Category: Transportation
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…
NOTEBOOK: Carp-Hazeldean collision stats, 2011-2015
(ABOVE: Collision at Carp and Hazeldean on September 25, 2017. Photo via Wendy Wright / @wrightofwayCFRA) Stittsville Councillor Shad Qadri says he’s asked the city’s traffic department to review resident…
NOTEBOOK: Sidewalk coming to West Ridge from Adamson to Birchland
It’s great to read that city staff will be installing a sidewalk along West Ridge Drive between Adamson and Birchland. It’s a one-block stretch of road adjacent to a park…
COMMENT: Fix the Carp-Hazeldean intersection
(ABOVE: Photo via Wendy Wright / @wrightofwayCFRA) Avoid the corner of Hazeldean Rd and Carp Rd. Multiple cars in accident. #Stittsville pic.twitter.com/H8ZDGGElcp — Nancy Therrien (@NancyTherrien2) September 26, 2017 Yet…
Updated list of road closures for 9RunRun on October 14
(via 9RunRun organizers) We invite everyone to become part of our community’s 9RUNRUN. Cheer on runners as they run/walk by your home or place of business, sign up to volunteer…
NOTEBOOK: Transportation Committee approves increase to parking time limit
It’s looking more likely that starting next June, you’ll be able to park on residential streets in Ottawa for more than three hours without worrying about getting a ticket. Earlier…