by Glen Gower | Oct 12, 2024 | Information, Notebook
La version française suit (Adapted from a post originally published on my Substack in September.) Earlier this summer I shared a series of posts about the 2022 Origin-Destination study and how transportation patterns are changing in Ottawa post-pandemic. I asked the...
by Glen Gower | Oct 11, 2024 | Notebook
La version française suit Here’s a recap of what we covered at Transit Commission this week. Update on the Zero-Emission Bus (ZEB) program Due to manufacturing delays, OC Transpo will receive 6 electric buses by the end of this year, and an additional 20 in Q1 2025....
by Glen Gower | Sep 27, 2024 | Notebook
La version française suit In the past few years there have been a number of concerning incidents involving aggressive dogs in Stittsville. I share these concerns, and I have been looking for ways that the City of Ottawa can strengthen the rules to ensure residents are...
by Glen Gower | Sep 20, 2024 | Notebook
La version française suit (This post was originally published in my Substack newsletter.) On Wednesday, Ottawa City Council spent almost three hours debating a 5-minute service change to LRT off-peak service. A majority of councillors (included me) voted to keep the...
by Glen Gower | Sep 19, 2024 | Notebook
La version française suit Yesterday, Council passed a “Wetland Omnibus Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment” due to new evaluation of wetlands west of Stittsville. It was mostly a procedural amendment and it flew right under the radar – but...
by Glen Gower | Sep 13, 2024 | Notebook
La version française suit Thursday was our first Transit Commission meeting since the summer break, and it was a busy one, with OC Transpo sharing a lot of new information and updates, and around 30 delegations making presentations to committee. Fall service OC...
