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BEC: How will the Bellechasse bus garage impact GL: The Bellechasse bus garage will be the
the lives of Montrealers? first multi-level garage in Canada and the first
GL: The Bellechasse bus garage is one of five underground garage in North America. It will reduce
solutions to accommodate 300 new hybrid and our ecological footprint in a very dense area in one
electric buses in 2020, a 15 per cent increase in the of Montreal’s central neighbourhoods.
STM (Société de transport de Montréal)’s current
fleet. This will be beneficial for customers, who will BEC: What role will the Bellechasse bus garage play
see an increase in bus service across the Island of in the city’s overarching transit strategy and its
Montreal. green energy strategy?
GL: The STM aims to obtain LEED v4 Gold
BEC: Tell me about the unique design of the garage. certification. The bus garage will have a high-quality
What are some of its most revolutionary aspects in environmental design, including:
terms of design?
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