Category: Transportation
Maple Grove Road to close until early September for sewer work
(press release via City of Ottawa) Maple Grove Road will be closed to traffic between Terry Fox Drive and Silver Seven Road beginning Wednesday, July 20. The closure will allow…
OC Transpo fall service changes will include service to Blackstone
Highlights: 30-minute service from Blackstone to Terry Fox; Tweaks to 92 evening schedules to match shifts at Tanger Outlets; New service to DND Carling Campus. (Memo via OC Transpo General Manager John…
COMMENT: Ice those plans for changes to minimum snowplow standards
(Snow removal in Fairwinds. Photo by Hien Hoang.) Forgive me for being cynical, but when you schedule a presentation about snowplow service during the first week of July, and only…
Part of Katimavik Road closed until July 17
(press release from the City of Ottawa) Starting Monday July 4, Katimavik Road will be closed from Terry Fox Drive to Davis Avenue until July 17 to accommodate installation of…
Hartin Street closed for construction July 4-5
(via Councillor Shad Qadri) Hartin Street will be closed from Hazeldean Road to Loreka Court because of construction from Monday, July 4 to Tuesday July 5. The contractor will be…
OC Transpo summer service adjustments take effect Sunday, June 19
(press release via OC Transpo) On Sunday, June 19, new summer schedules begin along with several routing changes for improved service in the community of Greenboro East. Summer service improvements…
Section of Maple Grove closed on Saturday for more hydro pole relocation work
(via Hydro Ottawa) In May, Hydro Ottawa began conducting a pole relocation project to improve the reliability of the electrical service in the Stittsville and Kanata West area. Pole relocation…
City begins planning for light rail extension to Kanata
A large group of politicians showed up at the Terry Fox transit station today for what was billed as “an important announcement regarding Ottawa’s future transit options”. The announcement turned…
Here’s how your OC Transpo commute will change in the next few years
No more express fares, and a transfer from bus to train at Tunney’s Pasture if you’re heading downtown. Those are two of the biggest changes in the next few years as…
WTF are PXOs? All about the city’s new pedestrian crossovers
(PHOTO: The City will be adding even more signage to roundabouts as part of their new PXO or “Pedestrian Crossover” program. The signs are up at Huntmar-Rosehill, waiting to be…
What’s happening with the Maple Grove link to Jackson Trails?
Today, the west end of Maple Grove Road is just a dead-end dumping ground for construction waste and dog poop bags. Someday, it could be a road connection to Stittsville Main…
VIDEO: How Hydro Ottawa moved 20 poles in a day along Maple Grove
(Editor’s note: Here are some photos, text and a video shared by Hydro Ottawa, with background on Saturday’s pole-moving project on Maple Grove. Hydro Ottawa is proactively moving the poles to accomodate…
LETTER: Hold planning staff accountable for “epic fail”
Re: Qadri and planners get rough ride over Johnwoods “proposal” As a former political staffer to Bob Chiarelli from 1987 – 1990 and again in 1999, I have seen some…
Planning department apologizes over Johnwoods consultation
The City of Ottawa’s Planning Department has issued a 6-page document on the Johnwoods road closure, including an apology for poor communication with residents on the issue. Councillor Shad Qadri…
Qadri and planners get rough ride over Johnwoods “proposal”
UPDATE: Planning staff apologizes over Johnwoods consultation What we had here was a failure to communicate. I was one of about 100 people who showed up at a public meeting…