Category: Transportation
How to use Ottawa’s light rail transit in 2018
When light rail service begins in 2018, a lot about taking transit in Ottawa will change. OC Transpo outlines everything that’s new and unfamiliar in their $1 million marketing campaign,…
LETTER: A call for “no parking” on Liard Street
On the north side of Liard Street from Stittsville Main Street to the corner of Basswood, the ditches were reconstructed in September 2016, allowing the water to flow from the…
Fairwinds Community Association seeks feedback on winter parking plan
(via Fairwinds Community Association) Winter parking continues to be an issue in Fairwinds, and Councillor Qadri and City staff are looking for feedback on a new plan to restrict parking to…
COMMENT: Let’s start saying light rail to Stittsville
(ABOVE: Artist’s rendering of the Rideau LRT station downtown. Via City of Ottawa.) It was great to see City Council approve plans for Phase 2 of light rail transit (LRT)…
LETTER: Time to fix Terry Fox-Cope intersection
(Peter Vukovic and his family were on their way to church on Sunday morning, when they were involved in a serious collision at the intersection of Terry Fox Drive and…
New route numbers and bigger buses for OC Transpo this spring
OC Transpo will have a bit more room for Stittsville riders starting April 23, along with new numbers for two of the routes. According to Councillor Shad Qadri’s web site,…
Light rail plans edge a bit closer to Stittsville
The City of Ottawa held a big press conference this morning to announce the latest plans for “Stage 2” of Ottawa’s light rail system. The most significant update for Stittsville…
UPDATE: Qadri responds to bus service complaints
Councillor Shad Qadri posted some comments about OC Transpo service in his weekly newsletter today. Highlights: A double-decker bus will be added to the 4:00 p.m. trip on Route 261…
Your letters and feedback on OC Transpo’s service changes
At the start of this year, OC Transpo replaced express busses – and the premium express fare – with new “connexion” routes. The connexion buses ferry passengers between suburbs like Stittsville and…
UPDATE: More about Stittsville sidewalks
Last week we published a list of ten spots in Stittsville in need of sidewalk or pedestrian upgrades. We asked readers for your suggestions and heard from a lot of…
MIS-STEP: A list of mysteriously missing sidewalks
(ABOVE: Walking down Stittsville Main Street during Jane’s Walk 2016. Photo by Barry Gray.) The Ottawa Neighbourhood Study gives Stittsville a walkability score for of 54% for pedestrian infrastructure. That’s…
Everything you need to know about OC Transpo changes in the new year
(PHOTO: “New Flyer”. Photo by Justin S. Campbell, via Flickr. Used under a Creative Commons License.) OC Transpo fares will go up in 2017, along with some route changes and a…
VIDEO: Watch as an SUV drives the wrong way through a roundabout
An anonymous driver posted this video to Reddit earlier today and shows an SUV turning left at the Huntmar-Campeau roundabout in Kanata North, near Tanger Outlets / Arcadia.
OC Transpo fall schedule starts on Sunday, September 4
(via City of Ottawa) On Sunday, September 4, new fall schedules go into effect on most routes; LeBreton Station will be shifting eastward, and some routing improvements will be implemented,…
Maple Grove closed from Huntmar to Terry Fox starting Sept 8
(via City of Ottawa) The City of Ottawa is in the process of constructing the new Kanata West Pump Station and Forcemains to provide servicing to new development in the…