Ottawa votes: Watson unveils traffic safety plan

In response to what he says is the No. 1 issue he faces at voters’ doors, Mayor Jim Watson has unveiled a wide-ranging plan to make Ottawa’s roads safer for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers.
Watson told reporters Sunday that, if he’s re-elected, he will work with city council over the next four years to hire an additional 75 police officers, increase the budget for traffic-calming measures, introduce 20 new red-light cameras at high-risk intersections, add 40 more crossing gua