A recent Carleton University study has found that closing Queen Elizabeth Driveway to vehicles reduces particulate air pollution by 60 per cent and noise by 50 per cent. Read MoreData was gathered over six days in June and July 2025. Queen Elizabeth Driveway was closed to motorized traffic on three of those days and open on the other three. Local News, Life, News, Travel Ottawa, Best of the Capital, Ottawa Sun, Realtime, Registered A recent Carleton University study has found that closing Queen Elizabeth Driveway to vehicles reduces particulate air pollution by 60 per cent and noise by 50 per cent. Read More