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Electric Vehicles and Ottawa’s Climate Change Management Plan

Electric Vehicles and Ottawa’s Climate Change Management Plan

To coincide with Friday's Electric Vehicle Showcase taking place on Sparks Street, Ecology Ottawa is releasing its report Electric Vehicles and Ottawa’s Climate Change Management Plan.

The report goes beyond the City's Air Quality and Climate Change Management Plan commitments to increase the City's own electric vehicle fleet and encourage a city wide network of charging stations. The report details and quantifies some of the benefits of expanded electric vehicle use in Ottawa such as cost savings and greenhouse gas emissions reductions. The report also recommends additional specific actions the City can undertake, including specific partners with whom they can engage and specific considerations that will make a network of charging stations most successful.

Rideau-Vanier candidates pledge to make transportation safer and more accessible

A packed house assembled at the Guiges Centre on Murray Street on a September 15th warmly applauded commitments by Rideau-Vanier candidates to push for lower speed limits on King Edward Street, where traffic accidents have claimed ten lives over the last decade. Candidates Marc Aubin and Catherine Fortin LeFaivre both judged it unacceptable to simply wait for a proposed tunnel to remove transport trucks from the area.

Report back: Rideau-Rockcliffe Stop the Pipeline Info Session

Report back: Rideau-Rockcliffe Stop the Pipeline Info Session

by Chantal Kipfer

On September 11, 2014, Ecology Ottawa held the Rideau-Rockcliffe Stop the Pipeline Info Session at the Richelieu Vanier Community Centre, one of many initiatives to mobilize citizens of the Ottawa region against the Energy East pipeline. Ben Powless, Ecology Ottawa staff member spearheading the group’s Tar Free 613 campaign, and Alex Guest, who partook in the Energy East Resistance Ride over the summer, led an informative and thoughtful presentation about the reality we would face if the pipeline is built.

Candidates overwhelmingly support more funding for cycling, walkabilty, and public transit

We’ve asked them. We’ve polled them. We’ve heard them loud and clear:

Nine out of ten Ottawa City Council candidates say they will prioritize investing in pedestrian, cycling and affordable public transit infrastructure in the urban area if they are elected according to a new survey conducted by Ecology Ottawa. And about eighty percent support accelerated funding for safer cycling in the city.

Media Release: All-Candidates Debate on Transportation in Rideau-Vanier

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All-Candidates Debate on Transportation in Rideau-Vanier

Candidates for city council challenged to prevent traffic deaths and revitalize downtown streets.

OTTAWA (September 15, 2014) - Downtown Ottawa residents will ask aspiring city councillors how they will prevent tragedies such as those of a 26-year old woman killed by a transport truck on Waller Street earlier this year as part of an all candidates debate on transportation this Monday September 15th.

Media Release: Elections Survey: Candidates Agree – Cycling and Pedestrian Infrastructure in Ottawa Needs More Funding

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Elections Survey: Candidates Agree – Cycling and Pedestrian Infrastructure in Ottawa Needs More Funding

OTTAWA (September 15, 2014): – Nine out of ten Ottawa City Council candidates say they will prioritize investing in pedestrian, cycling and affordable public transit infrastructure in the urban area over infrastructure for cars if they are elected according to a candidates survey conducted by local environmental organization Ecology Ottawa.

Media Release: Depave Paradise – Local Residents Transform Kitchissippi United Church’s Parking Lot Into A Garden

Media Release: Depave Paradise – Local Residents Transform Kitchissippi United Church’s Parking Lot Into A Garden

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September 13th, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Depave Paradise – Local Residents Transform Kitichissippi United Church’s Parking Lot Into A Garden

OTTAWA – Ottawa's first ever “Depave Paradise” project will be completed this Saturday September 13th when volunteers from local environmental organization Ecology Ottawa plant two large garden beds in Kitichissippi United Church’s parking lot.

Election Debate on The future of transportation in Lowertown, Vanier, Sandy Hill and ByWard Market (Rideau Vanier Ward 12)

Monday, September 15th, 7pm to 9pm at Guigues Centre, 159 Murray St

Are you concerned about trucks on King Edward and Rideau? Do you want safe streets, bike lanes and walkable neighbourhoods? How do you feel about patios and A frames blocking the sidewalk? How will light rail reshape our neighbourhood? Come ask your candidates what they will do about these and other transportation issues in the area.

Ward 23 – Kanata South – Candidate Questionnaire Responses

Ecology Ottawa asked all candidates in the 2014 municipal election a series of questions on important environmental issues.

Complete Streets:

Many Ottawa streets are dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians and too many neighbourhoods lack affordable and convenient public transportation options. Badly designed streets discourage active and healthy lifestyles and limit transportation choices. In 2013, City Council adopted a Complete Streets policy that will put more emphasis on designing streets for all ages, abilities and users (pedestrians, cyclists, and transit users, as well as cars).

Ward 22 – Gloucester-South Nepean – Candidate Questionnaire Responses

Ecology Ottawa asked all candidates in the 2014 municipal election a series of questions on important environmental issues.

Complete Streets:

Many Ottawa streets are dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians and too many neighbourhoods lack affordable and convenient public transportation options. Badly designed streets discourage active and healthy lifestyles and limit transportation choices. In 2013, City Council adopted a Complete Streets policy that will put more emphasis on designing streets for all ages, abilities and users (pedestrians, cyclists, and transit users, as well as cars).

Ward 21 – Rideau-Goulbourn – Candidate Questionnaire Responses

Ecology Ottawa asked all candidates in the 2014 municipal election a series of questions on important environmental issues.

Complete Streets:

Many Ottawa streets are dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians and too many neighbourhoods lack affordable and convenient public transportation options. Badly designed streets discourage active and healthy lifestyles and limit transportation choices. In 2013, City Council adopted a Complete Streets policy that will put more emphasis on designing streets for all ages, abilities and users (pedestrians, cyclists, and transit users, as well as cars).

Ward 20 – Osgoode – Candidate Questionnaire Responses

Ecology Ottawa asked all candidates in the 2014 municipal election a series of questions on important environmental issues.

Complete Streets:

Many Ottawa streets are dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians and too many neighbourhoods lack affordable and convenient public transportation options. Badly designed streets discourage active and healthy lifestyles and limit transportation choices. In 2013, City Council adopted a Complete Streets policy that will put more emphasis on designing streets for all ages, abilities and users (pedestrians, cyclists, and transit users, as well as cars).

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