Road Friendliness for Cyclists in Québec Based on Speed, Shoulder, and Traffic Criteria

Québec's Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility (MTMD) provides data on the friendliness of roads for cyclists. Roads are classified into categories such as 'Friendly', 'Moderately friendly', 'Unfriendly', 'Road forbidden to cyclists', and 'Gravel road' based on criteria including posted speed, shoulder width, and vehicle flow. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-27 and is available under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Plan cycling routes based on road friendliness classifications.
• Assess infrastructure needs by identifying roads with significant safety constraints for cyclists.
• Model cyclist safety risk based on criteria like vehicle speed and truck traffic flow.
• Prioritize road improvements for cycling infrastructure based on usability levels.

Strengths

• Classification is based on three specific, measurable criteria: posted speed, shoulder width/paving, and vehicle/truck flow.
• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats (SHP, GEOJSON, GPKG, WMS, WFS) facilitating GIS analysis.
• Dataset is licensed under CC-BY-4.0, allowing for broad reuse.

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

Data reflects conditions on roads managed by the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility (MTMD).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-27 18:06:04.757773; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Québec, Canada