Category: Transportation
COMMUNITY NOTES: from the desk of Councillor Gower
This week, Councillor Gower shares important information from the Ottawa Police regarding safety in our community; winter parking bans;
COMMUNITY NOTES: from the desk of Councillor Gower
This week, Councillor Gower has heard your concerns about speeding in Stittsville and addresses this issue. He also is seeking your feedback on…
Mask up or face the consequences – OC Transpo
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, at a media event on Friday, strongly emphasized, “No more warnings. As of Tuesday, no mask, no ride, and you will be issued a ticket.”
COMMUNITY NOTES: from the desk of Councillor Gower
The week Councillor Glen Gower has shared information on the Transporation Master Plan questionnaire, updates from Ottawa Public Health and Thanksgiving, and the Potter’s Key/Echowoods unfinished pathway.
COMMUNITY NOTES: From the desk of Councillor Glen Gower
Councillor Glen Gower shares some community notes with Stittsville residents – call for feedback; need for volunteers and school zone traffic.
OPEN LETTER: Stittsville mom and school bus driver tells her story from the driver’s seat
I am a school bus driver in the Ottawa area. I have been driving the school bus for 4 years. I love the job, working with children, and the flexibility the schedule gives me.
Be safe this long weekend on roads and waterways
The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) is reminding residents to be safe on our roads and waterways this weekend and make it a safe long weekend for everyone.
OC Transpo fall service begins on August 30
The fall service for OC Transpo is returning in coming days and this will increase service on some routes.
Pandemic causes radical shift for Let’s Bike month
Since 1999, thousands of Ottawa’s commuter cyclists have participated in May’s annual ‘Bike to Work’ month.
Manconi adverse to temporary reallocation of vehicle traffic
On May 14, 2020, Councillor Glen Gower put forward the following directive to City Staff “…that through the appropriate recovery task force, staff come back to Council with recommendations for a…
Keep everyone healthy – wear a mask when you ride on public transportation
Starting Monday, June 15, OC Transpo will require all passengers to wear masks or face coverings when riding the bus, trains, Para Transpo, at transit stations and if you are…
Speeding continues as top issue with Ottawa Police Service
(Photo: Ottawa Police Traffic Services) Since launching Operation Overwatch on April 25th the combined efforts of Ottawa Police Frontline and Traffic Services officers resulted in over 1500 speeding tickets being…
Rte 62 OC Transpo operator has tested positive for COVID-19
OC Transpo (OCT) has confirmed this evening that a bus operator has tested positive for COVID-19. The operator last worked on May 24 and began experiencing symptoms on May 25 and operated…
O-Train Confederation Line temporarily closing for maintenance
Following two closures in earlier May, once again the O-Train Confederation Line 1 will close temporarily with the R1 replacement bus servicing the line from Sunday, May 31 to Wednesday, June 3.…
Traffic calming measures – installation dates altered due to COVID-19
(Kittiwake Drive, Stittsville) Ottawa is making adjustments to the installation dates for the 2020 Temporary Traffic Calming Measures Program (TTCMP) as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The TTCMP follows…