Yesterday Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe called out the federal and provincial governments for not funding Ottawa adequately and paying their fair share for Ottawa’s transit.
Thanks Derrick for sharing your take on this. One of the biggest challenges is demonstrating the importance of transit investments to the ~90% of residents who don't regularly commute by transit. As much as we advocate to the other levels of government, we also need to advocate to our family, friends, co-workers, etc. on why good transit is fundamental to a great city.
These are great points, and I hope Ottawa will take them into consideration. I've learned quite a bit about urbanism in Ottawa over the past year because I was highly considering moving there from the Toronto area, so it's interesting to see similarities and differences between the two cities. It's a little discouraging to hear that the city will spend $50 million to expand one section of a road, but will do things like reduce Line 1 frequency from every 5 minutes to every 10 during off-peak hours to save a relatively small amount of money. I think Ottawa is a great city with great potential, and even though I don't live there, I like hearing positive news regarding transit and densification. I hope to see more improvements in the city, especially those that will benefit people not in a car.
Thanks Derrick for sharing your take on this. One of the biggest challenges is demonstrating the importance of transit investments to the ~90% of residents who don't regularly commute by transit. As much as we advocate to the other levels of government, we also need to advocate to our family, friends, co-workers, etc. on why good transit is fundamental to a great city.
Very good point.
These are great points, and I hope Ottawa will take them into consideration. I've learned quite a bit about urbanism in Ottawa over the past year because I was highly considering moving there from the Toronto area, so it's interesting to see similarities and differences between the two cities. It's a little discouraging to hear that the city will spend $50 million to expand one section of a road, but will do things like reduce Line 1 frequency from every 5 minutes to every 10 during off-peak hours to save a relatively small amount of money. I think Ottawa is a great city with great potential, and even though I don't live there, I like hearing positive news regarding transit and densification. I hope to see more improvements in the city, especially those that will benefit people not in a car.