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Turkish "Dolmus" (shared cab)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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I enjoyed Adam Bentley\u2019s transit map vision<\/a> for Ottawa of the future, but nevertheless found it frustrating that the mindset in my home town can\u2019t think about making it happen now.\u00a0 I don\u2019t believe the Bentley vision is pie in the sky for two seconds.\u00a0 If we had gone ahead with the North\/South project we would be well on our way to exactly this kind of region wide comprehensive service instead of stuck with what we have, which is the most expensive commuter service to operate in the country (combination of distances and deadheading), grafted on to an old city bus service that has less service for many parts of the city than it did 40 years ago.<\/p>\n

If the north\/south rail service from the University of Ottawa to Barrhaven had been completed in 2009, we would also have built the airport connection because it would have been so close and made so much sense.\u00a0 The Carling Ave connection west and St. Joseph East would be under construction and approaching completion.\u00a0 Plus there would have been enormous pressure from the public to connect Gatineau via the existing rail bridge to Ottawa.\u00a0 There you have the heart of the Bentley vision.\u00a0 A spinal light rail service to all parts of the region and suddenly a real integrated train-bus service is possible \u2013 and Ottawa\u2019s transit system would begin to grow like topsy.<\/p>\n

Transit service is not rocket science.\u00a0 Look at any successful transit city, Ankara is much smaller than Istanbul and has no need of ferries but has much the same mix of of heavy and light train services with connecting bus hubs.\u00a0 Istanbul\u2019s mix is of course bigger and includes an underground metro service to the airport, a spinal tram network and under construction is the Marmari line which will cross the Bosphorus underground and ride on the surface elsewhere for over a hundred kilometers.<\/p>\n

Istanbul and Ankara also have private partnerships that I\u2019ve not seen elsewhere.\u00a0 The dolmuses are small, yellow vans that run on regular routes, have stops and fixed prices, all regulated by the city but are owned and operated privately.\u00a0 They are affordable and widely used.\u00a0 Then there\u2019s the blue Metro buses a step up in size from the dolmuses and they run longer distances on the main roads. They are also publicly regulated but privately operated, and finally lots and lots of yellow cab taxis.<\/p>\n

In Istanbul, there are, of course, the ferries which leave every few minutes from the the centre of the city to various terminals up and down the Bosphorus. \u00a0The effectiveness of Istanbul\u2019s transit services can be gauged by this: Last week, when Patty and I had lunch with the former Turkish Ambassador to Ottawa, we met at Taksim square, crossed the Bosphorus on a dolmus to the Asian side and returned via a ferry. \u00a0All done without ever waiting.\u00a0 All done easily.\u00a0 The ambassador and his charming wife are now happily retired in Istanbul but it had not occurred to them to buy a car.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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