by Glen Gower | May 12, 2023 | Notebook
La version française suit A few highlights from this week’s Transit Commission We learned more about how OC Transpo communicates in real-time to customers via screens, apps, and other channels. OC Transpo is updating the technology used to provide accurate GPS...
by Glen Gower | Apr 27, 2023 | Information, Notebook
La version française suit This week, Mayor Sutcliffe wrote to Premier Ford with an urgent request regarding funding for supportive housing and homelessness programs. (A copy of the letter is included below.) The 2023 Ontario budget allocated an additional...
by Glen Gower | Apr 22, 2023 | Notebook
(Originally published in the Ottawa Citizen on April 17, 2023. Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia) / (Publié à l’origine dans l’Ottawa Citizen le 17 avril 2023. Photo par Ashley Fraser/Postmedia) La version française suit It’s time to rethink our plans for bringing...
by Glen Gower | Apr 19, 2023 | Notebook
La version française suit Over the next 25 years, Ottawa’s population is expected to grow to more than 1.4 million people. With that kind of growth, we need to revisit how people, vehicles and goods move through our city. The Transportation Master Plan is the City’s...
by Glen Gower | Apr 16, 2023 | Development, Notebook
La version française suit (image credit: Brent Toderian) / (source de l’image : Brent Toderian) On April 6, the Ontario government unveiled their latest proposals to update provincial planning legislation, including a new Provincial Policy Statement and Bill 97 (the...
by Glen Gower | Apr 14, 2023 | Notebook
La version française suit Our fourth meeting of the Transit Commission was jam packed with information and updates, including the latest ridership and service numbers. O-Train Line 1 and conventional bus ridership is at 63 per cent of pre-pandemic levels, with 5.3...
