April 26, 2023City CouncilMeeting 13

Transportation Master Plan – Part 1

Council was asked to

the wording of the proposed TMP Policy document be amended to add the following: “As part of any future interprovincial crossing studies, the City will work with the NCC to ensure the analysis of crossing demand considers different options for routing trucks through the downtown, including analysis of the impacts on surrounding communities, and a plan for how interprovincial trucks will be routed between Ontario Highway 417 and Quebec Highways 5 and 50. This information will be shared with Council prior to the finalization of a decision on a suitable, safe and efficient alternative.”

Carried

15 for, 9 against

the proposed Transportation Master Plan (TMP) Policy Document states: “The City will review the removal of Rideau Street and King Edward Avenue from the City’s identified truck route network once a suitable, safe, and efficient alternative is implemented. This will occur as part of a comprehensive review of the City’s truck route network (further discussed in Policy 10-1).” (p37 of Document 1)
the quality of life of the residents of Ottawa has been severely negatively impacted since 1967 by the level of downtown truck traffic on King Edward and Rideau streets
one of the key goals of “a suitable, safe, and efficient alternative” is to remove truck traffic from the downtown core
the National Capital Commission has written the mayor and council that they would like to see changes to the language in the TMP policy document regarding the implementation of solutions to the downtown interprovincial truck problem
the Transportation Committee also received delegation from Action Sandy Hill requesting that plans for interprovincial truck movements be clarified prior to the finalization of any decisions regarding future infrastructure projects; THERFORE

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