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Pole position
Good evening, Kitchissippi. This evening a story ran in the Ottawa Citizen about the traffic pole that is – for the moment – smack dab in the middle of the new cycle track. This was a Reddit discussion this weekend and today we confirmed that the configuration is temporary, and it will be moved next…
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Cut-through bridge traffic woes
Good evening, Kitchissippi. Residents of Westboro Beach and Champlain Park who live on streets like Clearview and Lanark have been writing to me tonight to let me know they’ve had another bad weekend. Cut-through traffic trying to reach the bridge, especially starting in mid-afternoon, has been rough this summer, backing up for blocks, most recently…
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Noisy frog
I was very pleased yesterday to hear that the O-Train lines 2 & 4 will be put through the 21-day trial running process beginning on October 7. If everything performs flawlessly then train service could re-start on the southern line by mid-November. We all have our fingers crossed. Given the lengthy testing already accomplished, everyone…
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Will transit be ready for the winter return of cyclists?
This morning a bunch of volunteers and I went out to count the traffic arriving at Bay and Laurier from 7:30-8:30 am. It’s a busy intersection with inbound commuters and especially with inbound cyclists near the start of our spine-route Laurier bike lanes. I was curious as to how much of the traffic is bikes…
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CMHC Ottawa housing tracker
Find the most recent nationwide CMHC reporting here.
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LRT replacement landscaping
This week I was sent the long-awaited replacement landscaping plan for our part of the western LRT extension. It’s a big document, and I’ve posted it here for viewing. In general, the NCC has insisted on a 3:1 replacement of the trees that have been lost to construction. It’s important to note that that’s an…