- 注册
- 2002-10-07
- 消息
- 402,597
- 荣誉分数
- 76
- 声望点数
- 228
There will be fewer shuttle buses taking Lakeside Avenue for Friday’s Redblacks game, following concerns from some residents of the quiet street.
Capital Ward Coun. David Chernushenko said Monday that changes to the shuttle route for this week’s game will result in a 50- to 70-per-cent reduction in the number of shuttle buses taking Lakeside Avenue, which is close to Dow’s Lake.
“Nothing is permanent, in that this going to be tested. We’ll be crunching the numbers,” Chernushenko said, adding that includes how long new routes take and whether they cause changes to shuttle usage.
Instead of taking Lakeside Avenue, buses picking people up at the Canada Post and Vincent Massey Park parking lots will use Heron Road and Prince of Wales Drive to get to Queen Elizabeth Driveway and ultimately TD Place. “They calculated it would be just as quick,” Chernushenko said.
The buses picking up people at the Carleton University and the R.A. Centre lots will keep using Lakeside Avenue to get to games. But those deadheaded and return buses will use a different route, involving Queen Elizabeth Driveway, Preston Street, Carling Avenue and Bronson Avenue, Chernushenko said.
That means all post-game trips will stay off Lakeside Avenue, he said, adding the changes aren’t expected to add extra costs.
“For sure, it’s a response to community concerns,” Chernushenko said, adding the decision to try new routes for the third home game was made at a Lansdowne transportation management meeting last Friday.
He said it’s possible the shuttle routes could change again soon, depending on how the next few games go. He acknowledged that community concerns about shuttle bus traffic on Lakeside Avenue aren’t new.
“In a way, efficiency and attractiveness of the shuttle for the first couple of games won out — if I could put it so crassly — over the concerns of people on that street,” he said. “Now there’s a shift to try to reduce that impact.”
Lakeside Avenue resident Claire Gardam said she was disappointed it has taken the city so long to act.
“Certainly we’re happy we’ve seen some action, there’s no doubt about it. We’re disappointed we had to get to this point to see some action, considering we’ve been trying to have changes made for the last 18 months,” she said.
Residents counted more than 549 buses travelling on their street before and after the last game, she added.
She said she’s now satisfied with the latest changes for this season, although she’ll be out counting buses on Friday just to make sure the announced plans are followed. But over the winter, Gardam said, she plans to try to get the city to further reduce the number.
“Ideally we’d like to see no buses on residential streets,” she said.
cmills@ottawacitizen.com
twitter.com/CarysMills
查看原文...
Capital Ward Coun. David Chernushenko said Monday that changes to the shuttle route for this week’s game will result in a 50- to 70-per-cent reduction in the number of shuttle buses taking Lakeside Avenue, which is close to Dow’s Lake.
“Nothing is permanent, in that this going to be tested. We’ll be crunching the numbers,” Chernushenko said, adding that includes how long new routes take and whether they cause changes to shuttle usage.
Instead of taking Lakeside Avenue, buses picking people up at the Canada Post and Vincent Massey Park parking lots will use Heron Road and Prince of Wales Drive to get to Queen Elizabeth Driveway and ultimately TD Place. “They calculated it would be just as quick,” Chernushenko said.
The buses picking up people at the Carleton University and the R.A. Centre lots will keep using Lakeside Avenue to get to games. But those deadheaded and return buses will use a different route, involving Queen Elizabeth Driveway, Preston Street, Carling Avenue and Bronson Avenue, Chernushenko said.
That means all post-game trips will stay off Lakeside Avenue, he said, adding the changes aren’t expected to add extra costs.
“For sure, it’s a response to community concerns,” Chernushenko said, adding the decision to try new routes for the third home game was made at a Lansdowne transportation management meeting last Friday.
He said it’s possible the shuttle routes could change again soon, depending on how the next few games go. He acknowledged that community concerns about shuttle bus traffic on Lakeside Avenue aren’t new.
“In a way, efficiency and attractiveness of the shuttle for the first couple of games won out — if I could put it so crassly — over the concerns of people on that street,” he said. “Now there’s a shift to try to reduce that impact.”
Lakeside Avenue resident Claire Gardam said she was disappointed it has taken the city so long to act.
“Certainly we’re happy we’ve seen some action, there’s no doubt about it. We’re disappointed we had to get to this point to see some action, considering we’ve been trying to have changes made for the last 18 months,” she said.
Residents counted more than 549 buses travelling on their street before and after the last game, she added.
She said she’s now satisfied with the latest changes for this season, although she’ll be out counting buses on Friday just to make sure the announced plans are followed. But over the winter, Gardam said, she plans to try to get the city to further reduce the number.
“Ideally we’d like to see no buses on residential streets,” she said.
cmills@ottawacitizen.com
twitter.com/CarysMills
查看原文...
