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Originally Posted by J.OT13
Having a rail link (tram or otherwise) across the Chaudière seems like an important consideration. This could be Ottawa's only shot at a proper waterfront development and this kind of high profile area should get premium transit service. Furthermore, with Windmill at the helm, it seems fitting to have electric rail serving the area as opposed to more buses. And of course, this could be part of the solution to eliminate all STO buses from Downtown Ottawa.
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The biggest (and most developable) part of the Chaudière lands is the land just south of Laurier on the island of Hull, currently occupied by Domtar, if I'm not mistaken. LRT turning down Chaudière wouldn't serve much of Hull (which, according to the O-D Survey, is the destination for about as many trips as Ottawa for Aylmer and the Plateau).
Perhaps the route could be used by a circulator-style streetcar or bus as proposed by the NCC a while back as a way of connecting the destinations around the core (Parliament, Sparks St, the Market, Museum of Civ and eventually Montcalm and Chaudière.)
And the obsession with "eliminating" STO buses is getting unhealthy, IMO. I think a Bank Street Subway to Hull would go a long way to addressing traffic, but until that happens, we'll have to cope.
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