Cones of shame: Montreal officials vow to cut down ubiquitous construction cones
Along a downtown Montreal street, in sight of city hall, orange-and-white-striped traffic cones stand in a row on the sidewalk. A few metres away, more cones mark off construction sites, while a solitary cone is perched atop a blue bollard separating the street from a bike lane.
Leblanc said he’s pleased with recent announcements by the city and Quebec’s transport minister to make cones less visible. Since Mignacca created Ponto around a decade ago as the subject of an online comic, her character has been made into plush toys, graced the cover of Christmas cards and turned into fridge magnets.
Leblanc’s organization released a report in January that said 27 per cent of traffic cones in downtown Montreal weren’t being used on active construction projects.While other cities undergo infrastructure repairs, Leblanc said there are other factors that make the situation worse in Montreal, including the fact that lanes on downtown streets are often blocked by construction companies using them for parking or equipment storage.
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