Tag: lrt
COMMUNITY NOTES: from the desk of Councillor Gower
Councillor Gower is pleased to share that Ritual on Main opens Wednesday and the new and larger Farmboy opens on Thursday.
Brace yourself – really big service change starts October 6 – where is Stittsville bus service in all of this
The city has been blitzed with glossy pamphlets from OC Transpo explaining the upcoming changes to bus service in collaboration with the operation of the Confederation LRT Line 1. On…
Councillor Glen Gower explains Stage 2 LRT and transparency issues
TRANSPARENCY AND TRUST Editor’s Note: This article was written on August 5, 2019 by Councillor Glen Gower explaining the Stage 2 LRT procurement/transparency issues with SNC Lavalin — Stittsville Central is sharing…
So what’s the deal with Clive Doucet’s transit plan for Stittsville?
Photo: Clive Doucet’s proposed Capital Region Rail system. Mayoral candidate Clive Doucet’s plan for a regional rail system in Ottawa wouldn’t send trains into the heart of Stittsville. Rather, there…
OC Transpo summer service starts Sunday, June 24
(via OC Transpo) Ottawa – OC Transpo’s summer service starts Sunday, June 24. Several changes will be made to help us get ready for rail and the opening of O-Train…
COMMENT: Keep pushing for light rail to Stittsville
All of a sudden, Mayor Jim Watson doesn’t seem entirely on board with sending the third stage of LRT to Kanata and Stittsville. Now, it could go to Barrhaven first…
NOTEBOOK: Roundup of recent anniversaries, achievements
A few things across our news desk this week… BUSINESS ANNIVERSARIES We’ve heard of two local businesses with anniversaries this past week. Michael Blackie’s NeXT restaurant celebrated five years in…
COMMENT: A tale of two LRT lines, for Stittsville and Riverside South
PHOTO: “A window on transit in Ottawa” by Jamie McCaffrey. Used under creative commons license. While Stittsville is still playing catch-up on the light rail transit file, Riverside South may…
CITIZEN: Transportation committee OKs route for western LRT, up to Hazeldean
From the Citizen’s Jon Willing: The transportation committee is recommending council approve the proposed route for a $1.85-billion LRT extension through Kanata. During a committee meeting Wednesday, Kanata North Coun.…
LINKED: LRT extension through Kanata-Stittsville would cost $1.85B to build eventually, maybe
Jon Willing reports in the Ottawa Sun: An 11-kilometre light-rail extension through Kanata, from Moodie Drive to Hazeldean Road, would cost $1.85 billion, a new report says… But here’s the…
NOTEBOOK: LRT will bring changes, but will it improve bus service for Stittsville?
I’m just getting home from tonight’s OC Transpo open house at the GRC. My overwhelming impression: When LRT arrives this fall it will be a big change, but the impact…
COMMENT: A million dollars matters
Puzzled by today's news – that a $1 million fine will not be imposed on RTG as a result of the announced #LRT delay – given the attached Dec 15th,…
NOTEBOOK: A SkyTrain to Stittsville
About 100 residents were at last night’s LRT open house to hear about the latest plans for the light rail extension from Moodie Drive to Hazeldean Road in Stittsville. Paul…
NOTEBOOK: Preferred route for light rail extends to Hazeldean
The City of Ottawa is holding an open house on Thursday, December 7 as part of the Environmental Assessment for the light rail extension to Kanata-Stittsville. There’s a significant change in…
LINKED: Moodie LRT station won’t have park and ride because there’s no room
From the Ottawa Citizen: West-end commuters won’t be able to ditch their cars at the future Moodie LRT station and ride the rails to downtown Ottawa. There simply isn’t enough…