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Ottawa MacDonald-Cartier/Uplan is an integrated transportation plan for the City of Ottawa. It is a comprehensive plan that coordinates all aspects of mobility, from public transit to active transportation and roadway mobility. The plan integrates innovative technologies and services to provide an efficient, safe, and accessible transport system for everyone in the city.

Goods and people will move more quickly on a well-connected network of streets, pathways and transit that works together. This reduces congestion, cuts down on greenhouse gas emissions, and increases safety for people walking or biking. In addition, businesses benefit from improved access to their customers while offering easy travel solutions for employees.

This integrated transport plan makes life easier for anyone who lives, works or travels in Ottawa - both locals and visitors alike. Its goal is to ensure efficient and convenient mobility throughout the city by providing a range of services that meet everyone’s needs.

The full list of features includes enhanced public transit service; improved sidewalks, bikeways, and pedestrian areas; dedicated lanes for bicycles; smart traffic signals; better roads infrastructure; intelligent parking systems; real time data monitoring; automated vehicle technology such as driverless cars; electric vehicle charging stations; new technological advances such as Uber and Lyft services.

The integrated transportation system reduces congestion by connecting streets with pathways to provide alternative methods of reaching destinations. Smart traffic signals also help reduce traffic jams by allowing drivers to take advantage of green lights when they become available instead of having to wait through multiple red lights. Additionally, automated vehicles will be able to ease up traffic flows on major thoroughfares like highways and bridges which are often congested during peak hours.

Yes! The City welcomes feedback from stakeholders through consultations and comments on its website where suggestions can be submitted. Public input can influence how projects should be designed or timed in order for them to be most effective at meeting user demands in their own communities.

Funding comes primarily from both federal government grants as well as City allocated funds from the annual budget process set out by Council each year. A variety of funding sources also contribute including developers who may add streetscape enhancements or City facility improvements at their own expense in exchange for permits as part of their development approvals.

The City has delegated implementation responsibility primarily to three different departments depending on what type of initiative is being implemented – Transportation Services looks after roads infrastructure projects, Transit Services looks after bus services improvement plans while Planning & Growth Management oversees community planning initiatives such as bikeway connections or improving walking paths around parks.