West Gatineau Tramway & Downtown Loop | Proposed

[J.OT13]

The majority of transit ridership in Gatineau comes from east of the Gatineau River, but converting the RapiBus a decade or so after its opening is not viable politicly or financially.

The downtown had capacity issues, but I imagine moving buses off of Wellington will help. The tramway itself will remove more buses and take a different route, further relieving the downtown.

One main reason for the tramway vs buses in Aylmer is the lack of space. There really isn't anywhere to build a segregated bus way (or railway) through Aylmer, so the higher capacity trams is the better option.