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		<title>PHOTOS: Stittsville Family Bike Ride (2026)</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>La version française suit A great morning for our 5th annual Stittsville Family Bike Ride! We had big bikes, little bikes, mountain bikes, road bikes, electric bikes, bike trailers… and people of all ages. To celebrate our 5th year we cycled 5 kilometres around Stittsville, along the Trans Canada Trail, past the weekly Market @ [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://glengower.ca/events/photos-stittsville-family-bike-ride-2026/">PHOTOS: Stittsville Family Bike Ride (2026)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://glengower.ca">Glen Gower | Councillor / Conseiller | Stittsville</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>La version française suit</em></p>
<p>A great morning for our 5th annual Stittsville Family Bike Ride!</p>
<p>We had big bikes, little bikes, mountain bikes, road bikes, electric bikes, bike trailers… and people of all ages.</p>
<p>To celebrate our 5th year we cycled 5 kilometres around Stittsville, along the Trans Canada Trail, past the weekly Market @ The Barn, past a baseball game at Alexander Grove, and through streets and pathways in Wyldewood and Amberwood. A great way to celebrate <a href="https://letsbike.ca/">Let’s Bike Month</a>, thank you to everyone who joined us!</p>
<p><em>Photos by Mandy Hambly</em></p>
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<h2>PHOTOS : Randonnée familiale à vélo de Stittsville (2026)</h2>
<p>Quelle belle matinée pour notre cinquième édition annuelle de la randonnée familiale à vélo de Stittsville!</p>
<p>Nous avons vu des vélos de toutes tailles, des vélos tout-terrain, des vélos de route, des vélos électriques, des remorques de vélos… et des personnes de tous âges.</p>
<p>Pour célébrer notre cinquième année, nous avons pédalé sur cinq kilomètres dans Stittsville; nous avons longé le Sentier transcanadien, sommes passés devant le marché hebdomadaire @ The Barn et devant un match de baseball au parc Alexander-Grove, et avons sillonné les rues et les sentiers des quartiers Wyldewood et Amberwood. Ce fut une formidable façon de souligner le <a href="https://letsbike.ca/">Mois à vélo</a>. Merci à toutes les personnes qui ont participé à cette sortie!</p>
<p><em>Photos de Mandy Hambly</em></p>
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https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00025-980x735.jpg 980w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00025-480x360.jpg 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2400px, 100vw" /></a> <a href="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00024.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-21942" src="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00024.jpg" alt="Stittsville Family Bike Ride 2026" width="2400" height="1800" srcset="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00024.jpg 2400w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00024-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00024-980x735.jpg 980w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00024-480x360.jpg 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2400px, 100vw" /></a> <a href="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00023.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-21941" src="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00023.jpg" alt="Stittsville Family Bike Ride 2026" width="2400" height="1800" srcset="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00023.jpg 2400w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00023-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00023-980x735.jpg 980w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00023-480x360.jpg 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2400px, 100vw" /></a> <a href="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00022.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-21940" src="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00022.jpg" alt="Stittsville Family Bike Ride 2026" width="1800" height="2400" srcset="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00022.jpg 1800w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00022-1280x1707.jpg 1280w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00022-980x1307.jpg 980w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00022-480x640.jpg 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1800px, 100vw" /></a> <a href="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00021.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-21939" src="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00021.jpg" alt="Stittsville Family Bike Ride 2026" width="1920" height="1378" srcset="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00021.jpg 1920w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00021-1280x918.jpg 1280w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00021-980x703.jpg 980w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00021-480x344.jpg 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1920px, 100vw" /></a> <a href="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00019.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-21938" src="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00019.jpg" alt="Stittsville Family Bike Ride 2026" width="2032" height="2400" srcset="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00019.jpg 2032w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00019-1280x1512.jpg 1280w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00019-980x1157.jpg 980w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00019-480x567.jpg 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2032px, 100vw" /></a> <a href="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00018.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-21937" src="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00018.jpg" alt="Stittsville Family Bike Ride 2026" width="2400" height="1800" srcset="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00018.jpg 2400w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00018-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00018-980x735.jpg 980w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00018-480x360.jpg 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2400px, 100vw" /></a> <a href="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00017.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-21936" src="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00017.jpg" alt="Stittsville Family Bike Ride 2026" width="2400" height="1800" srcset="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00017.jpg 2400w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00017-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00017-980x735.jpg 980w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00017-480x360.jpg 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2400px, 100vw" /></a> <a href="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00014.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-21934" src="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00014.jpg" alt="Stittsville Family Bike Ride 2026" width="1920" height="1440" srcset="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00014.jpg 1920w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00014-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00014-980x735.jpg 980w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Family-Bike-Ride-2026-00014-480x360.jpg 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1920px, 100vw" /></a></p>
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<p>The post <a href="https://glengower.ca/events/photos-stittsville-family-bike-ride-2026/">PHOTOS: Stittsville Family Bike Ride (2026)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://glengower.ca">Glen Gower | Councillor / Conseiller | Stittsville</a>.</p>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Bike Month &#8211; Discover your ward by bike!</title>
		<link>https://glengower.ca/events/lets-bike-month-discover-your-ward-by-bike/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=lets-bike-month-discover-your-ward-by-bike</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Team Stittsville]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Originally published May 21, 2026 La version française suit Discover your ward by bike: Stittsville is a FREE, in-person workshop which will take a small group on a guided bike ride around Stittsville Ward on June 12 at 1pm, leaving from Rouncey Park. Along the way we will stop at different pieces of cycling infrastructure [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://glengower.ca/events/lets-bike-month-discover-your-ward-by-bike/">Let&#8217;s Bike Month &#8211; Discover your ward by bike!</a> appeared first on <a href="https://glengower.ca">Glen Gower | Councillor / Conseiller | Stittsville</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Originally published May 21, 2026</em></p>
<p style="text-align: left;" align="center"><em>La version française suit</em></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;" align="center">Discover your ward by bike: Stittsville is a FREE, in-person workshop which will take a small group on a guided bike ride around Stittsville Ward on <strong>June 12 at 1pm</strong>, leaving from Rouncey Park.</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Along the way we will stop at different pieces of cycling infrastructure and points of interest and learn all the skills to start planning your own route around your neighbourhood. This ride will cover approximately 5.5km at a slow pace and will make use of a combination of separated cycling infrastructure, on-road cycling infrastructure, and residential streets. The ride route is fairly flat, though there may be some small hills.</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Participants will need to bring their own bikes and helmets and will be asked to sign a waiver prior to participation.</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b>Register now to reserve your spot: </b><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/discover-your-ward-by-bike-stittsville-tickets-1988908309293?aff=oddtdtcreator">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/discover-your-ward-by-bike-stittsville-tickets-1988908309293</a></p>
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<h2>Mois du vélo – Découvrez votre quartier à vélo!</h2>
<p>Découvrez votre quartier à vélo : Stittsville est un atelier GRATUIT, en personne, dans le cadre duquel un petit groupe effectuera une promenade guidée à vélo dans le quartier de Stittsville le<strong> 12 juin à 13 h</strong>, au départ du parc Rouncey.</p>
<p>En chemin, nous nous arrêterons à différents endroits de l’infrastructure cyclable et à des points d’intérêt et nous apprendrons toutes les compétences nécessaires pour commencer à planifier votre propre itinéraire dans votre quartier. Cette randonnée couvrira environ 5,5 km à un rythme lent et empruntera une combinaison d’infrastructures cyclables séparées, d’infrastructures cyclables sur route et de rues résidentielles. L’itinéraire est assez plat, mais il pourrait y avoir quelques petites pentes.</p>
<p>Les participants devront apporter leur vélo et leur casque et devront signer une décharge avant de participer à l’atelier.</p>
<p><strong>Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant pour réserver votre place : </strong><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/discover-your-ward-by-bike-stittsville-tickets-1988908309293?aff=oddtdtcreator">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/discover-your-ward-by-bike-stittsville-tickets-1988908309293</a></p>
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<p>The post <a href="https://glengower.ca/events/lets-bike-month-discover-your-ward-by-bike/">Let&#8217;s Bike Month &#8211; Discover your ward by bike!</a> appeared first on <a href="https://glengower.ca">Glen Gower | Councillor / Conseiller | Stittsville</a>.</p>
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		<title>June 28: Stittsville Family Bike Ride</title>
		<link>https://glengower.ca/events/june-28-stittsville-family-bike-ride/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=june-28-stittsville-family-bike-ride</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Team Stittsville]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>La version française suit Join us for our fifth annual Family Bike Ride in Stittsville! It&#8217;s a great opportunity for families to connect with the community, exercise, and enjoy a leisurely weekend bike ride. We&#8217;ll ride together on a scenic, quiet 5.5km route through Stittsville. Don&#8217;t miss out on this wonderful opportunity to explore Stittsville [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://glengower.ca/events/june-28-stittsville-family-bike-ride/">June 28: Stittsville Family Bike Ride</a> appeared first on <a href="https://glengower.ca">Glen Gower | Councillor / Conseiller | Stittsville</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>La version française suit</em></p>
<p>Join us for our fifth annual Family Bike Ride in Stittsville! It&#8217;s a great opportunity for families to connect with the community, exercise, and enjoy a leisurely weekend bike ride. We&#8217;ll ride together on a scenic, quiet 5.5km route through Stittsville. Don&#8217;t miss out on this wonderful opportunity to explore Stittsville on two wheels with your family!</p>
<p>📆 Date: Sunday, June 28<br class="html-br" />⌚️ Arrive: 9:45 a.m. for a group photo and instructions<br class="html-br" />🚴🏻‍♂️ Departure: 10:00 a.m. sharp from CARDELREC (1500 Shea Road)<br class="html-br" />📍 Route: Start at CARDELREC (1500 Shea Road); exact route to be announced.</p>
<p><strong>Click here for FREE registration:</strong> <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/stittsville-family-bike-ride-tickets-1990787430796">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/stittsville-family-bike-ride-tickets-1990787430796</a></p>
<p><strong>Recommendations for participants:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s">Bring a bottle of water for hydration</li>
<li class="x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s">For people over 18 years of age, the use of a helmet and safety protection is recommended, for those under 18 years of age, helmet use is mandatory</li>
<li class="x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s">Wear sunscreen</li>
<li class="x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s">Eat a healthy, balanced meal before the event</li>
<li class="x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s">Wear comfortable clothes and shoes</li>
<li class="x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s">Make sure your bike is ready for the trail</li>
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<p><em>See you there!</em></p>
<p><em>We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to fully participate. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please email </em><a href="mailto:glen.gower@ottawa.ca"><em>glen.gower@ottawa.ca</em></a><em> or call 613-580-2476.</em></p>
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<h2>28 juin : Randonnée familiale à vélo de Stittsville</h2>
<p>Soyez des nôtres pour la cinquième Randonnée familiale à vélo de Stittsville! Il s’agit d’une excellente occasion pour les familles de nouer des liens avec les gens du quartier, de bouger et de faire une randonnée à vélo tranquille la fin de semaine. Nous ferons ensemble un trajet de 5,5 kilomètres dans un secteur paisible, aux magnifiques paysages. Ne manquez pas cette belle occasion de découvrir Stittsville à vélo, avec votre famille!</p>
<p>📆 Date : Dimanche 28 juin<br />
⌚️ Arrivée : 9 h 45 (photo de groupe et consignes)<br />
🚴🏻‍♂️ Départ : 10 h précises au Complexe récréatif CARDELREC (1500, chemin Shea)<br />
📍 Trajet : Départ au Complexe récréatif CARDELREC (1500 chemin Shea); l’itinéraire exact sera annoncé plus tard.</p>
<p><strong>Cliquez ici pour vous inscrire GRATUITEMENT :</strong> <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/stittsville-family-bike-ride-tickets-1990787430796">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/stittsville-family-bike-ride-tickets-1990787430796</a></p>
<p><strong>Information et conseils pour les personnes participantes :</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Apportez une bouteille d’eau pour vous hydrater.</li>
<li>Le port d’un casque et d’équipement de protection est recommandé pour les personnes de plus de 18 ans. Le port du casque est obligatoire pour les personnes de moins de 18 ans.</li>
<li>Mettez de l’écran solaire.</li>
<li>Prenez un repas sain et équilibré avant la randonnée.</li>
<li>Portez des vêtements et des chaussures confortables.</li>
<li>Vérifiez que votre vélo est en bon état.</li>
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<p><em>Au plaisir de vous y voir!</em></p>
<p><em>Nous nous efforçons d’organiser des événements inclusifs et accessibles auxquels tout le monde, y compris les personnes en situation de handicap, peut pleinement participer. Pour demander des mesures d’adaptation ou pour toute question concernant l’accessibilité, écrivez à </em><a href="mailto:glen.gower@ottawa.ca"><em>glen.gower@ottawa.ca</em></a><em> ou appelez au 613‑580‑2476.</em></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://glengower.ca/events/june-28-stittsville-family-bike-ride/">June 28: Stittsville Family Bike Ride</a> appeared first on <a href="https://glengower.ca">Glen Gower | Councillor / Conseiller | Stittsville</a>.</p>
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		<title>UPDATE: Stittsville Main Street Public Realm plan</title>
		<link>https://glengower.ca/information/update-stittsville-main-street-public-realm-plan/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=update-stittsville-main-street-public-realm-plan</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Team Stittsville]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 20:22:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>La version française suit   Over the past few years we&#8217;ve made some big strides forward to advance improvements on Stittsville Main Street. In 2020 we published a discussion paper called Revitalizing Stittsville Main Street . Hundreds of residents, businesses, and community groups provided comments through workshops, surveys, and email, summarized in this “What we heard” [&#8230;]</p>
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<p>Over the past few years we&#8217;ve made some big strides forward to advance improvements on Stittsville Main Street. In 2020 we published a discussion paper called <a href="http://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/revitalizing-stittsville-main-street-discussion-paper-january-2020.pdf"><em>Revitalizing Stittsville Main Street</em> </a>. Hundreds of residents, businesses, and community groups provided comments through workshops, surveys, and email, summarized in this <a href="http://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/stittsville-main-street-what-we-heard-oct-2020-final-b.pdf">“What we heard” report</a>.</p>
<p>That led to the development of the <em><a href="https://glengower.ca/information/stittsville-main-street-public-realm-plan-heads-to-committee-for-approval/">Stittsville Main Street Public Realm Plan</a>,</em> approved by City Council in 2022. It&#8217;s a reconstruction of the street to modern standards, and the first major upgrade since the early 1990s. Highlights from the plan include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Wider sidewalks</li>
<li>Bike lanes (cycletracks) on both sides of the street</li>
<li>Raised and protected intersections</li>
<li>Street tree planting and greening</li>
<li>Crossing improvements at the Trans Canada Trail and Poole Creek</li>
<li>Street furnishings, gateway, and placemaking opportunities</li>
<li>Improved bus stops with space for shelters</li>
<li>Renewed street and pedestrian-level lighting</li>
</ul>
<p>The Stittsville Main Street upgrades were included in the new <a href="https://glengower.ca/development/deep-dive-recommended-transportation-projects-for-stittsville/">Transportation Master Plan</a>, approved by City Council in July 2025. That means the project will be prioritized for funding and construction in the next few years. Total cost of the project in 2022 was estimated at just under $23-million.</p>
<p>In the meantime, we&#8217;re continuing to work with residents, businesses, landowners, and community groups to revitalize the street through new development and beautification efforts such as the flower pot pilot program, new street furnishing, public art, and more.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/8-Document-1-Stittsville-Main-Street-Public-Realm-Plan-horizontal.jpg">See a map of the Stittsville Public Realm Plan</a></li>
<li><a href="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/8-Document-1-Stittsville-Main-Street-Public-Realm-Plan-.pdf">Also available as a PDF</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Timeline</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>2020:</strong> Councillor Glen <a href="http://glengower.ca/community/stittsville-main-discussion/">publishes <em>Revitalizing Stittsville Main Street</em></a> discussion paper, followed by an online survey, workshops, and community engagement. The feedback was summarized in a <a href="http://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/stittsville-main-street-what-we-heard-oct-2020-final-b.pdf">“What we heard” report.</a></li>
<li><strong>2021:</strong> <a href="http://glengower.ca/community/call-for-interest-stittsville-main-street-steering-committee/">Call for interest and formation of a Stittsville Main Steering Committee</a> to discuss ideas and serve as a sounding board to refine concepts.</li>
<li><strong>2021:</strong> City initiates work to develop Stittsville Main Street Public Realm Plan</li>
<li><strong>2022:</strong> Final <a href="https://glengower.ca/information/stittsville-main-street-public-realm-plan-heads-to-committee-for-approval/">Stittsville Main Street Public Realm Plan</a> approved by City Council</li>
<li><strong>2022:</strong> Installation of new heritage street lights</li>
<li><strong>2025</strong>: Launch of hanging basket flower pots pilot</li>
<li><strong>2025:</strong> Council approves the new <a href="https://glengower.ca/development/deep-dive-recommended-transportation-projects-for-stittsville/">Transportation Master Plan, </a>including the upgrades to Stittsville Main Street</li>
<li><strong>Next: </strong>Funding, detailed design, and construction</li>
</ul>
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<h2>MISE À JOUR : Plan du domaine public de la rue Stittsville Main</h2>
<p>Au cours des dernières années, nous avons réalisé d’importantes avancées dans les travaux d’amélioration de la rue Stittsville Main. En 2020, nous avons publié un document de travail intitulé <a href="https://www.glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/la-revitalization-de-la-rue-stittsville-main-document-de-travail-janvier-2020.pdf"><em>La revitalisation de la rue Stittsville Main</em></a>. Des centaines de résidents, de commerçants et de groupes communautaires ont fait part de leurs commentaires lors d’ateliers, dans des sondages et par courriel, qui ont été résumés dans ce <a href="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/stittsville-main-street-what-we-heard-oct-2020-final-b.pdf">rapport « Ce que nous avons entendu »</a> (en anglais seulement).</p>
<p>Ces travaux ont donné lieu à l’élaboration du <a href="https://glengower.ca/information/stittsville-main-street-public-realm-plan-heads-to-committee-for-approval/"><em>Plan du domaine public de la rue Stittsville Main</em></a><em>,</em> approuvé par le Conseil municipal en 2022. Il est question du réaménagement de la rue selon les normes actuelles, la première amélioration majeure depuis le début des années 1990. Voici les grandes lignes du plan :</p>
<ul>
<li>Élargissement des trottoirs;</li>
<li>Pistes cyclables des deux côtés de la rue;</li>
<li>Aménagement d’intersections surélevées et protégées;</li>
<li>Plantation d’arbres et aménagement d’espaces verts le long de la rue;</li>
<li>Amélioration des passages aux intersections du Sentier transcanadien et du sentier du ruisseau Poole;</li>
<li>Mobilier urbain, passerelle et possibilités d’aménagement de l’espace;</li>
<li>Amélioration des arrêts d’autobus grâce à des abris;</li>
<li>Renouvellement de l’éclairage de rue et piétonnier.</li>
</ul>
<p>Les améliorations de la rue Stittsville Main ont été incluses dans le nouveau <a href="https://glengower.ca/development/deep-dive-recommended-transportation-projects-for-stittsville/">Plan directeur des transports</a> approuvé par le Conseil municipal en juillet 2025. Ainsi, ce projet sera traité en priorité pour le financement et l’exécution des travaux au cours des prochaines années. Le coût total du projet était estimé à un peu moins de 23 millions de dollars en 2022.</p>
<p>Entre-temps, nous continuons à collaborer avec les résidents, les commerçants, les propriétaires fonciers et les groupes communautaires afin de revitaliser la rue grâce à de nouveaux projets d’aménagement et à des initiatives d’embellissement, comme le programme pilote de paniers de fleurs, l’installation de nouveau mobilier urbain, des œuvres d’art public, et plus encore.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/8-Document-1-Stittsville-Main-Street-Public-Realm-Plan-horizontal.jpg">Voir la carte du Plan du domaine public de la rue Stittsville Main</a></li>
<li><a href="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/8-Document-1-Stittsville-Main-Street-Public-Realm-Plan-.pdf">Également disponible en format PDF</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Chronologie</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>2020 : </strong>Le conseiller Glen Gower <a href="https://glengower.ca/community/stittsville-main-discussion/">publie le document de travail <em>La revitalisation de la rue Stittsville Main</em></a>, suivi d’un sondage en ligne, d’ateliers et d’une consultation communautaire. Les commentaires ont été résumés dans un <a href="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/stittsville-main-street-what-we-heard-oct-2020-final-b.pdf">rapport « Ce que nous avons entendu »</a>.</li>
<li><strong>2021 : </strong><a href="https://glengower.ca/community/call-for-interest-stittsville-main-street-steering-committee/">Appel à manifestation d’intérêt et formation d’un comité directeur de la rue Stittsville Main</a> pour discuter des idées et servir de groupe consultatif pour affiner les concepts.</li>
<li><strong>2021 : </strong>La Ville entreprend les travaux d’élaboration du Plan du domaine public de la rue Stittsville Main.</li>
<li><strong>2022 : </strong>Le Conseil municipal approuve la version définitive du <a href="https://glengower.ca/information/stittsville-main-street-public-realm-plan-heads-to-committee-for-approval/">Plan du domaine public de la rue Stittsville Main</a>.</li>
<li><strong>2022 : </strong>Installation de nouveaux lampadaires à caractère patrimonial.</li>
<li><strong>2025 :</strong> Lancement d’un programme pilote de paniers de fleurs suspendus.</li>
<li><strong>2025 : </strong>Le Conseil approuve le nouveau <a href="https://glengower.ca/development/deep-dive-recommended-transportation-projects-for-stittsville/">Plan directeur des transports</a>, y compris les améliorations proposées pour la rue Stittsville Main.</li>
<li><strong>À venir : </strong>Financement, conception détaillée et construction.</li>
</ul>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>La version française suit Organized by EnviroCentre, Let’s Bike Month encourages people to bike for transportation and track the environmental impact of cycling instead of driving! Whether you already bike everywhere or want to try for the very first time, everyone is welcome to join. Councillor Glen is participating once again this year, and he&#8217;s set [&#8230;]</p>
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<p>Organized by EnviroCentre, Let’s Bike Month encourages people to bike for transportation and track the environmental impact of cycling instead of driving! Whether you already bike everywhere or want to try for the very first time, everyone is welcome to join.</p>
<p>Councillor Glen is participating once again this year, and he&#8217;s set up a group for Stittsville residents.</p>
<p><strong>Go to <a href="https://app.letsbike.ca/t/6a0b7fc4c2945">letsbike.ca</a> to sign up, and join “Team Stittsville”.</strong> Logging your bike journeys throughout the month of June gives you the opportunity to win daily prizes donated by local businesses.</p>
<p><strong>Stittsville events during the month include:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>June 12:</strong> <a href="https://glengower.ca/events/lets-bike-month-discover-your-ward-by-bike/">Discover your ward by bike!</a></li>
<li><strong>June 28:</strong> <a href="https://glengower.ca/events/june-28-stittsville-family-bike-ride/">Stittsville Family Bike Ride</a></li>
</ul>
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<h2>Juin est le Mois à vélo à Ottawa</h2>
<p>Organisé par EnviroCentre, le Mois à vélo encourage les gens à utiliser le vélo comme moyen de transport et à mesurer l’impact environnemental de rouler en vélo plutôt qu’en voiture! Que vous alliez déjà partout à vélo ou que vous vouliez essayer pour la toute première fois, tout le monde est invité à participer.</p>
<p>Le conseiller Glen y participe à nouveau cette année et a créé un groupe pour les résidents de Stittsville.</p>
<p><strong>Rendez-vous sur </strong><a href="https://app.letsbike.ca/t/6a0b7fc4c2945"><strong>letsbike.ca/fr</strong></a><strong> pour vous inscrire et vous joindre à « Équipe Stittsville ».</strong> En enregistrant vos trajets à vélo tout au long du mois de juin, vous courez la chance de gagner des prix quotidiens offerts par des entreprises locales.</p>
<p><strong>Les activités organisées à Stittsville au cours du mois sont les suivantes :</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Le 12 juin :</strong> <a href="https://glengower.ca/events/lets-bike-month-discover-your-ward-by-bike/">Découvrez votre quartier à vélo!</a></li>
<li><strong>Le 28 juin :</strong> <a href="https://glengower.ca/events/june-28-stittsville-family-bike-ride/">Randonnée à vélo en famille à Stittsville</a></li>
</ul>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>La version française suit Spring is here and warm weather has finally arrived, making it easier to be physically active outdoors. Whether participating in cycling, inline skating, scooter riding or skateboarding, head injuries can happen. The effects of a head injury can last a lifetime, changing the way a person walks, talks, plays, and thinks. [&#8230;]</p>
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<p>Spring is here and warm weather has finally arrived, making it easier to be physically active outdoors. Whether participating in cycling, inline skating, scooter riding or skateboarding, head injuries can happen. The effects of a head injury can last a lifetime, changing the way a person walks, talks, plays, and thinks.</p>
<p>Helmets are an important piece of safety equipment for people of all ages and all abilities! They can reduce the risk of serious brain and head injuries by absorbing force from a fall or a hit to the head.  Did you know that in Ontario, it is mandatory for anyone under the age of 18 to wear a certified helmet while riding a bicycle?</p>
<p>For helmets to protect you, they must fit properly and securely. It’s also important to choose the right helmet for the right activity. Each helmet is designed and tested to protect your head from the impact common to an activity or sport. Some helmets are made to protect against one hard fall (single impact) and others are made to protect against many impacts (multi-impact).</p>
<p>For recommendations on which type of helmet to wear for a specific sport or activity, the associated standards and more, visit <a href="https://parachute.ca/en/injury-topic/helmets/" data-outlook-id="15813708-a3e6-4c5a-abd5-9afd4d9c90ce"><strong>Parachute Canada</strong></a>. It is also important to refer to the manufacturer’s owner’s manual for guidance about the intended use, fitting, care, and maintenance of a helmet.</p>
<p><strong><u>Buying a helmet</u></strong></p>
<p>Here is what to look for when buying a new helmet:</p>
<ul>
<li>Buy the recommended helmet for the activity or sport.</li>
<li>Look for the certification sticker found on the inside or outside of the helmet.</li>
<li>Try the helmet on before you buy it. Helmets should fit snug and comfortable. Shake your head from side to side and from front to back; the helmet should not move around.</li>
<li>When buying a helmet for a child, buy one that fits now, and not one they will grow into.</li>
<li>Never buy a used helmet. You may not know if the helmet has been in a crash, or how old the helmet is.</li>
<li>Take your child to the store so they can try on different ones.</li>
<li>Check your child’s helmet at the beginning of every season to make sure it still fits properly.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><u>How to wear a bicycle helmet</u></strong></p>
<p>Put the helmet on so that it is not tilting backward or forward. Then check the following:</p>
<ul>
<li>Two fingers distance from helmet to eyebrow</li>
<li>V-shape straps around each ear</li>
<li>One finger between chin and fastened strap</li>
<li>Shake your head up and down and side to side. Your helmet should stay in place and feel comfortably snug.</li>
</ul>
<p>Here are some general tips for wearing a helmet:</p>
<ul>
<li>Do not wear a hat under a helmet. It will change the way the helmet fits. A hijab under a bicycle helmet is okay. Check the fit and readjust the helmet if needed.</li>
<li>Baseball hats, toques, big hair clips and headphones should not be worn under a helmet.</li>
<li>Ponytails should be low on the neck.</li>
<li>There are now <a href="https://www.boldhelmets.com/" data-outlook-id="48df293c-edaa-4b96-aa1e-324c3dda1ab5"><strong>certified helmets</strong></a> available for some sports (such as for riding a bike or a kick scooter) for children who wear their hair knotted on top of their head (such as when wrapped in a patka).</li>
<li>Do not put stickers on a helmet. They may make the plastic of the helmet weak and may void the CSA (Canadian Standards Association) certification and/or the manufacturers&#8217; warranty. They can also hide cracks and other potential damage.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><u>When to replace a helmet</u></strong></p>
<p>The plastics of a helmet dry out and may become brittle over time. Many helmets can also only take one impact before they must be replaced. You can learn more about single versus multiple impact helmets, by visiting <a href="https://parachute.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Which-Helmet-For-Which-Activity.pdf" data-outlook-id="f557df7b-f91c-47a2-9c1b-79a79a34c218">Parachute Canada</a>. Read the manufacturer’s instructions carefully and replace a helmet:</p>
<ul>
<li>After a crash or large impact.</li>
<li>When it does not fit anymore.</li>
<li>If the helmet has a crack or is dented.</li>
<li>When the straps are frayed, torn, or do not work.</li>
<li>Every five years.</li>
</ul>
<p>For more information on helmet safety and concussions, please visit: <a href="https://www.ottawapublichealth.ca/en/public-health-topics/helmet-safety.aspx" data-outlook-id="9f761810-38e9-41fc-82cd-1b22bdc22c17">Ottawa Public Health – Helmet Safety</a></p>
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<h2>La sécurité des casques &#8211; Amusez-vous à faire de l’activité physique tout en veillant à votre sécurité et à celle de votre famille!</h2>
<p>Puisque le printemps est arrivé et que les températures sont finalement en hausse, il est désormais plus facile de faire de l’activité physique en plein air. Que l’on fasse du vélo, du patin à roues alignées, de la trottinette ou de la planche à roulettes, des blessures à la tête peuvent survenir. Les effets d’une blessure à la tête peuvent être permanentes et affecter votre capacité à marcher, à parler, à jouer et à réfléchir.</p>
<p>Les casques sont un équipement de sécurité important pour les personnes de tous âges et de toutes les habiletés! Ils peuvent réduire le risque de blessures graves au cerveau et à la tête en absorbant la force d’une chute ou d’un coup à la tête. Saviez‑vous qu’en Ontario, toute personne de moins de 18 ans qui roule à vélo doit obligatoirement porter un casque de vélo homologué?</p>
<p>Pour qu’un casque vous protège adéquatement, il doit être bien ajusté et attaché. Il est également important de choisir un casque approprié pour l’activité pratiquée. Chaque casque est conçu et testé pour protéger la tête de l’impact propre à une activité ou un sport donné. Certains casques sont conçus pour protéger contre un seul choc (impact unique) et d’autres, contre plusieurs chocs (impacts multiples).</p>
<p>Pour obtenir des recommandations sur le type de casque à porter pour un sport ou une activité spécifique, les normes associées et plus encore, visitez <a href="https://parachute.ca/fr/sujet-blessure/casques/" data-outlook-id="f8d220e1-ddcc-40c2-9b3e-3e11a2d06695"><strong>Parachute Canada</strong></a>. Il est également important de se référer au manuel du propriétaire du fabricant pour obtenir des conseils sur l’utilisation prévue, l’ajustement, l’entretien et la maintenance du casque.</p>
<p><strong><u>Acheter un casque</u></strong></p>
<p>Voici les points qu’il faut prendre en considération lors de l’achat d’un nouveau casque :</p>
<ul>
<li>Procurez‑vous le type de casque recommandé pour l’activité ou le sport pratiqué.</li>
<li>Assurez‑vous qu’un autocollant de certification y est apposé (sur la paroi intérieure ou extérieure).</li>
<li>Essayez le casque avant de l’acheter. Le casque doit être bien ajusté à la tête et être confortable. Le casque ne devrait pas bouger si vous secouez la tête de haut en bas et de gauche à droite.</li>
<li>Pour les enfants, achetez un casque qui leur fait maintenant et non qui leur fera plus tard.</li>
<li>N’achetez jamais un casque d’occasion. Il est difficile de savoir s’il a déjà reçu un choc et de connaître son âge.</li>
<li>Amenez votre enfant magasiner avec vous afin qu’il puisse essayer différents casques.</li>
<li>Vérifiez le casque de votre enfant au début de chaque saison pour vous assurer qu’il est encore bien ajusté.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><u>Ajustement d’un casque de vélo</u></strong></p>
<p>Mettez le casque de façon à ce qu’il ne soit ni trop penché vers l’avant, ni trop vers l’arrière. Faites ensuite les vérifications suivantes :</p>
<ul>
<li>Deux doigts entre le casque et les sourcils</li>
<li>Courroies en V autour des oreilles</li>
<li>Un doigt entre le menton et la sangle attachée</li>
<li>Secouez la tête de haut en bas puis de gauche à droite. Le casque devrait tenir en place tout en demeurant confortable.</li>
</ul>
<p>Voici quelques conseils généraux pour le port du casque :</p>
<ul>
<li>Ne portez rien sous votre casque, car cela change la façon dont le casque s’ajuste. Un hijab sous un casque de vélo est acceptable. Vérifiez l’ajustement du casque et réajustez‑le au besoin.</li>
<li>Il faut éviter de porter une casquette, une tuque, de grosses pinces à cheveux ou un casque d’écoute sous un casque.</li>
<li>Si vous attachez vos cheveux (par exemple une queue de cheval), attachez‑les au bas du cou.</li>
<li>Il existe maintenant des <a href="https://www.boldhelmets.com/" data-outlook-id="c54719d1-70f3-47c0-af4f-7d7a62345072"><strong>casques certifiés</strong></a> pour certains sports (comme le vélo ou la trottinette) pour les enfants qui ont les cheveux noués sur le dessus de la tête (par exemple, les cheveux noués sous un patka).</li>
<li>Ne mettez pas d’autocollants sur un casque. Ils peuvent fragiliser le plastique du casque et annuler la certification de l’Association canadienne de normalisation (CSA) ou la garantie du fabricant. Ils peuvent aussi cacher des fissures et d’autres dommages.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><u>Quand faut-il remplacer un casque?</u></strong></p>
<p>Au fil du temps, le plastique du casque s’assèche et peut devenir cassant. De plus, de nombreux casques doivent être remplacés après un seul choc. Vous pouvez en apprendre davantage sur les casques à impact unique et les casques à impacts multiples en visitant le site de <a href="https://parachute.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Which-Helmet-For-Which-Activity.pdf" data-outlook-id="48d71967-1914-4098-b263-e99b9a147e40">Parachute Canada</a>. Lisez très attentivement les instructions du fabricant et remplacez le casque :</p>
<ul>
<li>Après une collision ou un choc violent.</li>
<li>Lorsqu’il est devenu trop petit.</li>
<li>Lorsqu’il est fissuré ou bosselé.</li>
<li>Lorsque les courroies sont effilées ou déchirées, ou ne s’attachent plus.</li>
<li>Tous les cinq ans.</li>
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<p>Pour en savoir plus sur la sécurité des casques et les commotions cérébrales, veuillez consulter les sites Web suivants : <a href="https://www.santepubliqueottawa.ca/fr/public-health-topics/helmet-safety.aspx" data-outlook-id="0b8ac24e-ed53-4b37-84dc-b92ee408adf5">Santé publique Ottawa &#8211; Casques de sécurité</a></p>
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		<title>Committee approves investments in transportation infrastructure and green initiatives</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>La version française suit The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee today approved its portion of Draft Budget 2026, which calls for a capital investment of $880.7 million to renew and grow transportation infrastructure, including roads, bridges, sidewalks, pathways, culverts and enhanced traffic measures. As part of these investments, the City would commit $557.7 million for projects [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>La version française suit</em></p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee today approved <a href="https://pub-ottawa.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=6a115c87-82f7-41e9-9b2e-85eb77b508f5&amp;Agenda=Agenda&amp;lang=English&amp;Item=23&amp;Tab=attachments" data-extlink="">its portion of Draft Budget 2026</a>, which calls for a capital investment of $880.7 million to renew and grow transportation infrastructure, including roads, bridges, sidewalks, pathways, culverts and enhanced traffic measures. As part of these investments, the City would commit $557.7 million for projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and $307.1 million for projects that build climate resiliency. The City would increase its winter operations budget by $3 million to $103.4 million.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Investments focus on integrated road projects, rehabilitating and renewing roads, bridges, sidewalks and pathways and bike infrastructure to support all road users. Projects include:</p>
<ul style="font-weight: 400;">
<li>$239.6 million for integrated road, water and sewer projects, including $70 million for road resurfacing</li>
<li>$41.3 million to renew or rehabilitate transportation bridges and structures</li>
<li>$38.1 million to replace vehicles including the continuing transition of Ottawa’s fleet to electric, hybrid and low-emission vehicles</li>
<li>$13.5 million to renew and repair sidewalks and pathways</li>
<li>$2.5 million towards the replacement of parking payment systems</li>
<li>$400,000 to implement additional bike parking programs and infrastructure, including secure bike lockers</li>
</ul>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The budget invests significant money to support growth and development around the city, ensuring the infrastructure required to meet increasing community needs and improve mobility, including:</p>
<ul style="font-weight: 400;">
<li>$56.1 million to widen and realign Greenbank Road between Chapman Mills Drive and Cambrian Road – requires multi-year funding</li>
<li>$20.4 million to widen Carp Road between Highway 417 and Hazeldean Road – requires multi-year funding</li>
<li>$17.9 million for intersection control measures and network modifications to reduce traffic delays</li>
<li>$11.8 million to upgrade roads and undertake sidewalk projects in developing areas</li>
<li>$8.2 million for measures to improve transit travel speed and reliability</li>
<li>$5.9 million to improve mobility on mainstreets in design priority areas to support intensification and economic development</li>
<li>$3 million to design the widening of Brian Coburn Boulevard between Mer Bleue and Tenth Line roads</li>
</ul>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The budget also includes projects aimed at building a more connected city   with reliable, safe and accessible mobility options, such as:</p>
<ul style="font-weight: 400;">
<li>$32.1 million for pedestrian and cycling facilities to address missing links, improve connectivity and enhance safety</li>
<li>$5.8 million towards intersections that meet warrants for new traffic control measures, such as signals and roundabouts</li>
<li>Nearly $2.6 million for pedestrian crossovers</li>
<li>$500,000 for new streetlights</li>
</ul>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The City has also saved almost $3 million through operating efficiencies including:</p>
<ul style="font-weight: 400;">
<li>$1.3 million in fleet efficiencies</li>
<li>$355,000 in discretionary spending savings</li>
<li>$145,000 from streamlining facilities and improving efficiency</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Committee learns of impacts from Bill 60 on the City’s Transportation network</strong></p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Schedule 5 of <a href="https://pub-ottawa.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=6a115c87-82f7-41e9-9b2e-85eb77b508f5&amp;Agenda=Agenda&amp;lang=English&amp;Item=25&amp;Tab=attachments" data-extlink="">Bill 60, <em>the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act</em></a>, amends the Highway Traffic Act to prohibit municipalities from reducing car lanes for bicycle lanes or any other purposes set in the Bill. The City will need to review cycling projects in Transportation Master Plan and Road Safety Action Plan, as well as roadway designs for integrated road renewal projects.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Projects in the 2026 capital budget that will be unable to move forward as a result. Staff will report back to Committee in Q2 2026 with recommendations for how funding allocated in Draft Budget 2026 could be used in other ways. Staff will also provide further assessment of the impacts from Bill 60.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">City Council will consider recommendations from today’s meeting, including the Draft Budget 2026 on Wednesday, December 10.</p>
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<h2>Le Comité approuve des investissements dans les infrastructures de transport et les initiatives vertes</h2>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Le Comité de l’infrastructure et des travaux publics a approuvé aujourd’hui <a href="https://pub-ottawa.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=6a115c87-82f7-41e9-9b2e-85eb77b508f5&amp;Agenda=Agenda&amp;lang=French&amp;Item=23&amp;Tab=attachments" data-extlink="">sa part du budget provisoire de 2026</a>, qui comprend un investissement en immobilisations de 880,7 millions de dollars pour le renouvellement et le développement des infrastructures de transport, comprenant les routes, les ponts, les trottoirs, les sentiers, les ponceaux et les mesures de circulation améliorées. Dans le cadre de ces investissements, la Ville consacrera 557,7 millions de dollars pour des projets visant à réduire les émissions de gaz à effet de serre et 307,1 millions de dollars pour des projets qui renforcent la résilience climatique. La Ville augmentera son budget d’opérations hivernales de 3 à 103,4 millions de dollars.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Les investissements se concentrent sur des projets intégrés de routes, en réparant et en modernisant des routes, des ponts, des trottoirs et des sentiers ainsi que des infrastructures cyclables pour répondre aux besoins de tous les usagers de la route. Les projets comprennent :</p>
<ul style="font-weight: 400;">
<li>239,6 millions de dollars pour des projets intégrés de routes, de réseaux d’aqueduc et d’égouts, y compris 70 millions de dollars pour le réasphaltage des routes;</li>
<li>41,3 millions de dollars pour le renouvellement et la remise en état des ponts et structures de transport;</li>
<li>38,1 millions de dollars pour remplacer des véhicules, y compris pour poursuivre la transition du parc automobile municipal vers des véhicules électriques, hybrides et à faibles émissions;</li>
<li>13,5 millions de dollars pour le renouvellement et la réparation des trottoirs et des sentiers;</li>
<li>2,5 millions de dollars en vue du remplacement des systèmes de paiement des frais de stationnement;</li>
<li>400 000 $ pour la mise en œuvre de programmes et d’infrastructures supplémentaires de stationnement pour les vélos, notamment des casiers sécurisés pour les vélos.</li>
</ul>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Le budget investit des sommes importantes pour soutenir la croissance et le développement partout dans la Ville, en garantissant l’infrastructure nécessaire pour répondre aux besoins croissants de la communauté et améliorer la mobilité. Ces investissements comprennent notamment :</p>
<ul style="font-weight: 400;">
<li>56,1 millions de dollars pour l’élargissement et le réaménagement du chemin Greenbank, entre la promenade Chapman Mills et le chemin Cambrian – qui nécessite un financement pluriannuel;</li>
<li>20,4 millions de dollars pour l’élargissement du chemin Carp, entre l’autoroute 417 et le chemin Hazeldean – qui nécessite un financement pluriannuel;</li>
<li>17,9 millions de dollars pour des mesures de contrôle d’intersections et des modifications au réseau pour réduire les ralentissements de la circulation;</li>
<li>11,8 millions de dollars pour améliorer des routes et entreprendre des projets de trottoirs dans les zones en voie d’aménagement;</li>
<li>8,2 millions de dollars pour des mesures visant à améliorer la rapidité et la fiabilité des déplacements;</li>
<li>5,9 millions de dollars pour améliorer la mobilité sur les rues principales dans les secteurs prioritaires de conception afin de promouvoir la densification et le développement économique;</li>
<li>3 millions de dollars pour la conception de l’élargissement du boulevard Brian Coburn, entre les chemins Mer Bleue et Tenth Line.</li>
</ul>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Le budget comprend également des projets visant à bâtir une ville plus connectée qui offre davantage d’options de mobilité fiables, sécuritaires et accessibles, soit :</p>
<ul style="font-weight: 400;">
<li>32,1 millions de dollars pour des installations pour les piétons et les cyclistes en vue d’aménager des liaisons manquantes, d’améliorer la connectivité et de rehausser la sécurité;</li>
<li>5,8 millions de dollars pour les intersections qui répondent aux exigences en matière de nouveaux dispositifs de modération de la circulation, tels que des signaux et des carrefours giratoires;</li>
<li>Près de 2,6 millions de dollars pour les passages pour piétons;</li>
<li>500 000 $ pour de nouveaux lampadaires.</li>
</ul>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">La Ville a également économisé près de 3 millions de dollars grâce à des gains d’efficacité, comprenant notamment :</p>
<ul style="font-weight: 400;">
<li>1,3 million de dollars en gains d’efficacité liés au parc de véhicules;</li>
<li>355 000 $ en économies de dépenses discrétionnaires;</li>
<li>145 000 $ provenant de la rationalisation des installations et de l’amélioration de l’efficacité.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Le Comité prend connaissance des répercussions du projet de loi 60 sur le réseau de transport de la Ville</strong></p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">L’annexe 5 du projet de <a href="https://pub-ottawa.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=6a115c87-82f7-41e9-9b2e-85eb77b508f5&amp;Agenda=Agenda&amp;lang=French&amp;Item=25&amp;Tab=attachments" data-extlink="">loi 60, <em>Loi de 2025 visant à lutter contre les retards et à construire plus rapidement</em></a>, modifie le <em>Code de la route</em> pour empêcher les municipalités de réduire le nombre de voies balisées qui peuvent être empruntées par des véhicules automobiles pour les transformer en bandes cyclables ou pour toute autre fin prévue dans le projet de loi. La Ville devra revoir les projets cyclables dans le Plan directeur des transports et le Plan d’action en matière de sécurité routière, ainsi que la conception des routes dans le cadre des projets intégrés de réfection de la chaussée.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Par conséquent, des projets dans le budget des immobilisations de 2026 ne pourront pas aller de l’avant. Le personnel rendra compte au Comité de l’infrastructure et des travaux publics au début du T2 de 2026 avec des recommandations sur la façon dont le financement alloué dans le budget provisoire de 2026 pourrait être utilisé à d’autres fins. Le personnel fournira également une évaluation plus approfondie des répercussions du projet de loi 60.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Le Conseil municipal examinera les recommandations de la réunion d’aujourd’hui, y compris le budget provisoire de 2026 le mercredi 10 décembre.</p>
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		<title>Share your feedback on the West Ridge bike lane and sidewalk project</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 17:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Originally published October 8, 2025 La version française suit The City of Ottawa has started a study along West Ridge Drive in response to traffic and pedestrian safety concerns raised by residents and outlined in the Transportation Master Plan. The purpose of this study is to recommend permanent roadway modifications between intended to improve safety, [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Originally published October 8, 2025</em></p>
<p><em>La version française suit</em></p>
<p>The City of Ottawa has started a study along West Ridge Drive in response to traffic and pedestrian safety concerns raised by residents and outlined in the Transportation Master Plan. The purpose of this study is to recommend permanent roadway modifications between intended to improve safety, primarily by reducing vehicular speeds, adding bike lanes, and enhancing pedestrian connectivity through the addition of a new sidewalk.</p>
<h3>Public engagement session</h3>
<p>Join us for an in-person public engagement session to review the conceptual plan and provide your feedback:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Date:</strong> Saturday, October 25, 2025</li>
<li><strong>Time:</strong> 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.</li>
<li><strong>Location:</strong> Trans Canada Trail trailhead at West Ridge Drive and Abbott Street</li>
</ul>
<p>We strongly encourage residents to attend, learn about the proposed traffic calming and sidewalk plan, and share their input with the study team.</p>
<p><strong>Website:</strong> <a href="https://engage.ottawa.ca/west-ridge-drive-traffic-calming-bike-lanes-and-sidewalk">engage.ottawa.ca/west-ridge-drive-traffic-calming-bike-lanes-and-sidewalk</a></p>
<p><em><strong>Accessibility is an important consideration for the City of Ottawa.</strong> If you require special accommodation, or for any inquiries, please contact: <strong>Sophie Gauvreau, </strong>Project Manager, Neighbourhood Traffic Calming <a href="mailto:Sophie.Gauvreau@ottawa.ca">Sophie.Gauvreau@ottawa.ca</a></em></p>
<h3>Proposed new safety and accessibility measures</h3>
<ul>
<li>1.7m wide painted bike lanes with 0.3m painted buffer on both sides of West Ridge Drive from Beverly Street to Stittsville Main Street.</li>
<li>Vertical traffic calming measures (ex. Speed humps) along West Ridge Drive between Hazeldean Road and Abbott Street West.</li>
<li>A raised pedestrian crossing (PXO) with bulb-outs at West Ridge Drive and Alfred McCoy Park.</li>
<li>A sidewalk on the west side of West Ridge Drive between Alfred McCoy Park and Sable Run Drive.</li>
<li>Upgrade of the existing PXO near Delamere Drive to a raised PXO and if feasible, narrowing of the road with a bulb-out to reduce the crossing distance for pedestrians. These are practices taken to lower the risk of collisions and improve visibility.</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/west-ridge-NTC-sign-scaled.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18602" src="http://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/west-ridge-NTC-sign-scaled.jpg" alt="Sign to promote the West Ridge Traffic Calming, bike lane, and sidewalk project." width="1707" height="2560" srcset="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/west-ridge-NTC-sign-scaled.jpg 1707w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/west-ridge-NTC-sign-200x300.jpg 200w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/west-ridge-NTC-sign-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/west-ridge-NTC-sign-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/west-ridge-NTC-sign-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/west-ridge-NTC-sign-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/west-ridge-NTC-sign-1080x1620.jpg 1080w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/west-ridge-NTC-sign-1280x1920.jpg 1280w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/west-ridge-NTC-sign-980x1470.jpg 980w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/west-ridge-NTC-sign-480x720.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px" /></a></p>
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<h2>Promenade West Ridge &#8211; Modération de la circulation, pistes cyclables et trottoir</h2>
<p>La Ville d’Ottawa a entrepris une étude de la promenade West Ridge en réponse aux préoccupations exprimées par les résidents concernant la sécurité routière et piétonnière, ainsi qu’aux orientations énoncées dans le Plan directeur des transports. L’objectif de cette étude est de recommander des modifications permanentes à la chaussée visant à améliorer la sécurité – principalement en réduisant la vitesse des véhicules, en ajoutant des pistes cyclables désignées et en améliorant la connectivité piétonnière grâce à l’ajout d’un nouveau trottoir.</p>
<h3>Séance de participation publique</h3>
<p>Nous vous invitons à participer à une séance de participation publique en personne afin d’examiner le plan conceptuel et de nous faire part de vos commentaires :</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Date :</strong> le samedi 25 octobre 2025</li>
<li><strong>Heure :</strong> de 10 h à 12 h</li>
<li><strong>Lieu :</strong> Point de départ du sentier TransCanada, à l’intersection de la promenade West Ridge et de la rue Abbott</li>
</ul>
<p>Nous encourageons vivement les résidents à participer, à se renseigner sur le plan proposé de modération de la circulation et de trottoir, et à partager leurs commentaires avec l’équipe de projet.</p>
<p><strong>Site web :</strong> <a href="https://participons.ottawa.ca/promenade-west-ridge-moderation-de-la-circulation-pistes-cyclables-et-trottoir">participons.ottawa.ca/promenade-west-ridge-moderation-de-la-circulation-pistes-cyclables-et-trottoir</a></p>
<p><em><strong>La Ville d’Ottawa accorde une grande importance à l’accessibilité.</strong> Pour obtenir des mesures d’adaptation, ou pour toute demande de renseignements, veuillez contacter : <strong>Sophie Gauvreau, </strong>Gestionnaire de projet, Programme de modération de la circulation dans les quartiers <a href="mailto:Sophie.Gauvreau@ottawa.ca">Sophie.Gauvreau@ottawa.ca</a></em></p>
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<h3><span class="TextRun SCXW39002687 BCX8" lang="FR-CA" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW39002687 BCX8">La Ville propose les améliorations suivantes</span></span></h3>
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<li aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-listid="5"><span data-contrast="auto">Aménagement de bandes cyclables peintes de 1,7 m de largeur avec une zone tampon peinte de 0,3 m de chaque côté de la promenade West Ridge, entre la rue Beverly et la rue Stittsville Main.</span></li>
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<ul>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-listid="5"><span data-contrast="auto">Mise en place de dispositifs de modération de la circulation à effet vertical (p. ex. dos d’âne allongés) le long de la promenade West Ridge, entre le chemin Hazeldean et la rue Abbott Ouest.</span></li>
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<ul>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-listid="5"><span data-contrast="auto">Aménagement d’un passage surélevé pour piétons avec avancées de trottoir à la hauteur de la promenade West Ridge et du parc Alfred-McCoy.</span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-listid="5"><span data-contrast="auto">Aménagement d’un trottoir du côté sud de la promenade West Ridge, entre le parc Alfred-McCoy et la promenade Sable Run.</span></li>
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		<title>PHOTOS: Robert Grant Avenue Pre-Opening</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 16:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>La version française suit What a great day on Robert Grant Avenue last Saturday for our special &#8220;pre-opening&#8221; activities. In the morning, nearly 200 hockey players took part in a ball hockey tournament and fundraiser organized by the Stittsville Minor Hockey Association. Then in the afternoon, a few hundred residents joined us to ride, roll, [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>La version française suit</em></p>
<p>What a great day on Robert Grant Avenue last Saturday for our special &#8220;pre-opening&#8221; activities.</p>
<p>In the morning, nearly 200 hockey players took part in a ball hockey tournament and fundraiser organized by the Stittsville Minor Hockey Association. Then in the afternoon, a few hundred residents joined us to ride, roll, walk, and run along the 1.5-kilometre stretch of the road. We saw cyclists, joggers, rollerbladers, skateboarders, dog walkers, and more.</p>
<p>Thank you to all of the volunteers who made this event possible, and a big thanks to Minto, Cavanagh Construction, and Novotech for letting us use the road for the day!</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><b>What&#8217;s next: </b></p>
<ul>
<li>There are still some finishing touches, including a final layer of asphalt, signage, road painting, landscaping, and completion of the intersection at Hazeldean and the roundabout at Abbott. We expect the road to open for all users in the next couple of weeks.</li>
<li>The right-of-way for Robert Grant is quite wide, to accommodate future expansion including additional bus-only lanes, as well as additional mixed traffic lanes.</li>
<li>In the future, Robert Grant Avenue will continue north of Hazeldean, connecting with Palladium Drive for access to the Queensway. There&#8217;s no timeline yet but it is a higher-priority road project in the City&#8217;s <a href="http://glengower.ca/development/notebook-transportation-master-plan-comes-to-committee-on-june-26/">Transportation Master Plan</a>.</li>
<li>The future LRT Stage 3 will have its final station at Hazeldean Road, next to Robert Grant Avenue.</li>
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<p><em>Photos by Mandy Hambly, Marlova Martin, Catherine Musgrove, Bob Antonietti (aerial photography), and the Stittsville Minor Hockey Association.</em></p>
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<p><a href="http://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/robert-grant-hockey-2-scaled.jpeg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18665" src="http://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/robert-grant-hockey-2-scaled.jpeg" alt="Robert Grant Avenue pre-opening event - hockey action shot" width="1920" height="1440" srcset="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/robert-grant-hockey-2-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/robert-grant-hockey-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/robert-grant-hockey-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/robert-grant-hockey-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/robert-grant-hockey-2-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/robert-grant-hockey-2-510x382.jpeg 510w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/robert-grant-hockey-2-1080x810.jpeg 1080w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/robert-grant-hockey-2-1280x960.jpeg 1280w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/robert-grant-hockey-2-980x735.jpeg 980w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/robert-grant-hockey-2-480x360.jpeg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></a> <a href="http://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/robert-grant-minto-sign-scaled.jpeg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18670" src="http://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/robert-grant-minto-sign-scaled.jpeg" alt="Robert Grant Avenue pre-opening event - 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<h2>Résumé: « Aperçu exclusif » de l’avenue Robert Grant</h2>
<p>Quelle belle journée sur l’avenue Robert Grant samedi dernier pour nos activités spéciales « avant l’ouverture ».</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Le matin, près de 200 joueurs de hockey ont participé à un tournoi de hockey-balle et à une collecte de fonds organisés par l’Association de hockey mineur de Stittsville. Puis, dans l’après-midi, quelques centaines de résidents se sont joints à nous pour faire du vélo, marcher et courir le long du tronçon de 1,5 kilomètre de la route. Nous avons vu des cyclistes, des joggeurs, des patineurs à roulettes, des planchistes, des personnes promenant leur chien, et plus encore.</p>
<p>Merci à tous les bénévoles qui ont rendu cet événement possible, et un grand merci à Minto, Cavanagh Construction et Novotech de nous avoir permis d’utiliser la route pour la journée!</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><b>Prochaines étapes : </b></p>
<ul>
<li>Il reste encore quelques touches finales, notamment une couche finale d’asphalte, de la signalisation, de la peinture routière, l’aménagement paysager et l’achèvement de l’intersection du chemin Hazeldean et du rond-point de la rue Abbott. Nous prévoyons que la route sera ouverte à tous les utilisateurs dans les prochaines semaines.</li>
<li>L’emprise pour l’avenue Robert Grant est assez large, afin de permettre une expansion future, notamment des voies réservées aux autobus supplémentaires, ainsi que des voies mixtes supplémentaires.</li>
<li>À l’avenir, l’avenue Robert Grant continuera au nord du chemin Hazeldean, se connectant à la promenade Palladium pour accéder au Queensway. Il n’y a pas encore de calendrier, mais c’est un projet routier prioritaire dans le <a href="http://glengower.ca/development/notebook-transportation-master-plan-comes-to-committee-on-june-26/">Plan directeur des transports</a> de la Ville.</li>
<li>L’Étape 3 du futur train léger aura sa dernière station sur le chemin Hazeldean, à côté de l’avenue Robert Grant.</li>
</ul>
<p>The post <a href="https://glengower.ca/events/photos-robert-grant-avenue-pre-opening/">PHOTOS: Robert Grant Avenue Pre-Opening</a> appeared first on <a href="https://glengower.ca">Glen Gower | Councillor / Conseiller | Stittsville</a>.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>La version française suit This post originally appeared in my Substack newsletter. Lots of bike rides, a bit of transit, some walking, one taxi trip, and (gasp!) a drive at the very end of the very last day of the week. That’s what my Week Without Driving looked like. Last week, a group of Ottawa [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>La version française suit </em></p>
<p><a href="https://glengower.substack.com/p/almost-a-week-without-driving"><em>This post originally appeared in my Substack newsletter.</em></a></p>
<p>Lots of bike rides, a bit of transit, some walking, one taxi trip, and (gasp!) a drive at the very end of the very last day of the week. That’s what my <a href="https://weekwithoutdriving.org/" rel="">Week Without Driving</a> looked like.</p>
<p>Last week, a group of Ottawa organizations who focus on sustainable mobility invited residents to participate in the <a href="https://bsky.app/hashtag/weekwithoutdriving" rel="">#weekwithoutdriving</a>, a North American initiative to help <em>“uncover new ways to make our transportation system more accessible and equitable by experiencing it firsthand”.</em></p>
<p>Organizers asked us to share experience during the week through pictures and video, and to reflect about the experience: <em>Was it easy? Difficult? Why? What would need to change if you were not able to drive?</em></p>
<p>Some of my thoughts and observations:</p>
<p>1. A week without driving is not a big stretch for me. On a typical week, I would estimate at least 80% of my travel is without a car. I am fortunate to live very close to my office in Stittsville (&lt;10 minutes by bike, &lt;20 minutes walking), and I am within a 12-minute walk to three all-day OC Transpo routes.</p>
<p>2. The week Ottawa was perfect for cycling: warm, sunny, and dry. Rainy or cold weather would have complicated things. All of my cycling trips could have been replaced with bus or walking, but I would not have had the same level of flexibility or efficiency.</p>
<p>3. Strava tells me I biked over 125 kilometres over the week. These were almost all short trips, 2km-10km. The time for most of those short trips is comparable to driving a car.</p>
<p>4. I did one long recreational bike ride, from Stittsville to Highway 7 along the Trans Canada Trail. I rode past Doug, a familiar face in Stittsville. He’s an adult with a disability who gets around everywhere on his trike, always wearing a bright green safety vest. That trike gives him a tremendous amount of freedom and mobility, when the weather co-operates.</p>
<p>5. The OC Transpo route that I used the most was the 163, a new route launched in April that travels east-west through Stittsville and Kanata South. An incredibly useful route, going by community facilities, shopping, schools, and more.</p>
<p>6. My worst experience was an evening trip back from City Hall to Stittsville. Our committee meeting ran late and off-peak bus service, combined with LRT-related detours, made the commute back nearly two hours. It will be a lot faster once LRT opens to the west end, but that’s still 15-18 months away.</p>
<p>7. On Friday night my partner &amp; I took Route 62 to a fundraising event in Kanata, which included a welcome autumn walk through leafy Beaverbrook on the way there.</p>
<p>8. We just missed the 62 home at the end of the evening (our fault, not OC Transpo’s), so instead of waiting 30 minutes for the next bus, we took an Uber. It cost $22, compared to $8 for two of us on the bus.</p>
<p>9. On Saturday we celebrated the “pre-opening” of Robert Grant Avenue, where we invited folks to leave their car at home and bike/walk/run/roll on the soon-to-be-opened street. It was my favourite day of the week with a few hundred people joining us. People will come out in droves if you build convenient, accessible, and safe infrastructure.</p>
<p>10. Over the course of the week I postponed one meeting in Blackburn Hamlet because it was just too far to travel without a car in a reasonable time frame. And I have some dry cleaning ready to pick-up that I put off to this week because it would have been impractical to carry it on my bike, and a pain on the bus.</p>
<p>11. The drive at the very end of the week was a last-minute request from my daughter for a drive home from work. With LRT offline for maintenance on the weekend, she was facing a long bus ride home versus a faster pick-up from me. All good.</p>
<p>Thanks to <a href="https://bikeottawa.ca/" rel="">Bike Ottawa</a>, <a href="https://www.ecologyottawa.ca/" rel="">Ecology Ottawa</a>, <a href="https://www.forourkids.ca/ottawa_gatineau" rel="">For Our Kids Ottawa-Gatineau</a>, <a href="https://www.ottawatransitriders.ca/" rel="">Ottawa Transit Riders</a> and <a href="https://strongtownsottawa.ca/" rel="">Strong Towns Ottawa</a> for encouraging Ottawa residents to take part.</p>
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<h2>CARNET : (Presque) une semaine sans conduire</h2>
<p><a href="https://glengower.substack.com/p/almost-a-week-without-driving"><em>Cet article a été publié à l’origine dans mon bulletin d’information Substack.</em></a></p>
<p>Beaucoup de balades à vélo, un peu de transport en commun, un peu de marche, un trajet en taxi, et (oh!) un trajet en voiture à la toute fin du tout dernier jour de la semaine. C’est à ça qu’a ressemblé ma <a href="https://weekwithoutdriving.org/">Semaine sans conduire</a>.</p>
<p>La semaine dernière, un groupe d’organisations d’Ottawa axées sur la mobilité durable a invité les résidents à participer à la <a href="https://bsky.app/hashtag/weekwithoutdriving">#weekwithoutdriving</a>, une initiative nord-américaine visant à « <em>découvrir de nouvelles façons de rendre notre système de transport plus accessible et équitable en le vivant directement ».</em></p>
<p>Les organisateurs nous ont demandé de raconter notre expérience au cours de cette semaine au moyen de photos et de vidéos, et de réfléchir à cette expérience : <em>Est-ce que c’était facile? Difficile? Pourquoi? Qu’est-ce qui devrait changer si vous ne pouviez pas conduire?</em></p>
<p>Voici quelques-unes de mes réflexions et observations :</p>
<ol>
<li>Une semaine sans conduire, ce n’est pas un problème pour moi. Au cours d’une semaine typique, j’estime qu’au moins 80 % de mes déplacements se font sans voiture. J’ai la chance d’habiter tout près de mon bureau à Stittsville (à moins de 10 minutes en vélo, à moins de 20 minutes de marche), et je suis à 12 minutes à pied de trois circuits d’OC Transpo en service toute la journée.</li>
<li>Cette semaine-là, le temps à Ottawa était parfait pour faire du vélo : chaud, ensoleillé et sec. La pluie ou le froid aurait compliqué les choses. Tous mes voyages à vélo auraient pu être remplacés par l’autobus ou la marche, mais je n’aurais pas eu la même souplesse ou efficacité.</li>
<li>L’application Strava me dit que j’ai parcouru plus de 125 km à vélo durant cette semaine. C’étaient presque tous des trajets courts, de 2 km à 10 km. Le temps qu’il a fallu pour parcourir la plupart de ces petits trajets est comparable à celui qu’il m’aurait fallu en voiture.</li>
<li>J’ai fait une longue balade récréative à vélo, de Stittsville à la route 7 le long du Sentier transcanadien. Je suis passé devant Doug, un visage familier à Stittsville. C’est un homme en situation de handicap qui se déplace partout sur son tricycle; il porte toujours un gilet de sécurité vert vif. Ce tricycle lui donne une liberté et une mobilité phénoménales, quand la météo le permet.</li>
<li>Le circuit d’OC Transpo que j’ai le plus utilisé était le 163, un nouveau circuit lancé en avril qui traverse Stittsville et Kanata-Sud d’est en ouest. Un circuit extrêmement utile, passant par les installations communautaires, les commerces, les écoles, et plus encore.</li>
<li>Ma pire expérience a été un retour en soirée de l’hôtel de ville à Stittsville. Notre réunion de comité s’est terminée tard, en dehors des heures de pointe du service d’autobus, et il y avait des détours liés au train léger sur rail. Il m’aura fallu près de deux heures rentrer à la maison. Ce sera beaucoup plus rapide une fois que le train léger sur rail ouvrira vers l’ouest, mais il faudra encore patienter 15 à 18 mois.</li>
<li>Vendredi soir, ma partenaire et moi avons pris l’autobus 62 pour nous rendre à une des collectes de fonds à Kanata. Nous avons pu profiter d’une agréable promenade automnale à travers le quartier verdoyant de Beaverbrook en chemin.</li>
<li>On a juste manqué l’autobus 62 pour rentrer à la fin de la soirée (c’est notre faute, pas celle d’OC Transpo). Alors au lieu d’attendre 30 minutes pour le prochain autobus, on a pris un Uber. Ça nous a coûté 22 $, comparé à 8 $ pour deux en autobus.</li>
<li>Samedi, nous avons célébré la « préouverture » de l’avenue Robert Grant, où nous avons encouragé les gens à laisser leur voiture à la maison et à profiter de la rue bientôt ouverte pour se déplacer à vélo, à pied, en courant ou en roulant. Ça a été ma journée préférée de la semaine, avec quelques centaines de personnes qui se sont jointes à nous. Si l’on met en place une infrastructure pratique, accessible et sécuritaire, les gens sont nombreux à se déplacer.</li>
<li>Au cours de la semaine, j’ai reporté une rencontre à Blackburn Hamlet parce que c’était trop loin pour m’y rendre sans voiture dans un délai raisonnable. Et j’avais des vêtements au nettoyage à sec à aller récupérer, mais j’y vais finalement cette semaine parce que ça n’aurait pas été pratique de le transporter à vélo, et ça aurait été pénible dans l’autobus.</li>
<li>Le trajet en voiture à la toute fin de la semaine était une demande de dernière minute de ma fille pour rentrer du travail. Avec le train léger sur rail hors service pour cause d’entretien cette fin de semaine là, elle avait le choix entre un long trajet d’autobus pour rentrer ou un retour plus rapide si je venais la chercher. Tout est beau.</li>
</ol>
<p>Merci à <a href="https://bikeottawa.ca/">Vélo Ottawa</a>, <a href="https://www.ecologieottawa.ca/">Écologie Ottawa</a>, <a href="https://www.forourkids.ca/ottawa_gatineau">For Our Kids Ottawa-Gatineau</a>, <a href="https://www.ottawatransitriders.ca/">Usagers du transport en commun d’Ottawa</a> et <a href="https://strongtownsottawa.ca/">Strong Towns Ottawa</a> d’encourager les résidents d’Ottawa à participer.</p>
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