Category: Transportation
Stittsville Krown aims for world record to support Children’s Wish
(via Krown Rust Control) On Saturday between 9:00am and 2:00pm, Stittsville’s Krown Rust Control centre will attempt to break the world record for the most vehicles washed by an organization in one…
PHOTO: Car in ditch closes Huntmar south of Palladium
Huntmar Road was closed for part of Thursday evening as tow trucks hauled a vehicle out of the ditch. Several vehicles were involved in an accident on Huntmar just north…
LINKED: Huntmar overpass unfriendly to bikes, pedestrians
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Besides running StittsvilleCentral.ca, I’m also president of the Fairwinds Community Association. CBC reported today on an issue that we’ve been pursuing around pedestrian safety on the Huntmar bridge. The…
Hope Side Road in Kanata closed until July 27
(Press release from the City of Ottawa) Hope Side Road will be closed between Eagleson Road and Richmond Road beginning Friday, July 17 at 7 p.m. and ending Monday, July 27…
Ugly sidewalk repair just a temporary fix, says city
Ben Kirkwood took this photo of a repair job on Stittsville Main Street near Abbott. The brick sidewalk was paved over with a coat of asphalt.
Blackstone bus expected to arrive in September
Better late than never? People in the Blackstone neighbourhood will get a long-awaited shuttle bus starting in September 2015. We originally reported on this back in February, when transit officials told…
West end councillors want faster arrival for light rail
(PHOTO: “Take the O” by Payton Chung. Used under a Creative Commons license.) Councillor Shad Qadri says he fully supports a motion put forward by fellow councillor Allan Hubley to look at…
OC Transpo makes major service adjustments June 28
(Photo: “A window on transit in Ottawa” by Jamie McCaffrey. Used under creative commons license.) On Sunday, June 28, new OC Transpo summer schedules begin, along with route improvements and…
Carp Road businesses on edge about roundabouts
(Above: Peter Kondruss, owner of Kondruss Galleries on Carp Road. Photo by Barry Gray.) A public meeting on Wednesday night will give residents and businesses a chance to weigh in…
Trio of public meetings on Monday: Carp Road Landfill, mosquitos, winter parking
Monday, June 15 is packed with three separate public meetings of interest to Stittsville residents.
LETTER: Bring light rail to Stittsville
Re: Ottawa infrastructure lags behind, says Stittsville transit commissioner I hope now that Stittsville is fortunate enough to have one of our own on the city transit commission that this gent…
Ottawa infrastructure lags behind, says Stittsville transit commissioner
Stittsville has an official voice when it comes to public transportation in town. That voice belongs to resident Francois Malo.
Bus shelters, better express routes among suggestions at OC Transpo meeting
OC Transpo representatives met with Stittsville residents at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex Wednesday night to update them on route changes as well as discuss concerns about current bus service. Residents…
Stittsville resident among 25th Annual Transecure award winners
(Press release from the City of Ottawa.) At the 25th annual Transecure Awards ceremony last week, the City of Ottawa honoured the heroic actions of OC Transpo employees who went…
Traffic lights coming to Huntmar and Maple Grove by end of June
UPDATE (June 12): Phil Landry, Manager of Traffic Services for the City of Ottawa, wrote in an email to StittsvilleCentral.ca that the traffic signal is expected to be installed by the…