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The National Capital Commission believes a light rail transit system will be a great addition to an already spectacular capital city.

That’s why the NCC has fast-tracked more than 100 land transactions for the 12.5 kilometres from Tunney’s Pasture to Blair Road.

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The NCC has constructively engaged with the city in its phase two environmental assessment, to be completed next summer. This phase includes the extension from Tunney’s Pasture to Lincoln Fields.

The NCC shares the city’s vision for light rail that is affordable, rapid, effective, and that preserves our environment and ecology. We need to think of this project’s impact, not just for today, but 100 years hence.

In reviewing possible alignments from Tunney’s Pasture to Lincoln Fields, the city’s preferred route is on NCC lands along the Ottawa River shoreline, adjacent to the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway.

The NCC will allow these national lands to be used, provided that the transit line offers continuous access to the river and minimizes the visual and environmental impact on the corridor’s landscape.