# Keeping Our City Moving: What Drives Ottawa to Add More Lanes (Bus, Bike, or Otherwise)

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**Created:** [February 16, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.theneworleans.ca/t/keeping-our-city-moving-what-drives-ottawa-to-add-more-lanes-bus-bike-or-otherwise/147 "2026-02-16T20:44:38Z")
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### Author: ![robattrell](https://forum.theneworleans.ca/user_avatar/forum.theneworleans.ca/robattrell/32/43_2.png) [@robattrell](https://forum.theneworleans.ca/u/robattrell)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.theneworleans.ca/t/keeping-our-city-moving-what-drives-ottawa-to-add-more-lanes-bus-bike-or-otherwise/147/1 "2026-02-16T20:44:38Z")

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Originally published at: [https://theneworleans.ca/2026/02/16/keeping-our-city-moving-what-drives-ottawa-to-add-more-lanes-bus-bike-or-otherwise/](https://theneworleans.ca/2026/02/16/keeping-our-city-moving-what-drives-ottawa-to-add-more-lanes-bus-bike-or-otherwise/)  
   
If you’ve ever sat through a public meeting about a new bike lane or a bus rapid transit expansion, you’ve likely heard this before: “Why…