Dowtown vigil for pedestrians injured or killed by trucks downtown
A few excerpts from the coverage of an event to commemorate pedestrians injured or killed by truck traffic downtown:
Sheila Moore clutched her homemade sign and shivered.
The Ottawa woman was among about 30 people who gathered on the corner of King Edward Avenue and Rideau Street last night to remember people killed or injured by vehicles in this heavily-congested area. The protesters, many of whom were Lowertown residents, carried signs saying, “Our community is not an off ramp” and “No more dead pedestrians.”
Angela Rickman, president of the Lowertown Community Association, said she hoped the vigil would put a human face on the situation, which she says has been a problem for decades.
“This is a recipe for disaster,” she told the crowd. “No community should have to live with this.”
“Trucks need to be in a location where it can be linked to a future ring road,” said Jane Brammer, chair of the Community Action for Reasonable Analyses and Decision. “They should not be in neighbourhoods, on the front steps of hospitals or on people’s back steps or front doors.”
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November 13th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
Thanks for your support, Jane.