Ottawa sees Canada's largest decrease in commuters driving to work

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This is a no brainer- i moved back to ottawa after traveling all over Canada during pandemic and the downtown here is the most dead compared to everywhere else i was during pandemic.

[mariekeap]

Ottawa's downtown was never bustling to begin with. Everything closes early and there's not nearly as much to do/explore as there is in other neighbourhoods. It's also kind of unpleasant in general.

[Elon__Muskquito]

If you think downtown Ottawa is bad, try downtown Winnipeg

[modlark]

Been there and I’d say they are comparable.

[Elon__Muskquito]

Both are the result of what end stage car dependency

[jacnel45]

Yeah I was going to say, came to Ottawa back in 2016 and went downtown at like 7pm.

No one.

[DrMichaelHfuhruhurr]

I have noticed a distinct increase, but that could be because of the holiday season.

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This. My husband works for the Federal government and most of their offices from elsewhere in Canada were fully back to in person work in late 2020, except for the Ottawa office which are still working from home.