by Glen Gower | Mar 5, 2019 | Notebook
Lundi, j’ai eu la chance de visiter les installations d’OC Transpo, là où se fait l’entretien du parc de plus de 1 000 autobus. Chaque autobus y est traité aux petits soins : nettoyage, plein d’essence et inspection au quotidien, un peu comme dans un stand de...
by Glen Gower | Feb 27, 2019 | Notebook
(Le français suit) This week I took a tour of the City of Ottawa’s transportation centre on Loretta Street. It’s a fascinating place and provided great insight into how they work to keep our city moving 24 hours a day. Over 1,600 traffic signals...
by Glen Gower | Feb 27, 2019 | Information, Notebook
This afternoon at City Hall council is receiving a report on Stage 2 Light Rail. The report comes in advance of next week’s council meeting on March 6 when we’ll be asked to approve the contract for expansion of the LRT as far west as Moodie, as far east...
by Glen Gower | Feb 21, 2019 | Notebook
(PHOTO: OC Transpo / Photo by tsaiproject. Used under a creative commons license.) (Le français suit) Ottawa’s Transit Commission met on Thursday morning. I took the bus in and was 9 minutes late due to congestion on the Transitway downtown. STO buses that...
by Glen Gower | Feb 15, 2019 | Notebook
Everybody kept telling me that Planning Committee would be a very busy committee to be a part of. Yesterday proved that point! The Planning Committee is a group of nine councillors, including Chair Jan Harder, who meet every second Thursday to examine reports and...
by Glen Gower | Feb 4, 2019 | Notebook
During the month of February I’m attempting to commute by bus every day to work. It’s a commitment I made during the election campaign to commute by bus for an entire month. I’ve been writing about my experience on Twitter @glengower and posting a...