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Jim Watson is promising to earmark almost $1.5 million a year to implement road safety measures if re-elected mayor on Oct. 27.
The bulk of the money — $1 million — would be split among all 23 wards, to be used for traffic-calming measure such as flexible sign posts, painted lines on roads, and even planters that help to slow the speed of vehicles. The new money amounts to less than $44,000 per ward per year. Watson supported killing a similar initiative in the 2012 budget that funded traffic-calming measures in the last term of council, in which each of the 23 wards received $30,000, and replaced it with $2.5 million to tackle the highest priority projects on the city’s to-do list.
Another $425,000 would go toward boosting the current $75,000 budget for Safer Roads Ottawa, a partnership launched by the city in the past few years with Ottawa police and other first responders to combat distracted driving — such as texting — and aggressive road behaviour.
But Watson’s most dramatic move might well be the 20 new red-light cameras Watson is promising if re-elected, which would bring the city’s total up to 53. However, red-light cameras pay for themselves — and then some. In 2013, the existing 33 red light cameras raised $2.2 million in revenue but only cost $1.1 million to operate.
The funds would come from the $4.6 million in social services costs being uploaded by the provincial government next year. Under Watson’s plan, much of that money has already been spoken for in earlier campaign promises: $2 million will be added to homelessness and housing initiatives, and another $600,000 will go toward the budget for attracting events to Ottawa to boost tourism.
For more municipal election coverage, visit OttawaCitizen.com/tag/ottawa-votes
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The bulk of the money — $1 million — would be split among all 23 wards, to be used for traffic-calming measure such as flexible sign posts, painted lines on roads, and even planters that help to slow the speed of vehicles. The new money amounts to less than $44,000 per ward per year. Watson supported killing a similar initiative in the 2012 budget that funded traffic-calming measures in the last term of council, in which each of the 23 wards received $30,000, and replaced it with $2.5 million to tackle the highest priority projects on the city’s to-do list.
Another $425,000 would go toward boosting the current $75,000 budget for Safer Roads Ottawa, a partnership launched by the city in the past few years with Ottawa police and other first responders to combat distracted driving — such as texting — and aggressive road behaviour.
But Watson’s most dramatic move might well be the 20 new red-light cameras Watson is promising if re-elected, which would bring the city’s total up to 53. However, red-light cameras pay for themselves — and then some. In 2013, the existing 33 red light cameras raised $2.2 million in revenue but only cost $1.1 million to operate.
The funds would come from the $4.6 million in social services costs being uploaded by the provincial government next year. Under Watson’s plan, much of that money has already been spoken for in earlier campaign promises: $2 million will be added to homelessness and housing initiatives, and another $600,000 will go toward the budget for attracting events to Ottawa to boost tourism.
For more municipal election coverage, visit OttawaCitizen.com/tag/ottawa-votes
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