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Bring 77% of Ottawa residents within 5 KM of light rail.
Capable of carrying up to 24,000 customers per hour, per direction during peak periods to, from and through Ottawa’s downtown core
Replace more than 900,000 annual rush-hour bus trips.
Encourage active transportation through the creation of approximately 25 kilometres of multi-use pathways (MUPs), cycle-tracks and pedestrian bridges.
Result in a savings of $8.2 billion (2018$) over a 25-year analysis period for commuters from 2023 to 2048, including: $3.2 billion in vehicle operating savings; $4.4 billion in travel time savings; and $0.3 billion in accident avoidance savings.
Result in a reduction of over 110 thousand tonnes of GHGs per year by 2048.
