed the government, the CAQ mandated the Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain to study the dossier. In June, the CAQ pledged to build a second tramway on the island to link Lachine to the downtown core.