Earlier this week the City of Ottawa released its Integrated Road Safety Program report. It’s full if interesting info and stats about driving in Ottawa, such a ** s: ** * Ottawa had 3% more registered vehicles in 2008 as compared to 2007, but only a 1% increase in registered drivers. ...

Susan Delacourt, an Ottawa-based political writer for the Toronto Star, posted a great pick of NDP leader Jack Layton, dressed up in a Star Trek uniform. A screen cap is below - for all the details click here . ** ...

David at the Ottawa Project blog wants to know your pick for Ottawa’s best park . David says: ** ** What are your favourite parks in Ottawa? It can be a well-known one, like Strathcona, Dundonald or Major’s Hill, or it can be something a little more obscure, like Cathcart Square Park, a beautiful little bit of green space tucked on the northern end of Cumberland Street. ...

More bands were added today to the Bluesfest line-up: * Ice Cube * Black Mountain * Yeah Yeah Yeahs * Jack White's The Dead Weather * [ More artists are listed here... ](http://ottawastart.com/the-2009-bluesfest-line-up-so-far/) ** Related: ** Ottawa Bluesfest Guide

Quick update: We added a whole bunch of links to our Politics Guide about Mayor Larry O’Brien trial. The trial starts on Monday (tomorrow). ** Related: ** Ottawa Politics Guide

It’s been 50 years since the last streetcars ran in Ottawa. April 30, 1959 was the last day of operation. Here are a few links: * [ Colour photos of Ottawa streetcars ](http://transit.toronto.on.ca/streetcar/4754.shtml) * [ Colour video of Ottawa streetcars ](http://www. ...

Bob at Flacklife is annoyed at real estate web sites that can’t be viewed on mobile devices : ** ** So a couple of days ago, I’m making the walk to my local grocery store to pick up bus tickets. ...

New this year on the Bluesfest web site is a great tool called “ViewTube”. You can use the tool to create your own festival event calendar, but even better: you can check out YouTube video samples from all of the artists who are scheduled to perform. ...

Canadians watched an average of over 10 hours of online video in February, more than any other country in the world. That’s one of the stats released by comScore based on a survey of Canadian internet use. Some other highlights: ...

Here’s a fascinating article from Bruce Firestone on why Scotiabank Place is in Kanata and not at Lebreton Flats, or Lansdowne Park, or somewhere else downtown. Firestone was the original founder of the Senators. Here’s a short excerpt: First, here are a few observations that came primarily from Gino Rossetti, the Detroit-based architect who was the architect-of-record for the Palladium and who pioneered the concept of consecutive rings of suites with his successful first effort at stadium and arena design—the Palace of Auburn Hills where the Detroit Pistons play. ...