Byward Market Pedestrian Area

If approved by City Council, this proposal could improve the air quality in the most polluted part of Ottawa (as shown in a recent inventory of the City’s air quality)by removing some traffic from a small part of the market.

ByWard Market plan would dedicate area to pedestrians

Ref: INVENTORY OF AIR CONTAMINANTS AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS (City of Ottawa, Report to Planning and Environment Committee, 2007)

“Particulate Matter in Ottawa is most heavily concentrated in the Ottawa Centre / Inner area where 86 000 people are exposed to ongoing very poor air quality”