Meanwhile, scattered vehicles — some authorized, a few not — trickle down the road in one direction, but not the other. It’s time to full reopen Wellington to regular traffic and public transit, time to treat it as the important downtown artery it once was.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Opponents of reopening the street to traffic muster many arguments, the most valid of which is security: anyone could be carrying a bomb in a vehicle. In that case, why are there any cars on the road now? And if you’ve ever been on Sparks Street in early morning, you know not even a pedestrian mall shuns delivery trucks. Presumably, one can also carry incendiary devices, or firearms, in a backpack. Meanwhile, police now know not to allow large trucks to hold protests in the core.
The second argument advanced is that, by reopening Wellington, we somehow lose the chance to re-imagine it — either as a future pedestrian-only mall, a tramway route or some other worthy plan. But visions for Wellington were discussed ad nauseam when it was open. A year after its closing, the visionaries haven’t exactly pushed their agenda hard.
Wellington was “temporarily” closed because of a truck protest. Let’s “temporarily” open it again. Talks on its final permanent status should continue. But this important street shouldn’t continue as a road to nowhere.
no. keep it closed. keep cars out of the city center, next is bank street hopefully
No, what would be the purpose? You could open it up to allow tourist buses to drop people off but there is no need for regular vehicle traffic. Make it a pedestrian street
No
It's still closed?
Nooooooooooo!
Given the parliamentary offices across the street, I think that portion of Wellington should remain closed, and included into Parliament's footprint.
But the truckers will come back.
But the truckers will come back.
Trudeau's too afraid of a few truckers!
The core is a wasteland and this continued closure is painfully on-brand ottawa
No
Why is it closed?
Is not!
Nope our city needs to protect it’s elected servants. Society needs safeguards from anarchistes and dangerous violent people. More population more crazies and disruptors.
As a tourist in my own city...it is awesome having it closed. Thank you truckers🚛🇨🇦👏
It could be vehicle in winter, pedestrian / human in summer. We have the technology!
I vote open. I can’t wait to finally see the changing of the guard on the Hill again. Play some music for me.
Every time I get even remotely close to rethinking my refusal to subscribe to a paper run by the same hedge fund as the National Enquirer, you run an editorial like this to remind me no, no way.
But if they reopen it, some protesters might block it! Which would be a national Emergency. Keep it closed.
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