traffic & transit

** UPDATE: The city says registered letters were delivered between Sept. 20-23 to homeowners who may be expropriated. After our request for a list of properties, the city sent a second round of letters which were delivered on Oct. 12 and 13. ...

_ (press release) _ (Ottawa) – October 7-10, 2016 will mark Operation Impact, a national campaign to make Canada’s roads the safest in the world. This special weekend is a police initiative designed to remind people that an essential part of the enforcement job is to save lives and reduce injuries on our roadways. ...

OC Transpo says it is investigating after a person was caught on live television riding the bumper of a bus Tuesday evening. The incident unfolded during a live report on CTV Ottawa’s “News at Six.” The report was, somewhat fittingly, about the introduction of a low-income bus pass. ...

_ (press release) _ ** Ottawa — ** Today, Mayor Jim Watson, along with the Chair of the Transit Commission Councillor Stephen Blais, announced that a low income transit pass will be included in the City of Ottawa’s 2017 budget. ...

_ (press release) _ ** Ottawa ** – Today, Mayor Jim Watson, Councillor Keith Egli, Chair of the City’s Transportation Committee, and Orléans Councillor Bob Monette unveiled a new red-light camera at the intersection of St. Joseph Boulevard and Old Tenth Line Road, making it the first of five new red-light cameras that will be installed throughout the city in 2016 with 15 more to be installed in 2017. ...

_ (press release) _ ** Ottawa – ** On September 22, Mayor Jim Watson wrote to the Minister of Transport, the Honourable Marc Garneau, to request that further research be conducted on truck side guards and other safety measures that would reduce fatal collisions between cyclists, pedestrians, and heavy trucks. ...

_ (press release) _ ** September 21, 2016 ** – Ottawa – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces There will be a 19-gun salute on Thursday, September 22, 2016 at Confederation Park in Ottawa for the visit to Canada of the Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China. ...

_ (press release) _ ** Canada Army Run road closures in Ottawa and Gatineau on September 17-18 ** The 2016 Canada Army Run is taking place this Sunday, September 18, and several road closures will occur over the weekend. The Queen Elizabeth Driveway will be closed on both Saturday, September 17, and Sunday, September 18, between Somerset Street West and the Laurier Avenue west on-ramp. ...

_ (press release) _ ** Related: Field day for police pulling over dangerous drivers in school zones ** . (Ottawa)— With students returning from summer holidays, the Ottawa Police Traffic sections conducted city-wide proactive traffic enforcement blitzes in school zones. ...

_ (press release) _ (ORILLIA, ON) – While the data is preliminary, the OPP is reporting 12 road fatalities, one marine fatality and one off-road vehicle death over the long weekend, marking the deadliest Labour Day Long Weekend in OPP-patrolled jurisdictions in 20 years. ...