Montreal Places of Interest from 2020 Pedestrian Initiative

Places of interest in Montreal classified as part of the 2020 Montreal on Foot initiative to improve pedestrian orientation. The dataset covers the city's boroughs and linked territories for geographic coherence. Data is provided in multiple formats including GeoJSON, SHP, and CSV.

Use Cases

• Map pedestrian points of interest using geographic coordinates from the GeoJSON or SHP files
• Analyze the distribution and classification of places of interest across Montreal boroughs
• Integrate location data with pedestrian path networks for urban mobility studies

Strengths

• Data originates from a municipal government initiative (Montreal on Foot) for authoritative urban planning
• Available in multiple interoperable formats including GeoJSON, SHP, CSV, and HTML
• Updated recently in March 2026

Limitations

• Unknown row count and specific column structure limit analytical planning
• Automated translation of metadata may introduce inaccuracies in field descriptions
• Geographic coverage may include linked cities beyond Montreal boroughs, requiring boundary clarification

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec

Collection Method

Classification from the Montreal on Foot (MàP) initiative

Time Range

2020

Freshness

Updated 2026-03-25

Geography

City of Montreal boroughs and linked territories