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Originally Posted by Uhuniau
There you go, identifying an NCC problem right off the bat: the fixation with "scenic" and "uncongested" and "manicured lawns" in conjunction with "roadways". Classic 1930s Radiant Garden City Beautiful thinking that has gone a long way towards ruining Ottawa.
That happened loooooong ago, even before any changes in administration or added connections.
I still don't know why we needed to drive through trees to the airport, anyway. Anyone?
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Ruining Ottawa? That is pretty extreme. We have to understand that the current designs for parkways etc. did arise in the 1930s and 1940s and in some cases even earlier. It was and I would add is still better than was there before. The NCC and its predecessors opened up water side land for public access. Previously these areas were blighted with industry, rail yards and in some cases shacks. We may want something different today but these things evolved when parkways were considered the best choice and it is difficult to change this now. In any event, in many cases, it is still the best choice. Lining the Ottawa River shoreline with condos is not necessarily desireable.
Regarding the Airport Parkway, it is a whole lot better than what preceded it. The old airport access road was a disgrace to the city.
You are wrong about the connection to the airport parkway. One of the first things the city did after taking over the Airport Parkway was to build the access ramps at Hunt Club Road. This was not done by the NCC. This is the main source of congestion on the Airport Parkway.
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