By Glen Gower, StittsvilleCentral, April 2, 2017
CONGESTION PRICING BACK ON THE RADAR
Looks like the debate over “congestion pricing” might be coming to City Hall in the near future. That’s the idea of using financial incentives (or disincentives) to decrease car use and increase transit ridership, particularly from the suburbs of Ottawa into the downtown core.
The four downtown councillors – Chernushenko, Leiper, McKenney and Nussbaum – commissioned a study that was presented at a symposium last week.
https://stittsvillecentral.ca/notebook-congestion-pricing-cell-phone-tower-patio-season/