Transportation
The Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT) (English: Metropolitan Transportation Agency) plans, integrates, and coordinates public transport across Greater Montreal, including the Island of Montreal, Laval (Île Jésus), and communities along both the north shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles and the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River. Established in 1996, the AMT's commuter rail system has five lines linking the downtown core with communities as far west as Rigaud, as far east as Mont-Saint-Hilaire, and as far north as Saint-Jérôme. AMT's mandate also includes the management of reserved High-occupancy vehicle lanes, metropolitan bus terminuses, park-and-ride lots, and a budget of $163 million, which is shared amongst the transit corporations and inter-municipal public transit organizations. The AMT's territory spans 63 municipalities and one native reserve, 13 regional county municipalities, and 21 transit authorities. It serves a population of approximately 3.7 million people who make more than 750,000 trips daily.
The major transit commissions under the Metropolitan Transit Agency are:
- Société de transport de Montréal (English: Montreal Transit Corporation), serving the Island of Montreal
- Société de transport de Laval (English: Laval Transit Corporation), serving the city of Laval
- Réseau de transport de Longueuil (English: Longueuil Transit Network), serving the Urban agglomeration of Longueuil
Additionally, there are numerous smaller transit agencies known as Conseil Intermunicipal de Transport (CIT) (English: Intermunicipal Transit Councils).
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