01514791

Component

http://www.trb.org/main/blurbs/169925.aspx

http://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/169925.aspx

The City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, is the nation’s capital city as well as its fourth largest city with a population of nearly 1 million. It is a carefully planned municipality with a strong federal government presence and influence leading to a high quality of life. Ottawa has a broad socioeconomic and age profile, and a continuous demand for high quality municipal services, including public transit. In response to this situation, transportation and mobility was identified as a strategic priority within Ottawa’s 2011–2014 Term of Council priorities and the ensuing City Strategic Plan. This priority formalizes the expectation to provide reliable and sustainable public transit service while also providing an appropriate land use mix in and around transit stations. This paper should be considered as a road map of plans, policies, and steps taken to support Ottawa’s commitment to becoming a leader in Canada’s transit-oriented development (TOD) efforts. It demonstrates Ottawa Light Rail Transit’s (OLRT) role in providing for the city’s growing transit needs through efforts to support and implement modal shift and advancing TOD principles. An overview of the ongoing amendments to planning-related documents in support of the OLRT project will be given. Finally, a high level review of current and proposed land use planning initiatives will be discussed to illustrate how existing and future TODs are influenced by transit choices.

01514774

English

pp 279-295

2013-11

Transportation Research Circular

12th National Light Rail Conference

Digital/other

Figures; References; Tables

Case studies; City planning; Land use planning; Light rail transit; Sustainable development; Transit oriented development; Urban transportation policy

Ottawa (Canada)

Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Feb 19 2014 2:40PM

• Applying a European Urban-Style Light Rail Transit Design Approach in North America: Recent Experience and Lessons Learned in Canada
• Baltimore Red Line Process Is a Model for Civic Engagement
• Comparative Examination of New Start Light Rail Transit, Light Railway, and Bus Rapid Transit Services Opened from 2000
• Development of Guidelines for Modern Streetcar Vehicles
• Development of Sacramento’s Streetcar System Plan Using Transportation, Land Use, and Economic Development Performance Measures
• Eastside Extension Light Rail Transit: Mobility, Connectivity, and Integrated Project Design in Los Angeles
• Economies of Scale in Operating Costs for Light Rail Transit and Streetcars
• Enhancing Neighborhoods Through Streetcar Development in Paris, France
• Intermodal Connections with Light Rail in Phoenix, Arizona
• Leveraging Subsurface Utility Engineering Data for Utility Safety on Light Rail Transit Projects
• Light Rail Through a University Campus: The Purple Line and the University of Maryland
• Light Rail to Airports: Lessons Learned, Key Issues, and Success Criteria
• Light Railways and Busways as Key Driver for Sustainable Urban Development: Swedish Experiences with Transit-Oriented Development
• Modern Roundabout Makes Preferred Alignment Possible for TRAX: Light Rail in Salt Lake City
• Noise and Vibration Issues of Modern Streetcars
• Off-Board Fare Payment Using Proof-of-Payment Verification
• Practical Off-Wire Streetcar and Light Rail Vehicle Operation
• Purple Line: Connecting the Nation’s Capital Transportation System
• Seattle Sound Transit's Experiences with Proof-of-Payment Fare Collection
• Smart Cards and Proof-of-Payment: A Marriage of Necessity
• Status of North American LRT Systems: Year 2012 Update
• Streetcar Implementation Policy Analysis: A Survey and Observations of Streetcar Institutional Structures
• Tackling Fare Evasion on Calgary Transit’s CTrain System
• The New Seattle Streetcar with Onboard Energy Storage
• The Tide: Evolution of Train Detection at Hampton Roads Transit
• Traffic Engineering Innovations for the Sugar House Streetcar Project
• Understanding the Level of Integration of Light Rail Transit into Communities in the Denver Region