Category: Transportation
A timeline of upcoming intersection improvements
(PHOTO: Intersection of Huntmar and Maple Grove. File photo from 2015.) As we begin a new year, I wanted to provide residents with an overview of intersection improvements planned for…
Cyclist skeptical of shoulder safety on rural roads
(PHOTO: Jeff Tindall commutes by bike during spring, summer and fall, but not winter. During the colder months he rides inside. We staged this shot near his house on one…
REMINDER: OC Transpo service changes coming December 24
(via OC Transpo) Starting Sunday, December 24, OC Transpo’s winter service will come into effect. Many of the changes happening this winter will improve service in growing communities. Expanded Service…
CBC: Cost of Kanata road widening grows secretly, councillor says
From Laura Osman at CBC Ottawa: City councillors are being asked to increase the budget for a controversial road-widening project in Kanata South by $4 million, according to one city councillor for the area…
NOTEBOOK: A SkyTrain to Stittsville
About 100 residents were at last night’s LRT open house to hear about the latest plans for the light rail extension from Moodie Drive to Hazeldean Road in Stittsville. Paul…
OC Transpo winter service includes Transitway extension to Moodie
(via OC Transpo) New OC Transpo winter schedules take effect on most routes on Christmas Eve. Use the Travel Planner to find the best options for your travels this winter. New routes and…
COMMENT: A tale of two traffic lights
#1 Carp at Hazeldean. Residents have been calling for safety fixes at this intersection for years. City staff says that traffic isn’t heavy enough to justify any configuration changes. Of course, the city’s…
NOTEBOOK: Preferred route for light rail extends to Hazeldean
The City of Ottawa is holding an open house on Thursday, December 7 as part of the Environmental Assessment for the light rail extension to Kanata-Stittsville. There’s a significant change in…
DIRT OFF YOUR SHOULDER: Carp Road shoulder paving starts Friday
(via Stittsville councillor Shad Qadri) I am pleased to share that the City will be paving the shoulders on Carp Road from Kittiwake Drive to Westbrook as of tomorrow, November 17th. This…
COMMENT: The “creative activism” behind the Rosehill Expressway launch
(PHOTO: Unveiling the Rosehill Expressway sign. Photo by C.W.) A huge thank you to my neighbours in Bryanston Gate, Fairwinds and Poole Creek Village for helping to open the Rosehill…
CBC: Residents throw ‘Rosehill Expressway’ party to protest spike in traffic
From CBC Ottawa: Some Stittsville residents are protesting the impending closure of what’s become a main thoroughfare in the west Ottawa community — by throwing a party. The “Rosehill Expressway”…
COMMENT: Johnwoods closure comes too soon
Closing Johnwoods might make sense years from now when more of Stittsville’s planned road and transit infrastructure is in place, but it doesn’t make sense now. I made this video…
North section of Johnwoods permanently closes on November 15
Councillor Shad Qadri shared an update about the closure of the north end of Johnwoods on his web site earlier today. The plan is to turn that section of road…
Yield when you see a green light coming your way
(press release via City of Ottawa) The City of Ottawa would like to remind motorists that vehicles with green flashing lights are being driven by volunteer firefighters who are responding…
Stittsville company’s invention deployed in downtown bike safety pilot
(An invention from Stittsville’s SmartCone Technologies is being deployed as part of a pilot project on O’Connor street in downtown Ottawa. Here’s a press release from Ottawa Police Services about…