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Originally Posted by KHOOLE
Why build a footbridge so close to the Bank Street Bridge when the need for a pedestrian and cycling bridge has been studied and documented to be between Clegg Street in Old Ottawa East and Fifth Avenue in the Glebe. The City of Ottawa is presently doing an environmental assessment.
Isn't a bridge located over Pig Island more to accomodate street parking in the Rideau Garden area than for school childen and the elderly to cross the Canal safely?
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I don't consider the Bank Street bridge to be very cycling or pedestrian friendly. I was there yesterday and the other cyclists I saw were walking their bikes on the sidewalk rather than use the roadway. I did a hook turn to Echo Drive rather than be in the left lane as cars came over the crest of the bridge. The connection from Avenue Road will also be welcome. I'm with McC, I welcome this connection in addition to the Fifth/Clegg connection (which some teams have also shown just off-site).