Category: Transportation
Local engineer’s historic ride on the last train through Stittsville
EDITOR’S NOTE: In January, we published a photo of the last train that travelled through Stittsville. The photo shows a man waving at the train as it’s about to cross…
Interactive map shows car collisions with pedestrians and cyclists
While any number of collisions between cars and pedestrians or cyclists is too many, Stittsville has a relatively low number compared to other areas in Ottawa. The map was created…
Temporary road closed for good in Blackstone
(Update from City Councillor Shad Qadri.) In the Blackstone subdivision a temporary road access has been closed and residents have been redirected to a new travel route. The road section…
OC Transpo operates revised schedules for March Break
(Press release from the City of Ottawa.) OC Transpo will operate a reduced weekday schedule during the March Break (March 16 to 20) when schools are closed. Bus arrival times…
Reminder: You have to stop for school buses on Hazeldean
Tony Hagan from the Ottawa Police posted this reminder to Twitter last week. There are large signs along Hazeldean reminding motorists that they can’t pass school buses that are picking…
How to report a pothole
One of Ottawa’s great winter and spring traditions is avoiding all of the potholes on our streets and highways. There are two ways that you can report a pothole to…
West Ridge mailbox location is dangerous for pedestrians, says resident
City of Ottawa staff acknowledge that a section of West Ridge Drive isn’t up to current pedestrian safety standards, but there are no plans to fix it. Most of West Ridge…
New school start times in 2015 for some Stittsville-area schools
The hours for several Stittsville schools will change in the fall of 2015. The Ottawa Student Transportation Authority (OSTA), the agency that manages school bus service for the english public…
City’s draft budget includes 2% tax increase and infrastructure upgrades for Stittsville
The City of Ottawa tabled a 2015 draft budget on Wednesday that includes a 2% property tax increase and several improvements to traffic infrastructure in the west end, including Stittsville. Stittsville councillor…
Library display marks 25 years since Stittsville’s last VIA train
Time flies, but it in this case I guess you could say it goes down the track. It’s been a quarter century since the last train passed through Stittsville, and…
Next bus for Blackstone arrives in June
People living in Blackstone should finally have OC Transpo service to their community in June, thanks to an agreement between the developers and OC Transpo. Until then, residents like Jennifer Young…
Snow expected to be cleared from roads by late afternoon, sidewalks are next
City councillor Shad Qadri provided the following update on snow clearing, from the City of Ottawa’s roads manager. Heavy snow stopped at 5am with flurries continuing through until 11am this…
UPDATE: Small step in the right direction for Eagleson overpass sidewalk
City officials and staff from the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) think they have a solution to the sidewalk problem on the Eagleson overpass, but it won’t be safe for pedestrians…
Progress on the egress: Sens say post-game traffic measures are helping
(Press release from the Ottawa Senators.) Canadian Tire Centre (@CdnTireCtr) and the Ottawa Senators (@Senators) announced today that their traffic management efforts, made in partnership with the City of Ottawa…
UPDATE: When is a sidewalk not a sidewalk?
Why can’t snow be cleared from the sidewalk on the Eagleson Road overpass? The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) and the City of Ottawa are both blaming each other for what’s…