This week City Council approved the Part One of the Transportation Master Plan. This is a positive moment in what will shape the future of how we more around streets, and how we meet our goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions- of which over 40% come from transportation emissions. The work does not stop here. Shifting the majority of our trips to sustainable transportation is a major goal of the City’s Official Plan, and doing so will continue to take encouragement, thoughtful discussion, proper budgeting, and work. We’ll need to continue to focus on connecting residents easily to major transit centers, which is why it was important me to me include a change to the sidewalk policy to ensure safe routes to LRT stations, and snow clearing of NCC Pathways to make easy connections by foot or by bike all year long. Thank you to all the residents who have provided feedback on the TMP over the last several years, your comments and input are invaluable. The TMP is considered a “living document” which we will return to if needs change, or policies need re-examining. But the passing of these polices was a great step forward to help make Ottawa a more liveable city for all.
You can read the City’s Press Release below:
Ottawa – Council approved Part 1 of the update to the City’s Transportation Master Plan (TMP), endorsing policies that will guide decision-making on Ottawa’s transportation system over the next two decades.
New policies address growth and intensification, climate change, technology and new mobility, road safety and complete streets, healthy streets and communities, and affordability. The approved report also included the Active Transportation project list, as well as frameworks for prioritizing transit and road projects in the upcoming TMP Part 2.
Staff will develop a capital infrastructure plan and identify the transit and road projects needed to accommodate future travel demands across Ottawa. That work is anticipated to come before Committee and Council in 2025 as Part 2 of the TMP update.