The City favours urban development based on the optimal use of public transportation, especially in underused spaces. To this end, it aims to set appropriate guidelines for controlling the parking supply, especially in the Centre, where the majority of vacant lots are used as off-street, ground-level parking lots. Building on those lots would increase the City's tax base, while fostering the Centre's consolidation and increasing its appeal
(see Objective 7).

Parking conditions have an enormous influence on the choice of transportation mode, especially in the case of work-related trips. The Plan prefers, in this regard, to work to ensure intermodal connections between cycling and public transit.

Implementation measures

• Within a 500-metre radius of metro stations, establish regulations restricting the number of parking spaces serving retail services, office buildings, public facilities, institutions and industrial buildings.
• Within a 500-metre radius of commuter stations where conditions permit the intensification of activities, as illustrated in Map 2.2.2, establish regulations restricting the number of parking spaces serving retail, services, office buildings, public facilities, institutions and industrial buildings.
• In the Ville-Marie Borough west of Amherst, locate all required parking spots inside buildings.
• Within a 500-metre radius of metro stations, encourage that required parking spots be located inside buildings (see Action 3.2).
• Plan for an adequate number of bike racks near metro stations, train stations, office buildings, public institutions and along commercial strips.
• Integrate bike parking in every newly-constructed indoor parking lot.
• Install on-street bike parking where appropriate.