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THE FIFTH COLUMN: Prince of Wales Bridge: Why Isn’t This a Bikeway
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As early as 2005, after the rail line was discontinued and the City of Ottawa purchased the bridge for possible future public transit use the NCC proposed using the bridge as a pedestrian and cycling bridge (Wikipedia: The …
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: Prince of Wales Bridge: Why Isn’t This a Bikeway
(click on image to enlarge) As early as 2005, after the rail line was discontinued and the City of Ottawa purchased the bridge for possible future public transit use the NCC proposed using the bridge as a pedestrian and cycling bridge (Wikipedia: The Ottawa Citizen. (15 November 2005), NCC plans
Continue readingTrashy's World: The “what I would like seen thrown into the Ottawa River”…
… page has been updated. Check it out. (6) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
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