Montreal -- Montreal will ask Quebec for a ban on cellphone use while driving and for lower speed limits across the city as part of a new initiative to make the city safe for pedestrians.
André Lavallee of city council's executive committee unveiled a proposed Pedestrian Charter yesterday, a document he says will serve as a starting point for reinventing Montreal as a world-class walking city.
"We are talking about a major shift of culture for a North American city," he said. CP
