Mayor Valerie Plante and Transport Minister Chantal Rouleau are calling it "A Declaration to Revitalize Montreal East." The joint Montreal-Quebec plan is to open up Notre-Dame St. E. to improve traffic flow, and for more bus lines connecting to downtown.
The extension of the metro's blue line is also on the list of improvements, along with restarting plans for a river shuttle along the St. Lawrence River to downtown.
A newly-formed group will begin discussion about when and how the plan will move forward, but the mayor says now is the time.
"There is going to be money attached to this, resources, people that will work entirely on this," said Plante. "It's happening."
The mayor was also asked about the possible return of baseball to Montreal — a day after a group of prominent Montreal businesspeople released the results of a market study, suggesting baseball is indeed viable in Montreal, in the long-term.
The study shows, however, that a new stadium that people can walk or bike to, or take public transportation to, is a must.
Plante said she's excited by the study's findings, and that baseball will be good for the city.
"We were thrilled," Plante says. "It's exciting, and we will be participating, and we need to evaluate what kind of participation, and how we will collaborate. But so far, so good."
Meanwhile, though, she's sticking to her campaign pledge not to commit public money for baseball unless the public is consulted first — by way of a referendum.
CJAD 800's Richard Deschamps contributed to this report.