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A demonstration against the proposed redirection of Transitway buses to Scott Street and Albert Street during upcoming Light Rail Transit (LRT) construction was slowing traffic in downtown Ottawa Wednesday morning.
The protest, planned for 7:30-8 a.m., had several dozen protestors holding signs and walking back and forth across the intersection at Albert Street and Preston Street.
According to the protestors’ Facebook page, this continuous street-crossing is designed to simulate the traffic created by 240 people crossing in a 15 minute period. This is the expected volume of people that will cross to catch their buses to Quebec once the Transitway is moved to Albert Street.
Organizers were passing out dust masks for protestors to wear. One of residents’ concerns is increased exhaust worsening air quality in the neighbourhood.
The detour is expected to begin in 2016. The city is expected to widen Albert and Scott Streets before then to mitigate the extra traffic caused by Transitway bus routes.
msmith@ottawacitizen.com
twitter.com/mariedanielles
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The protest, planned for 7:30-8 a.m., had several dozen protestors holding signs and walking back and forth across the intersection at Albert Street and Preston Street.
According to the protestors’ Facebook page, this continuous street-crossing is designed to simulate the traffic created by 240 people crossing in a 15 minute period. This is the expected volume of people that will cross to catch their buses to Quebec once the Transitway is moved to Albert Street.
Organizers were passing out dust masks for protestors to wear. One of residents’ concerns is increased exhaust worsening air quality in the neighbourhood.
The detour is expected to begin in 2016. The city is expected to widen Albert and Scott Streets before then to mitigate the extra traffic caused by Transitway bus routes.
msmith@ottawacitizen.com
twitter.com/mariedanielles
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