Seeing as how the head the Glebe BIA had an aneurism when it was suggested that parking may not be as important as effective transit, I can only assume some business oriented councilor is slow-walking this. Given the state of our transit, we need every easy project we can get to speed buses up.

We are very frustrated that this is continually being delayed over and over again. People who want to sign up to delegate have to set aside time to be able to do so, constantly pushing things back makes things harder for the people trying to make their communities better.

An oft-repeated statistic says men apply for a job when they have 60% of the qualifications while women wait till they have 100%. Pretty sure that stat was debunked, but … Several men seem to think that being Mayor is a suitable starter job for someone with no municipal experience. It’s not.

I'll pass on a hold-the-date. Thanks @railfans.ca and @bettertransitottawa.ca for talking transit data with me on February 2. Notez bien cette date. Merci à @railfans.ca et @bettertransitottawa.ca pour nos échanges sur les données de transport en commun le 2 février.

Four years since bearing failures derailed LRT trains. Four years, and we still don't know the root cause. Single-car trains during rush hour. Crowded platforms. No timeline for a fix. This hits everyone.

As the Mayor boasts, he's kept our tax increases lower than any major city in Canada. Okay. So, how's our transit ridership doing? How are your roads looking? Pools staying open long enough for you? The City of Ottawa "garbage can" in my neighborhood is a discarded oil barrel from Turkey. 8/

At this point, I think the City needs to seriously consider a) halting procurement of the Spirits b) procuring different rolling stock c) terminating any agreements with Alstom. This is absurd.

Yesterday's memo on bus cancellations asserts hundreds of millions in new spending that at the end of the day has little to do with cancelled buses. Let's separate the spin from the solutions.

Hi @shawnmenard.bsky.social Wasn't the phasing of the project done to avoid closing the field during construction? I know you didn't support the project, but if we were gonna close the field for construction anyways we could have put the arena under the field! hope we still have some teams left...

There's enough inaccurate or concerning information in the way in which @en.ottawa.ca is communicating about the 2026 Budget that I felt it should be addressed. And it's the concept of $252M in "savings" that I want to talk about, because this information is being used falsely. 1/

OC Transpos projected budget is like $930M this year. It'd also cost about $1M to bring back 5m Line 1 headways during off-peak. $2M to notably make the service better. This is the City of nickle-and-diming things we need, while handing developers $500M because said businessmen suck at business.

#ottbike Anyone know if the CWC bridge is closing for winter again this year?

@octranspo.com @somersetward.bsky.social We have lifted the bench at Pimisi plaza back up onto it's plinth that has been knocked over since winter, you can cancel work order #41656448

Anyone lose a bike? Trillium path at Bayview

#ottbike I have officially released a new version of my Ottawa cycle map website Obike.ca You are now able to click on projects for more information, it will highlight the project scope, along with displaying a preview image. Can then also view a project page with images and designs of the project

OC Transpo is discussing potentially cutting off-peak Line 2 and 4 service to as low as every 30 minutes in response to council asking Line 2 and 4 to start at 5 AM. Let your councilor know so we can avoid a repeat of last year’s Line 1 cuts and not fall down the public transit death spiral.

Great message from St. Catherine's Mayor Mat Siscoe at the final AMO panel. "We don't need wider highways to address congestion in Ontario. We need more rail." Ottawa, meet the Beachburg Rail Corridor. I'm going to be talking about this a lot over the coming months.

New park alert! The roof top park on top of the new heating plant at Tunneys Pasture has opened

As a parent I would prefer a park that doesn't reinforce motonormativity, remind us of the constant threat of vehicles to our current and future safety, and "subtly reflect the BMW logo". Have your say: engage.ottawa.ca/proposed-new...

The cyclist got hit at the exact same intersection I was about to bike by, it could have been me. We need to consider banning right on red in all downtown intersections. You shouldn’t be taking your life in your hands every time you walk or cycle. A woman got killed crossing the street a block away.

@octranspo.com @gordonfoodservice.bsky.social @ottawabylaw.bsky.social A Gordon Food Services truck was parked on top of an LRT air vent this morning. I spoke with the driver who refused to move and didnt seem to understand the potential dangers. I informed nearby special constables, who drove away

A driver struck a young child on a bike yesterday evening in Stittsville. The second serious bike collision in our community in less than a week. Something has to change here.

This Friday, July 11 at 6 p.m. the #Ottbike and #Ottwalk community will place ghost shoes in Marion Dewar Plaza City Hall to mark another senseless death from road violence, stupid red tape, and dangerous infrastructure. All are welcome. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Reminder: Fill out the Byward Market William and Byward Market Square survey. Push for fully pedestrianizing Byward Market Square instead of just seasonal closures. (and worth mentioning the rest of the market too!) engage.ottawa.ca/bywardmarket...

If you're planning to bike to LeBreton Flats for Canada Day it looks like there will be parking on Wellington Street near Mill Street Brew Pub. Just spotted this sign at the Pimisi Station bike racks (they were at max capacity early last year so this is great to see!) #OttBike #OttCity

Hey @ncc-ccn.bsky.social, My kids and I felt super unsafe crossing the Champlain. What happened to the concrete barriers? We crossed in comfort last year, but those flexisticks do not protect us. Are bikelanes for everyone or not? Are you looking after everyone or just those in cars? #ottbike

Oh this is horrible. 😭 " the boy who died was coming from R. Tait McKenzie Public School and was riding a bike at the time of the collision around 3:40 p.m" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

This is a vital conversation that City of Ottawa needs to have with residents. Through density and property valuation, we see massive discrepancies in tax revenue/hectare across the city. Organizations like @strongtownsottawa.bsky.social make this clear. But there are other discrepancies, too! 1/

Cyclist hit on Preston this morning, looks like only light injury luckily, I think they were cut off by a vehicle pulling out of a spot but I didn't see #ottbike

Hi @ncc-ccn.bsky.social , is there a reason the barrier curbs installed last year on Champlain bridge are not being reinstalled this year?

My bus usage has fallen quite a bit. Living near Preston I am fortunate to have line 2, but for east/west trips the 11 is often quite a slog and the loss of the 85 makes many of my trips now require a transfer or walking all the way to Carling to grab the 85

Could someone who still has twitter @ the NCC about why we've gone back to just flex posts on the Champlain bridge instead of the barrier curbs? #ottbike

Sure free service weekend is nice. But I don't really care about the 4$ when I just miss the train and end up waiting 10 mins. It's time to bring back the promised service levels

Heads up #ottbike Kiweki Point (formerly Nepean Point) is unofficially open today. It is wonderful, a bit hot in the sun until the trees grow in. But some nice shade under the "space ship"

Before fully deleting your twitter accounts I recommend transfering your old tweets to your bluesky as archived. I'm sure theres a free way since its just using api's but heres a service that will do it for you: bluemigrate.com

I took tones of small videos today of the dress rehearsal in Ottawa of Line 2 and Line 4. Each video wasn't really enough to stand on its own, so tried something different this evening and mashed them all together into one. 🛤 O-Train Line 2, O-Train Line 4 / 📆 2024-11-30 / #OCTranspo #OTrain

#ottbike A thread about bike projects funded in budget 2025: To start off, One of my favourite projects, O'Connor Phase 2 is finally going ahead. This will connect the existing bikeway to Wellington St, from its current end point of Laurier.

For future Ottawa bike infrastructure updates from my account, please follow my bluesky account: https://bsky.app/profile/patricktmckay.bsky.social Hope to see you there. #ottbike

Going to be moving over to Blue sky fully by the end of the week. Wish it wasn't this way but time to jump ship lol

#ottbike Went by Scott st project, signal install at Carruthers today. Hole at South West side of Bayview intersection is finally filled in, should be pretty quick from here on

#OttBike Signals are in for the new Trillium pathway crossing at Gladstone

The consultation period for Albert and Slater project is 1/3 the way through and the design has yet to be posted online, was only seen by those who went to the in person open house. The design needs to be widely released. #ottbike @somerset_ward

#ottbike Remaining cycle track corners of Albert and Slater / Bronson / Bay project are now paved. Cones probably removed tomorrow. The frontage along the library probably won't get started this season though. So the westbound cycle track will be missing. But otherwise complete

#ottbike Upcoming open house for Albert / Slater improvements between Bay St and Elgin. Sept 26, rm 341, 440 Albert St. Construction tentatively planned for Spring 2025, with completion fall 2027 Likely complete along with the Albert St works between Bayview and Empress project

Heads up #ottbike North bridge of CWC crossing will be closed on Sept 4th as well as Sept 6th for concrete pier work. South bridge will be open but can't cross the full river

#ottbike Functional Design of the planned Carling - Mikan ramp removal, featuring a new bidirectional bikeway on the northside between station and mall redev, + eastbound track on southside. Will also remove the existing road bridge and replace with an active use underpass.

#ottbike #ottwalk #ottlrt It is time to fill out the budget 2025 survey, make sure to put transit and active use infrastructure high in the rankings: https://engage.ottawa.ca/city-budget-2025 Please also consider emailing your local councilors with your priorities as well.

#ottbike 20 new trees were recently planted along the Trillium pathway between 417 and Beech st