traffic & transit

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/octranspofirstclass2.jpg) _ Ottawa _ After a year of complaints against both its service and public transit conditions, OC Transpo announced today it will be launching an all-new, First Class, preferred service transit option for those wishing to commute or travel throughout the city in high-class style. ...

Received this email today from Shad Qadri, the City Councillor for Stittsville: Dear Residents, I wanted to share some good news with the community after working on the Scotia Bank Park & Ride program for some time. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/trafficlight.jpg) Ottawa - The recent installation of a multi-signal traffic light on the corner of Rideau and King Edward Streets has some motorists concerned and somewhat confused, especially during rush-hour traffic flow. The new 48 light signal was installed to help alleviate traffic problems at the problem intersection, but has proved to be confusing and hard to decipher during when encountered. ...

Cool aerial shot from Chuck Clark , re-published here by permission. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure this is at the bus depot on Industrial Road. [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/5893616497_9bd5f347e6_z.jpg) ** ** ** See also: ** Ottawa OC Transpo Guide ...

Saw this over on the excellent Public Transit In Ottawa blog : ** See also: ** Ottawa OC Transpo Guide If you liked this post, please consider subscribing to our blog via email, Twitter, Facebook or RSS. Thank you. ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/26-31July2011.jpg) Illustration by [ Lia Hiltz ](http://www.liahiltz.com/) ** It was the dead of winter, a dark early afternoon. ** A hard day's work. Blizzard. I had waited so long in the cold for my first bus that when I caught the 85, I knew I’d be late for massage therapy. ...

** UPDATE: ** More time lapse vids & photos emerging this morning, I’ll keep posting them at the bottom of this blog post. *** One of our readers, Terri O., sent along this video (below) showing part of the Carling Avenue / Queensway bridge replacement. ...

The next best thing to watching massive engineering/construction projects in person is watching via webcam. The Ontario Ministry of Transportation has a web site with two live webcam shots of the bridge being replaced . ( Here’s a press release about what’s happening and various traffic disruptions this weekend. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/trafficsign.jpg) _ Westboro _ - A neighbourhood that prides itself on active living and a distinct lifestyle is upset at a snarky automated traffic sign stationed along Byron Avenue in the midst of a road construction zone. The sign used by a local construction company has an artificial intelligence system for monitoring and informing oncoming motorists of current traffic conditions that lie ahead. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/iheartoctranspo2.png) Ben Wood sent me a note to tell me about the launch of his new blog, I (Heart) OC Transpo . Ben has been taking the bus in Ottawa since he was born. (As a newborn he rode the bus home from the hospital with his parents, back in December 1984. ...