Bicycle and Pedestrian Paths in Laval, Filamentary Representation

A filamentary representation of bicycle and pedestrian paths in Laval, Québec. The dataset is provided by the Government and Municipalities of Québec and was last updated on April 22, 2026. It is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license in multiple geospatial formats.

Use Cases

• Map active transportation networks based on the filamentary path representation.
• Analyze connectivity and gaps in bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure based on the linear network data.
• Plan new cycling and walking routes based on the existing path network.
• Conduct spatial analysis for urban mobility studies based on the geospatial path data.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple interoperable geospatial formats: SHP, GEOJSON, KML, and CSV.
• Dataset carries a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse and modification.
• Last update timestamp of 2026-04-22 suggests a commitment to maintenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec

Collection Method

Likely derived from municipal GIS infrastructure data.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 18:05:12.136970; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Laval, Québec, Canada