Appendix A_Pages266to338_9MB.pdf - Ottawa Confederation Line

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Downtown Ottawa Transit Tunnel (DOTT):
Tunney's ,Pasture to Blair Station via a Downtown
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Open House
Notice of Commencement 'of Transit Project
, Assessment Process ,-
The City of Ottawa is liolding aPublic'Open House t~ provideinformallon on the planned
DOTI project, existing environmental conditions, the assessment of effects, and proposed
mitigation measures, 1;his, is an oppor\linil): for you to ask qU'estions and share your
comments on the assessment o[this transit project Your participation in'this event, which
will help shape the l'u~e of Ottawa, is, important
Tuesday, Feoruary 23, 2010
5 to 8:30 p,m,.
Ottawa City Hall
Main Floor Rotunda Area
110 Laurier Ave, West ,(at Elgin Street)
Transit Routes:
5,6, 14, and 'Transitway routes
Background , ' ,
The City of Ottawa is proposing a new 12.5 kill electric light rail transit (LRT) line running
from Tunney's Pasture Station in the west to Blair Station in the east via a downtown
transit runnel: Thirteen stations are proposed, four of which are.in the 3,2 kill tunnel, while •
the remainder'are situated along the at-grade corridor'that generally follows the existing
Transitway, To, support operation of tjle line, anew maintenance and storage facility is also .
. planned to 'accommodate a fleet of new electric light rail vehicles,
This project is identified as a priority within the City's 2008 TransPRrtation Master Plan
Update, which recognized the ne'ed for a ,rapid transit facility fully separated from gene{al
traffic thrQugh Ottawa's' downtown, to accommodate existing and future transit ridership,
,while improving servi'ce reliability, The City has also 'carried out a study to determine the
appropriate transit technology for the DOTI and future extensions 1'9 the City of Ottawa's
'ran rapid transit network. Public consultations during the preliminary planning stage of the
project were held on FebfUary 26,2009, 'June '22, 2009 and October 26, 2009 .. In January
20 I 0 Ottawa City Council approved the functional design for the project
, Process
Tne env,ironmental impact of the DOtTpl'ojectwill be assesseq according to the,transit
project assessment process as,prescribed in Ontario Regu!ation'231108, TransitProjeots
and Greater Toronto Transportation Authority Undertakings. Regulation 231108 assumes
that tIie rationale i'lld alternatives to this transit,!?r9Ject'have been established, AccordinglY"
the Regulation allows the City of Ottawa, the proponent,to focus its efforts on the
environmental impacts of the recommended platl~i(,- ". .
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