traffic & transit

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/segregated.jpg) _ Westboro _ Traffic in the Westboro area along Richmond Road was congested further today after the City Of Ottawa created a double Segregated Construction Lane (SCL) that reduces road traffic to a single 5 foot wide lane. ...

Bus shelter at the corner of Richmond and McRae outside the superstore. It’s part of a promotion for the Great Canadian Theatre Company. (Source: @GCTCLive ) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/A2iNdT7CUAEmYWL.jpg) ** See also: ** Ottawa Theatre Guide If you liked this post, you should ** subscribe to etcetera , ** our free email newsletter. ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeygottawa/7323109230/) Photo by [ Mikey G ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeygottawa/7323109230/in/pool-ottawastart/) , shared on the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/groups/ottawastart) . Chart from the City of Ottawa’s 2011 Ottawa Road Safety Report : ...

Thanks to Colin Guillas for sending along this photo of a smashed OC Transpo bus shelter on Castlefrank Road near MacNeil Court. The ad is for Mike’s Hard Lemonade and says “IF IT AIN’T BROKE, BREAK IT”. Not the greatest choice of a call-to-action. ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2460.jpg) The new rink at Goulbourn Recreation Centre in Stittsville. Photo by [ Glen Gower ](http://about.me/glengower) . I was at the opening ceremonies on Wednesday for the new “Arena B” at Goulbourn Recreation Centre. ...

My good friend Kevin Waghorn posted this photo from a construction site at Clyde and Baseline, beside the new Walmart. “Well the job’s going to take a while then,” he says. (Photo republished here with his kind permission.) It seemed kind of appropriate given the carmageddon happening just up the road on Woodroffe South, between the Queensway and Baseline. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/kayaktrench.jpg) _ Westboro _ Flooding of the OC Transpo Transitway trench that runs from Westboro Station to Bayview Station began yesterday after residents of the area successfully lobbied City Hall to convert the 4 km stretch of trench into a kayak commuting canal. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/civicvibe.jpg) _ Elgin St. _ A suped up 1996 Honda Civic with tinted windows and 22inch chrome rims vanished suddenly from Elgin Street as its subwoofer reached intra-dimensional sonic levels, transporting the car and its occupants into another dimension. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/catdriver.jpg) _ Ottawa _ New OC Transpo boss John Manconi was criticized after the launch of the new CATS-ONLY bus service earlier this week on account the feline transportation system will cost a reported $7 million. Using highly skilled cat drivers, the new cat bus service will be used to pick up cats from around the city and bring them to their requested destinations. ...

“Canadian Police College (CPC) Post-Blast Scene Technicians Course exercise: Decommissioned OC Transpo Bus explosion. For more details, visit: http://www.cpc-ccp.gc.ca/en/PBLAST_Exercise_OC_Transpo " (via iheartoctranspo ) ** See also: ** Ottawa OC Transpo Guide If you liked this post, please consider subscribing to our blog via email, Twitter, Facebook or RSS. ...