Quebec Government Unveils Its Sustainable Mobility Policy 2030

The Government of Quebec recently unveiled its Politique de mobilité durable – 2030 : Transporter le Québec vers la modernité (the "Policy"), as well as the Plan d'action 2018-2023 (the "Action Plan"), a five year action plan to implement the Policy. The objectives of the Policy are ambitious and focus primarily on promoting public transportation, enhancing the existing transportation infrastructure, and continuing efforts related to the electrification of the transportation system.

In order to further the Policy, the Action Plan sets out specific objectives such as:

• access by 70% of the Quebec population to at least four sustainable mobility services;
• a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector to 37.5% below 1990 levels;