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Grand Blvd. in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce can have parking spots or a safe bike path — but not both.

It seems two Projet Montréal councillors have put off improving a problematic bicycle path because they are at odds over which side of the street should have its parking spots removed. The street is the dividing line between the Loyola and N.D.G. districts they represent.

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Although there are bicycle lanes on Grand Blvd. in both directions between Fielding and Monkland Aves, the street is narrower between Monkland and De Maisonneuve Blvd. where only one-way northbound traffic is permitted for cars. On this stretch of the boulevard, there is a one-way bike lane travelling south against the car traffic. It’s not clear if northbound cyclists can use the same lane or if they must ride on the right-hand side of the street reserved for cars, said Jason Savard, a spokesperson for the Association of Pedestrians and Cyclists of N.D.G.