Transportation Master Plan - Ottawa Confederation Line

Element 2:
Principles:
Meet mobility needs
a) Provide a continuous, integrated system of multimodal facilities and
services
b) Aim to provide an acceptable standard of service for each mode of travel
c) Give priority to public transit, walking and cycling over cars when
conflicts arise
d) Provide barrier free transportation facilities and services
Reducing travel delays to people and goods will remain a key goal in 2031. Travel by bus, light
rail and car will be reasonably direct and fast, with quality connections to walking and cycling
networks. Goods will move efficiently. Persons with disabilities will not encounter barriers that
restrict access to key destinations. To achieve these goals, the City will have provided new
infrastructure and services that encourage desired changes in behaviour and prevent unacceptable
levels of congestion and delay, neighbourhood traffic infiltration and air pollution. Transit system
capacity will have increased substantially to keep pace with a rising population and growth in
transit modal split. Despite a reduction the automobile’s modal share, road capacity will also have
increased in an effort to preserve minimum acceptable service levels for traffic.
Element 3:
Principles:
Integrate transportation and land use
a) Build walkable communities
b) Provide rapid transit and other quality transit services to community
cores and employment areas
c) Foster transit-oriented development in transit nodes and corridors
d) Support intensification where transit, walking and cycling can be made
most attractive
e) Foster a vibrant downtown by improving transit, walking and cycling
access
f) Recognize the distinct transportation needs of rural communities
By 2031, walkability will be the firmly established foundation of urban sustainability, with
benefits ranging from health to equity, environment and the economy. Community design will
revolve around pedestrian access to transit, especially rapid transit services that offer fast and
reliable links between communities and employment centres. Transit will be supported through a
consistent approach to development location, mix, density and site design that makes
intensification a benefit for quality of life, rather than a burden. While transportation facilities
such as sidewalks, pathways, rapid transit lines and roads will enable travel, they will also serve
as public spaces and enliven communities through design that is sensitive to their surroundings.
Particularly in rural areas, roads will play a balanced role between mobility provider and
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