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Bois-Franc is well served by public transit\u2014you can walk to the commuter train or metro in under 5 minutes, so you\u2019re close to downtown but don\u2019t have to hassle with traffic jams on the bridges. You\u2019ll have peace and quiet and can still be in downtown Montreal in minutes.<\/p>\n

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Learn more about the Bois-Franc REM station<\/a><\/p>\n

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Bois-Franc is well served by public transit\u2014you can walk to the commuter train or metro in under 5 minutes, so you\u2019re close to downtown but don\u2019t have to hassle with traffic jams on the bridges. You\u2019ll have peace and quiet and can still be in downtown Montreal in minutes.<\/p>\n

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Learn more about the Bois-Franc REM station<\/a><\/p>\n

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Downtown in under 16 minutes<\/span><\/h2>\n

The Bois-Franc neighbourhood was designed around public transit. Bois-Franc residents are within walking distance of a commuter train station (the Bois-Franc station) and a number of bus stops.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s more, they\u2019ll soon be able to get to downtown Montreal in under 16 minutes on the REM (R\u00e9seau express m\u00e9tropolitain), which will have a stop at the Bois-Franc station. In line with a transit-oriented development (TOD), the Bois-Franc train station is also well served by other modes of public transit.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1602181479909{padding-top: 80px !important;padding-right: 200px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;padding-left: 200px !important;}”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”bas-carre” width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1600349897563{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text el_class=”gras”]\"\"<\/p>\n

The Bois-Franc
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Close to highways
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Bus and metro stops<\/p>\n

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Bois-Franc
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Downtown in under 16 minutes<\/span><\/h2>\n

The Bois-Franc neighbourhood was designed around public transit. Bois-Franc residents are within walking distance of a commuter train station (the Bois-Franc station) and a number of bus stops.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s more, they\u2019ll soon be able to get to downtown Montreal in under 16 minutes on the REM (R\u00e9seau express m\u00e9tropolitain), which will have a stop at the Bois-Franc station. In line with a transit-oriented development (TOD), the Bois-Franc train station is also well served by other modes of public transit.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”bas-carre” width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1600349897563{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text el_class=”gras”]\"\"<\/p>\n

The Bois-Franc
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Close to highways
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Bus and metro stops<\/p>\n

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Bois-Franc
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Commuter train<\/span><\/h3>\n

Bois-Franc station
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Bus<\/span><\/h3>\n

Main lines<\/span><\/h4>\n

Ligne 70 – Bois-Franc
\nLigne 128 – Ville-Saint-laurent
\nLigne 171 – Henri-Bourassa
\nLigne 215 – Henri-Bourassa
\nLigne 174 – C\u00f4te-Vertu-Ouest
\nLigne 177 – Thimens
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Metro<\/span><\/h3>\n

C\u00f4te-Vertu Metro
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A TOD neighbourhood<\/span><\/h2>\n

What is a TOD neighbourhood? TOD stands for transit-oriented development, a type of planned neighbourhood that encourages walking, biking, and taking public transit.\u00a0The Bois-Franc neighbourhood was designed around public transit.<\/p>\n

Bois-Franc residents are within walking distance of a commuter train station (the Bois-Franc station) and a number of bus stops. What\u2019s more, they\u2019ll soon be able to get to downtown Montreal in around 15 minutes on the REM (R\u00e9seau express m\u00e9tropolitain), which will have a stop at the Bois-Franc station.<\/p>\n

There is a movement towards active transportation such as walking and biking and for developments to provide pedestrians with easy access to commercial and residential areas as well as public transit.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Read the full article (in French)<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row section_type=”fullwidth” desktop_visibility=”hide” margin_bottom=”0px”][vc_column]

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A TOD neighbourhood<\/span><\/h2>\n

What is a TOD neighbourhood? TOD stands for transit-oriented development, a type of planned neighbourhood that encourages walking, biking, and taking public transit.\u00a0The Bois-Franc neighbourhood was designed around public transit.<\/p>\n

Bois-Franc residents are within walking distance of a commuter train station (the Bois-Franc station) and a number of bus stops. What\u2019s more, they\u2019ll soon be able to get to downtown Montreal in around 15 minutes on the REM (R\u00e9seau express m\u00e9tropolitain), which will have a stop at the Bois-Franc station.<\/p>\n

There is a movement towards active transportation such as walking and biking and for developments to provide pedestrians with easy access to commercial and residential areas as well as public transit.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Read the full article (in French)<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row section_type=”fullwidth” bg_type=”image” bg_image=”630″ bg_image_type=”parallax” mobile_visibility=”hide” padding_top=”150px” padding_bottom=”150px”][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

The Bois-Franc neighbourhood
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The Bois-Franc neighbourhood was designed around public transit.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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