To: The Council of the City of Ottawa
110 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1
Whereas:
The City of Ottawa’s Wards of 22 and 20 are growing at an expeditious rate and road infrastructure is inadequate to support this growth.
The current population of the Findlay Creek community alone is over 5000 with a projected population of 17000 in the next 14 years. There are currently 3000 people employed in the Findlay Creek area, and this is projected to increase to 4000 over the same time frame. (These numbers do not even include the population of all of Wards 22 and 20, just Findlay Creek). Additionally, Hard Rock International is set to take over the Rideau Carleton Raceway Fall of 2017, drawing increased traffic of thousands and employment of hundreds to the area.
While the Master Transportation Plan (2013), as outlined by the City of Ottawa, proposes the widening of arterial roads in the area such as Bank Street, this project had not been slated until 2020-2025. An update from October 2017 has now advised that this project is pushed back until 2025 at the earliest. The infrastructure supporting our current state and this growth has become insufficient.
Commuters from both Wards enter traffic congestion heading north on Bank Street upon approaching Findlay Creek Drive in the mornings. In the evenings, the congestion is solid heading south on Bank St, from Conroy Road through to Findlay Creek Drive; this particular time of day can result in commuters sitting in traffic for 30-40min simply between Conroy and Findlay Creek alone. Residents and businesses of these Wards have spoken out on social media and to local media outlets regarding their frustration, as well as the lack of attention to infrastructure support to communities in the south of Ottawa.
I/We the undersigned, petition the Council of the City of Ottawa as follows:
To expedite the date for the Bank Street Widening project from 2025 (per the Master Transportation Plan budget discussion as of October 2017) to a 2018-2020 timeline, in order to advance traffic flow and reduce travel times for the residents, businesses and customers of Wards 22 and 20.
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
February 25, 2018
Reached 100 supporters
November 20, 2017
6 Comments
its honestly dangerous how backed up it gets. cant even get out of my own subdivision some mornings bc the traffic is just sitting there. do something city hall
They approve all these new houses but dont do anything for the roads. bank street cant handle it anymore. pull your heads out of the sand council.
WAY TOO MUCH TRAFFIC for this road. widening is long overdue.
Waiting until 2025 is a joke. The growth here is way faster than they planned for. Need action yesterday not in 7 years.
Living in findlay creek is a nightmare during rush hour. Bank st is completely broken and nothing is being done about it. Fix the road now
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To: The Council of the City of Ottawa
110 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1
Whereas:
The City of Ottawa’s Wards of 22 and 20 are growing at an expeditious rate and road infrastructure is inadequate to support this growth.
The current population of the Findlay Creek community alone is over 5000 with a projected population of 17000 in the next 14 years. There are currently 3000 people employed in the Findlay Creek area, and this is projected to increase to 4000 over the same time frame. (These numbers do not even include the population of all of Wards 22 and 20, just Findlay Creek). Additionally, Hard Rock International is set to take over the Rideau Carleton Raceway Fall of 2017, drawing increased traffic of thousands and employment of hundreds to the area.
While the Master Transportation Plan (2013), as outlined by the City of Ottawa, proposes the widening of arterial roads in the area such as Bank Street, this project had not been slated until 2020-2025. An update from October 2017 has now advised that this project is pushed back until 2025 at the earliest. The infrastructure supporting our current state and this growth has become insufficient.
Commuters from both Wards enter traffic congestion heading north on Bank Street upon approaching Findlay Creek Drive in the mornings. In the evenings, the congestion is solid heading south on Bank St, from Conroy Road through to Findlay Creek Drive; this particular time of day can result in commuters sitting in traffic for 30-40min simply between Conroy and Findlay Creek alone. Residents and businesses of these Wards have spoken out on social media and to local media outlets regarding their frustration, as well as the lack of attention to infrastructure support to communities in the south of Ottawa.
I/We the undersigned, petition the Council of the City of Ottawa as follows:
To expedite the date for the Bank Street Widening project from 2025 (per the Master Transportation Plan budget discussion as of October 2017) to a 2018-2020 timeline, in order to advance traffic flow and reduce travel times for the residents, businesses and customers of Wards 22 and 20.
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
February 25, 2018
Reached 100 supporters
November 20, 2017
6 Comments
My commute is terrible every single day. how do they expect people to live here with no decent way to get to work??
its honestly dangerous how backed up it gets. cant even get out of my own subdivision some mornings bc the traffic is just sitting there. do something city hall
They approve all these new houses but dont do anything for the roads. bank street cant handle it anymore. pull your heads out of the sand council.
WAY TOO MUCH TRAFFIC for this road. widening is long overdue.
Waiting until 2025 is a joke. The growth here is way faster than they planned for. Need action yesterday not in 7 years.
Living in findlay creek is a nightmare during rush hour. Bank st is completely broken and nothing is being done about it. Fix the road now
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My commute is terrible every single day. how do they expect people to live here with no decent way to get to work??