We need to decide on a downtown truck ban
The Citizen editorial says that a new interprovincial bridge is needed for Ottawa to "get the heavy, and sometimes dangerous, truck traffic out of downtown." The residents of Ottawa need to understand that the additional corridor proposed by the consultants will do no such thing. The traff...
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| Published in | The Ottawa citizen (1986) |
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| Format | Newspaper Article |
| Language | English |
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Ottawa, Ont
Postmedia Network Inc
30.09.2008
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| Summary: | The Citizen editorial says that a new interprovincial bridge is needed for Ottawa to "get the heavy, and sometimes dangerous, truck traffic out of downtown." The residents of Ottawa need to understand that the additional corridor proposed by the consultants will do no such thing. The traffic studies conducted in phase one of the planning process assumed that trucks would be free to choose between the Macdonald-Cartier bridge with King Edward Avenue and any new bridge constructed, valuing those corridors closer to downtown by a higher diversion potential. |
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| ISSN: | 0839-3222 |