Shockingly, Mayor Sutcliffe has come out once more against @NCC_CCN’s Active Use program on Queen Elizabeth Drive.
We still struggle to understand why, given that this contradicts everything from equity to the City’s commitments.
In this thread, we offer a few resources. 1/6 🧵👇
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One of our members wrote a blog post about the mayor’s opposition to the Active Use program.
In short, the mayor is ignoring the climate emergency, the needs of a well-rounded city, and #OttCity’s own official commitments. 2/6
https://bikeottawa.ca/2023/07/18/in-defense-of-the-ncc-active-use-program/
Another of our members engaged in a brief arithmetical exercise showing how small an impact the Active Use program has on car traffic.
In brief, a third of the QED is unavailable to cars for 12% of the year. It’s a pittance. 3/6
https://bikeottawa.ca/2023/08/06/qed-and-the-nccs-active-use-program-by-the-numbers/
We have a bit more to come, but in the meantime:
Do you want to take action? We’ve got suggested language for you to email the mayor. 4/6
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vjg4QWFzUOxVi5pDiFSwQbp4ZbitDGsRyFUB8ykB3mE/edit
Proposed letter to Mayor Sutcliffe on the NCC’s Active Use program Please feel free to copy and paste the below text in your email to Mayor Sutcliffe. We also encourage you to modify and personalize this letter. Please also remember to add your councillor’s email address to the CC line and add y...
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