By Nancy Biggs, Ottawa Citizen Letter to the Editor, May 2, 2017
Make Elgin about people, not cars
Re: New Elgin in the works; Street set to be closed for a year during construction, April 28
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make Elgin Street a “main street!”
The focus of the Ottawa Citizen’s article seemed to be more about cars than people. I avoid Elgin Street when walking from Pretoria Bridge to Laurier Street because of the narrow sidewalks. Widening the sidewalks, planting trees and lowering the speed limit to 30 km/hr will make it much more pleasant for people to walk, shop and enjoy the cafés, restaurants and bars.
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