#byward market #Ottawa 2017 #ParkingNo loss of parking spaces because of Inspiration Village: Ottawa 2017[caption id=“attachment_67020” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] Ottawa 2017’s executive director says parking spaces on York Street were re-accommodated as Inspiration Village takes over this month. Shipping containers being installed on Thursday, April 27. (Devyn Barrie/OttawaStart.com[/caption] The 92 parking spaces taken up by Ottawa 2017’s shipping container extravaganza do not represent a net loss of parking in the ByWard Market, because the city was able to shift them elsewhere, Ottawa 2017 Executive Director Guy Laflamme said. ...
#Andrew King #oc transpo route two #the deuce of ottawaGoodbye, Deuce of OttawaWhen the Confederation Line opens in 2017, the existing Trillium Line will become OC Transpo’s number two line. And given the history of the number two bus, those are big shoes to fill. OC Transpo route two has been running for decades and, over the generations, ingrained itself into the nostalgia of old Ottawa and the memories of its regular riders. ...
Weekend closures on Lyon Street between Albert and Queen Streets_ (Via City of Ottawa) _ ** Ottawa ** Crews will be working on a one block stretch of Lyon Street from Albert Street to Queen Street over the next two weekends to remove the steel plates and repave the road surface. ...
#big buses #lrt #oc transpo #oc transpo renumbering #route 118 #route 2 #route 96New route numbers and bigger buses for OC Transpo this springGeneral adjustments to OC Transpo, including schedule changes, will primarily affect west end transit users starting April 23. Several routes, including major crosstown lines such as 96 and 118, will be renumbered. [caption id=“attachment_62943” align=“aligncenter” width=“300”] New route numbers come into effect April 23. ...
Deaths caused by not wearing seat belts hits 20-year low: OPP_ (Via OPP) _ ORILLIA, ON , April 11, 2017 /CNW/ - The Ontario Provincial Police ( OPP ) are reporting a 20-year low and a steady decrease in seat belt-related deaths as they get set to conduct their Seat Belt Campaign over the Easter Long Weekend. ...
Hog's Back bridge closure begins Wednesday_ (Via City of Ottawa) _ ** Ottawa ** Hog’s Back Bridge will be closed to all traffic – pedestrians, cyclists and motor vehicles - for preventive maintenance beginning Wednesday, April 5, at 6 a.m., until Thursday, April 13 at noon. ...
SLOW RIDER: How a community effort got the speed limit lowered in Hintonburg[caption id=“attachment_64210” align=“aligncenter” width=“6000”] Hintonburg is going to have a lot more signs like this one on Fairmont Avenue. Dickson Davidson with the Hintonburg Community Association says new 40 km/h signs could be up by April at the earliest, after a petition to the city. ...
#Distracted Driving #Ontario #OPP #road deathOPP lay 2,400 distracted driving charges over March break across province(Via OPP) (ORILLIA, ON) - It was a busy March Break for the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) as officers laid more than 2,400 distraction-related charges during their annual Distracted Driving Campaign. Sadly, OPP-investigated collisions that involved an inattentive driver have claimed 11 lives so far this year - almost triple the number of deaths compared to this time last year (4). ...
One dead after pileup, chemical spill on Highway 401 in Leeds_ (Via OPP) _ (LEEDS, ON.) - Members of the Ontario Provincial Police are continuing to investigate multi vehicle collisions on Highway 401. On the 14th of March 2017 at about 2:00 P.M. members of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to a multi vehicle collision on Highway 401 westbound, in Leeds and the Thousands Township. ...
City picks 20 new sites for red light camerasThe city will install red light cameras at 20 new locations by the end of 2017 in an effort to reduce red light running. The 20 locations were selected based on collision data between 2012 and 2015 at every signalized intersection in the city. ...