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Transit, infrastructure top mayor's 'to do' list
Needed transformation makes for rocky time, mayor says in state-of-the-city speech
By Patrick Dare, The Ottawa Citizen February 11, 2009
OTTAWA -- With a bitter and destructive transit strike over, Ottawa Mayor Larry O'Brien said Wednesday that it's time to rebuild ridership and sell the other levels of government on the city's multi-billion-dollar transit expansion plan.
The mayor said that the city will next week produce a list of infrastructure projects that are ready to go, so that the city can take advantage of federal government money for construction projects, being spent in an effort to stimulate the national economy out of recession.
Delivering a state-of-the-city address to city council, Mr. O'Brien said that council -- which is at the halfway mark of its term -- has accomplished a lot, such as an easier-to-understand budget-making process, plans for renewing city assets such as sewers, and the reorganization of city hall. The city administration has already let some senior officials go in the restructuring and is expected to shed more jobs in the coming weeks as it seeks to cut costs and layers of bureaucracy.
The mayor's speech briefly touched on the transit strike, which began on Dec. 10 and went on for 53 days. The strike seriously injured the city's economy, disrupted citizens' lives and cost the city at least $13 million. He acknowledged that council has seen some "rocky" times but said: "That is the nature of transformation." Other items included in the address include a promise of public debate about how the city governs itself, through a series of white papers; the renewal of Lansdowne Park; and better ongoing scrutiny of finances.
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The forecasts underpinning
The forecasts underpinning the construction of the 70-649 Tunnel largely and systematically overestimated the total size and growth of the cross-Channel 70-291 passenger and freight markets. The share of the cross-Channel markets captured by the Tunnel was accurately predicted. However, this was only achieved through a competitive battle with ferry 220-601 operators, which resulted in reduced tariffs. The combination of these two factors resulted in revenues much lower than predicted.
The plans for transit and roads
The plans for transit and roads endorsed by Council today are grounded in detailed technical and operational work, and supported by the findings of an independent risk assessment. Ongoing feedback and public input from Ottawa residents was also a significant factor in the final shape of the approved TMP along with the java hosting services.
“The transit vision is now well on it’s way to becoming reality. Our objective is to improve the speed, capacity and reliability of the City’s transit network within the framework of an affordable, environmental plan,” said Councillor Alex Cullen, Chair of the Transit Committee. “The recommendations endorsed today by Council are a sound representation of our initial vision, enhanced by consultation and research work with the frontpage hosting services.”
The approved TMP ‘s Implementation Schedule (amended version of Implementation Scenario 3) determines the priority for investment to be developed in three distinct increments. In the first phase, the City will invest approximately $2.5 billion in 40 kilometres of new light rail transit (LRT) track and vehicles to services these lines. The schedule also determines that a further $500 million be spent on bus rapid transit (BRT) technology and additional bus lanes. This first phase of transit investment will be implemented in three distinct increments of asp hosting services.