Category: Transportation
UPDATE: Eagleson Road sidewalk work to start this fall
Here’s a note from Kanata North councillor Marianne Wilkinson with an update on the Eagleson Road sidewalk situation. You may recall the odd situation last winter, when city staff stopped…
New Park-and-Ride planned near Richcraft Recreation Complex
OC Transpo and councillor Marianne Wilkinson are hosting a public meeting on Thursday, September 27 at 7:00pm at the Richcraft Recreation Complex in Kanata North about a new Park-and-Ride. Here’s a…
LETTER: A few ideas to improve traffic flow on Huntmar
(Here’s a letter that Andre Hallam wrote to councillor Shad Qadri, with some ideas for improvements to Huntmar Drive. Pictured above is the intersection of Huntmar and Maple Grove, recently…
OC Transpo fall service changes start Sunday, September 6
(via OC Transpo) Effective Sunday, September 6, new fall schedules go into effect on most routes and some routing changes will be implemented. In the Stittsville area Route 196 service…
Lots of room on the new Blackstone shuttle bus today
The long-awaited Blackstone shuttle bus hit the road for the first time this morning to mixed reviews. Here are a few tweets we received from one of the Blackstone residents.
Free ‘luxury’ shuttle bus starts August 31 for Blackstone, Fernbank Crossing residents
UPDATE (Sept 11): StittsvilleCentral.ca asked OC Transpo what route buses would take once OC Transpo starts serving the Blackstone community. Here’s an email response attributed to Pat Scrimgeour, AGM, Customer…
City staff rejects roundabouts for Carp Road
(Photo: Phil Sweetnam and the Stittsville Village Association supported roundabouts for at least some of the intersections on Carp Road. He told StittsvilleCentral.ca earlier this summer that roundabouts work well…
COMMENT: Safety campaign is a sign of failure
EDITOR’S NOTE: The “Please Stop For Us” signs are sprouting up like wild parsnip all over Stittsville and other parts of the city. The sign pictured above is on a…
FOR THE RECORD: Not enough room for a roundabout at Huntmar & Maple Grove
https://twitter.com/ShadQadri/status/631826151040765953 EDITOR’S NOTE: Several readers have asked us why the City of Ottawa didn’t install a roundabout at the intersection of Huntmar and Maple Grove. We asked councillor Shad Qadri to clarify,…
Lane reductions on Johnwoods starting August 17
(via Shad Qadri’s weekly newsletter) Mattamy Homes will be continuing installation of watermain loops for the Fairwinds West community, which connect through Johnwoods Street.
COMMENT: Traffic lights at Huntmar & Maple Grove are major safety upgrade
(Above: Photo of a collision at Huntmar and Maple Grove on August 14 just before 9:00am.) The traffic lights at Huntmar and Maple Grove were activated on Thursday morning. Less…
LET THERE BE LIGHTS: Traffic lights activated at Huntmar and Maple Grove
The black giftwrap was removed and the traffic lights at Huntmar and Maple Grove were (finally) activated today. https://twitter.com/ShadQadri/status/631826151040765953 Councillor Shad Qadri was on hand along with staff from the…
Detour due to emergency sewer work on Stittsville Main this weekend
(via city councillor Shad Qadri) This is to notify you that the City of Ottawa Sewer and Water Department have flagged an emergency sewer repair matter that needs immediate attention…
Cycling safety audit lists Queensway bridges as worst in Kanata North
Section of Iber Road will be down to one lane for culvert repair
A section of Iber Road between Harry Douglas and Hazeldean will be reduced to a single lane in order to replace a culvert. The work is expected to start in…