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Originally Posted by J.OT13
As YOWetal mentioned, the capacity of our current bridges is sufficient. Investing in ferries downtown, where cars would have to lineup to get on for a very short ride across the river would not be efficient. The main reasons for the 6th road bridge are:
- Getting trucks out of Lower Town;
- Reducing traffic downtown from cars that have to make the detour to get from east Ottawa to east Gatineau .
A water taxi type system like Vancouver's False Creek could be useful for pedestrians and cyclists to get around, with stops at Dow's Lake, Lansdowne, the Canal Ritz, Pretoria, Somerset, and old Union. Maybe have a second system (because going down the locks isn't very time efficient) in the Ottawa River with stops at Entrance Bay, Pointe-Gatineau, Jacques Cartier Park and the Museum of Civilization and Victoria Island.
Honest questions; is the water between Portage and Chaudière Island navigable (for a water taxi stop at the Gatineau side of Zibi)? And is there any way to get from one side of the Chaudière Dam to the other (for further stops west, though Deschênes Rapids might not be navigable for water taxis)? |
There is a water taxi in continuous service from the base of the canal to the museum of civilization and 'richmond landing'. The river runs very fast at the base of Gatineau-side Zibi. It's the main run of the river, so would be difficult for the converted pontoon boat to make it there, although the barricades on the river are slightly upstream from that location.
Deschenes rapids are not deep enough for a motorized boat. There was once a canal roughed-out there, right?
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