traffic & transit

_ (press release) _ ** Ottawa ** – Motorists and cyclists are advised that construction of the O’Connor Street Bikeway will begin on June 20 and will result in lane reductions during off-peak hours along O’Connor Street, between Laurier Avenue and Fifth Avenue. ...

_ (press release) _ ** Ottawa ** – Shovels are in the ground and construction has begun on dedicated cycling lanes on Mackenzie Avenue. This new cycling and streetscaping project is the result of a collaborative effort by the City of Ottawa, National Capital Commission, the Embassy of the United States, and the Province of Ontario to improve mobility on Confederation Boulevard. ...

** Also read our explainer on what you need to know about pedestrian crossovers… ** _ (press release) _ ** Ottawa ** – A new era for pedestrian traffic in Ottawa began today. Councillor Keith Egli, Chair of the City’s Transportation Committee and Kanata North Councillor Marianne Wilkinson helped unveil and demonstrate Ottawa’s first pedestrian crossover on The Parkway, in front of Earl of March Secondary School. ...

Ottawa drivers are just too polite for roundabouts. In most jurisdictions, cars have the right of way over pedestrians at a roundabout. But City of Ottawa studies suggest that 50-70% of vehicles are currently yielding to pedestrians as a courtesy, even though they’re not supposed to. ...

After a large sinkhole opened up on Rideau Street Wednesday morning, social media decided to have some fun. https://twitter.com/matthewfrench/status/740655638850719745 https://twitter.com/JustMath19/status/740613926380023808 https://twitter.com/ChrisSkinner_/status/740623071271256064 https://twitter.com/srollin/status/740643346410917888 https://twitter.com/John2Receiving/status/740658647026520064 https://twitter.com/Jrockcalgary/status/740636940152672257 https://twitter.com/mediastyle/status/740644708607725568 https://twitter.com/SEANTHEBUSDRIVR/status/740644206067257344 ** A website was even launched to raise awareness about the incident. ** ** This video of a van falling into the hole went viral: ** https://twitter. ...

_ (press release) _ ** Ottawa ** – Today, Mayor Jim Watson, alongside Karen McCrimmon, MP for Kanata-Carleton and local Ward Councillors Allan Hubley (Kanata South), Marianne Wilkinson (Kanata North), Eli El-Chantiry (West Carleton-March), Mark Taylor (Bay) and Shad Qadri (Stittsville), announced that the City of Ottawa will begin the planning work that is needed to extend light rail transit (LRT) from Bayshore to Kanata. ...

SEE ALSO: Mayor to make important LRT announcement in Kanata . _ (press release) _ ** Ottawa ** – OC Transpo today released three reports that include important information about changes to transit service that will be made when the O-Train Confederation Line opens in 2018. ...

Mayor Jim Watson will be making a big LRT-related announcement in Kanata Wednesday: Mayor [ @JimWatsonOttawa ](https://twitter.com/JimWatsonOttawa) is making a big [ #OttLRT ](https://twitter.com/hashtag/OttLRT?src=hash) announcement tomorrow! Find out what it is LIVE at 9am [ https://t.co/F8DGUhgXji ](https://t.co/F8DGUhgXji) — City of Ottawa (@ottawacity) June 7, 2016 ...

There’s going to be a whack of closures over the next few weeks for road work and construction: From June 4 (Saturday) to September 5, southbound Bank Street will be closed from Wellington Street to Albert Street. Northbound Bank Street will be down to one lane. ...

_ (press release) _ Ontario is committing more than $1 billion toward the City of Ottawa’s Light Rail Transit (LRT) expansion project to help grow the economy, reduce travel times and connect people to jobs. Premier Kathleen Wynne announced the investment in Ottawa today. ...