Author of the article: Jon Willing
Publishing date: Apr 07, 2021 • 3 days ago • 2 minute read • Ottawa city councillor Jeff Leiper says he doesn t understand why city staff were recommending against a city-owned bike-share program after the committee last year simply asked for them to investigate the idea as part of a larger strategy on bike parking. Errol McGihon/Postmedia Photo by Errol McGihon /Postmedia
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Councillors want city staff to get a better handle on the potential for municipal taxpayers to pay for a bike-share program.
Bureaucrats told the transportation committee on Wednesday they don’t oppose the notion of a bike-share program in Ottawa, but some councillors wondered why staff are already running the idea into a ditch.