Future of vehicles on Wellington Street still in question

The issue came up Tuesday during an NCC board presentation about planning and design guidelines for Confederation Boulevard.

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Mayor Mark Sutcliffe is still not comfortable saying there won’t be cars on Wellington Street in the future. Article content

“It’s not to say it can’t happen one day, but there’s a lot of steps that need to be taken before we get to a point where there are no cars on Wellington,” Sutcliffe told the National Capital Commission’s board of directors at a meeting on Sept. 23. Article content Article content

The question about the future of private vehicles on Wellington came up during a presentation about planning and design guidelines for what’s known as Confederation Boulevard.

Confederation Boulevard is a ceremonial loop stretching for 7.5 kil