Politicians must stop giving cars priority

Congratulations, Brigitte Pellerin, for making suggestions that would improve bus service and ease road congestion. Ottawa politicians recognize the necessity of public transit but are reluctant to upset motorists.

As Ottawa becomes a big city, it is time we shed our smalltown allegiance to automobile priority, especially in the city core, and accept that like major cities worldwide, public transit is meant to move the populace, and the private car option is costly and inconvenient.

Julie Newlands, Ottawa