Lowertown Transportation: Accessibility, Safety, and Environment for all
The aim of the transportation committee is to create a harmonious balance of pedestrian, cyclist, vehicular, and public transit flow throughout the neighbourhoods of Lowertown East and West.
It is important to establish a traffic infrastructure that will take into consideration the transportation needs of residents, retail and hospitality, services, arts and culture, and agricultural-boutique stalls. All stakeholders in the neighbourhood should be heard and their input be considered, to establish a balance between parking and public spaces that will accommodate residents, and also encourage visitors to come and enjoy the attractions of Lowertown East and West.
We want to move away from the outdated model that has turned King Edward Avenue into the worst example for accentuating roads solely as highways for cars and trucks. The way forward is an eco-friendly, green solution that is inclusive to not only our neighborhood but incorporates a regional and environmentally sound plan for public transit options. Working with all levels of government, we would push for a free, electrically powered interprovincial transit connection, such as a tram or monorail, that would make our neighbourhood easily accessible to guests from Gatineau and everyone along that route. Alexandria Bridge would provide a perfect venue for this with the aim of removing all vehicular traffic from the bridge, and focusing its use for pedestrians, cyclists, and the transit system.
To move towards a healthier neighbourhood it is imperative that we restore King Edward to the premier boulevard it once was, and not the highway it has become, by investing into its beautification and accentuating its heritage.
It is necessary to create a new interprovincial route to divert heavy transport traffic away from our city centre. It is important that the solution not be one which shifts our neighbourhood’s problem to another neighbourhood. The new route must transverse an area in which it would not be a nuisance to its residents or ecological habitats. Further, this route should not be too remote so as to discourage it’s use.
With the many issues that surround traffic and transportation in our neighbourhood also come many opportunities and possibilities to solve them. Casting our sights towards the future, and our minds open to the realm of all possibilities, the next transportation chapter is within our grasp.
It is important to establish a traffic infrastructure that will take into consideration the transportation needs of residents, retail and hospitality, services, arts and culture, and agricultural-boutique stalls. All stakeholders in the neighbourhood should be heard and their input be considered, to establish a balance between parking and public spaces that will accommodate residents, and also encourage visitors to come and enjoy the attractions of Lowertown East and West.
We want to move away from the outdated model that has turned King Edward Avenue into the worst example for accentuating roads solely as highways for cars and trucks. The way forward is an eco-friendly, green solution that is inclusive to not only our neighborhood but incorporates a regional and environmentally sound plan for public transit options. Working with all levels of government, we would push for a free, electrically powered interprovincial transit connection, such as a tram or monorail, that would make our neighbourhood easily accessible to guests from Gatineau and everyone along that route. Alexandria Bridge would provide a perfect venue for this with the aim of removing all vehicular traffic from the bridge, and focusing its use for pedestrians, cyclists, and the transit system.
To move towards a healthier neighbourhood it is imperative that we restore King Edward to the premier boulevard it once was, and not the highway it has become, by investing into its beautification and accentuating its heritage.
It is necessary to create a new interprovincial route to divert heavy transport traffic away from our city centre. It is important that the solution not be one which shifts our neighbourhood’s problem to another neighbourhood. The new route must transverse an area in which it would not be a nuisance to its residents or ecological habitats. Further, this route should not be too remote so as to discourage it’s use.
With the many issues that surround traffic and transportation in our neighbourhood also come many opportunities and possibilities to solve them. Casting our sights towards the future, and our minds open to the realm of all possibilities, the next transportation chapter is within our grasp.