Moving Ottawa: The New Transportation System
Ottawa is at a critical point in its history. Decisions must
be taken now if the City is to have the transportation infrastructure
it needs to serve all of its citizens.
The Mayor’s Task Force on Transportation met on a
weekly basis after its mandate was issued in January 2007
to give advice to Mayor Larry O’Brien on the way ahead
for transportation in Ottawa.
A vision of an integrated, region-wide LRT system guided
the Task Force’s recommendations for proposed routes
across the city. The Task Force attempted, wherever possible,
to keep costs to a minimum by proposing to use existing infrastructure.
The plan offers an expandable and interconnected network that
allows the greatest possible flexibility to accommodate changing
passenger volumes and transit demands.
These improvements will be innovative, incremental, affordable,
environmentally sustainable and fully consistent with the
City’s Official Plan and Transportation Master Plan.
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