18 of 23 City councillors in Ottawa have identified speeding issues in their wards over the past year. Only 2 (so far) support a reduction to the residential limit to 40km/h.
| Name | Member of the Transportation Committee | Speed issues in the news |
| Bob MonetteWard 1 – Orléans | Yes Vice chair |
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| Rainer Bloess Ward 2 – Innes |
Yes | |
| Jan Harder Ward 3 – Barrhaven |
Yes. Recently high-speed VIA trains. | |
| Marianne Wilkinson Ward 4 – Kanata North |
Yes Chair |
Yes.
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| Eli El-Chantiry Ward 5 – West Carleton-March |
Asks residents to complain to police about speeding. | |
| Shad Qadri Ward 6 – Stittsville |
Yes. Reduced speed in one neighbourhood of Stittsville. Mixed reviews. Priority is to protect people. | |
| Mark Taylor Ward 7 – Bay |
Yes, especially in Acora Village
October 2012 Newsletter
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| Rick Chiarelli Ward 8 – College |
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| Keith Egli Ward 9 – Knoxdale-Merivale |
Yes. Raised at community meeting: | |
| Diane Deans Ward 10 – Gloucester-Southgate |
Yes | |
| Tim Tierney Ward 11 – Beacon Hill-Cyrville |
Yes | Yes. Purchased a speed board:
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| Mathieu Fleury Ward 12 – Rideau-Vanier |
Yes | Yes.Beechwood, Vanier Parkway. Did walkabout with residents.King Edward Avenue (Many articles). |
| Peter Clark Ward 13 – Rideau-Rockcliffe |
Yes | Yes. |
| Diane Holmes Ward 14 – Somerset |
Yes, many. Bronson, O’Connor, Metcalfe, Kent… | |
| Katherine Hobbs Ward 15 – Kitchissippi |
Yes, many.
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| Maria McRae Ward 16 – River |
Yes.
November 8, 2012
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| David Chernushenko Ward 17 – Capital |
Yes | Yes. Old Ottawa East:
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| Peter Hume Ward 18 – Alta Vista |
Yes. Started a Safe Streets campaign:
Speed board: http://peterhume.ca/Peter_community_safety1.jpg |
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| Stephen Blais Ward 19 – Cumberland |
April 12, 2012 (Tweet @StephenBlais) – Meetings with Hydro Ottawa, police on speeding, a few development files and catching up with my staff after a busy week May 9 – New blog entry re: speeding & save the kids July 10 – speed board installed on house #204 today according to his Twitter stream.
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| Doug Thompson Ward 20 – Osgoode |
Yes | Yes. Purchased speed boards: |
| Scott Moffatt Ward 21 – Rideau-Goulbourn |
Yes | |
| Steve DesrochesWard 22 – Gloucester-South Nepean | Yes. Purchased a speed gun and speed board: | |
| Allan Hubley Ward 23 – Kanata South |
Yes. Another speed board: July 11, 2012 – Speedboard out again
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