FUEL

With people scattered across an area of nearly 3,000 square kilometres, Ottawa is a city of people on the move. The fuel we feed into our cars, trucks, and buses—along with the roads we drive them on—damages our local environment more than any other part of our daily routine.

Where does it come from?

Where does it go?

What you can do!

Did you know?

• Air pollution in Ottawa triggered 290 premature deaths, 3,000 emergency room visits, and over $25 million in health care costs in 2005.

• Two-thirds of housing built in Ottawa over the next decade will be in suburbs far from downtown, so most people will have to travel further.

• The City of Ottawa spent $335 million on roads and traffic operations in 2007.

• Ottawa has over 170 kilometres of cycling paths.