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There will be a protected bicycle path on de Maisonneuve Blvd. near the Vendôme métro station this year, Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough mayor Russell Copeman said.

It won’t, however, be the permanent solution for the area known as the Vendôme danger zone because of the number of possible confrontations between cars, buses, pedestrians and cyclists.

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“I don’t think a permanent solution will be in place for this cycling season, and so the borough, with the co-operation of centre city, is putting in place a temporary solution,” Copeman said. “The exact configuration has not yet been determined.”

Copeman said either at next month’s borough council meeting or the subsequent one, he will propose parking be eliminated from the south side of the street where the métro station is located. The borough has already eliminated parking from Décarie Blvd. to Marlowe Ave., by moving a taxi stand. Copeman said he would eliminate parking on the rest of that side of the street all the way to Claremont Ave. so that there can be space for cyclists.