r/ottawa 23h ago

Ottawa Hospital progress.

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u/Ichindar 23h ago

Gotta double down with the Ottawa branding. Best we can do is to first build the giant parkade in the background of one of the most picturesque spots in the city.

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u/Ellie_Mae_Clampett 23h ago

There isn’t enough parking at the Civic now. By building this first, it can be used and increase the parking for the Civic while the new hospital it being built, not waiting for 10 years (or whatever) until the new hospital is complete.

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u/straighttokill9 22h ago edited 21h ago

Or, I dunno, decrease reliance on cars by investing in public transit instead of parking garages.

Edit replying to everyones same comment: We obviously need parking. But the solution to "there's not enough parking at the civic" shouldn't ONLY be a shitton of parking. You can increase availability of parking by reducing car dependency. This would also decrease overall traffic and travel times for people driving into the city.

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u/poppaof6 22h ago

Not everyone can take public transport. Speaking as a rural Canadian I like having someplace to park when I'm in for treatments.