transportation

The city’s proposed redesign for the Slater and Elgin Street intersection, with a floating bike lane. The city says the concept is under review pending stakeholder feedback. The City of Ottawa has recently proposed redesigns for two downtown corridors — Rideau Street and Albert/Slater Streets — both of which I found surprising, considering the city’s “complete streets” policy. ...

OC Transpo’s summer service starts Sunday, June 23, 2019. (Via OC Transpo) As the school year ends and summer vacations begin, we are making the following service adjustments to meet the changing needs of our customers and to reflect the seasonal changes in ridership. ...

Amanda Bernardo lives in Barrhaven and often rides the bus to work downtown. She says it was smart to integrate the Transitway in the heart of the community, although there are some weak spots in the service. (Photo/Devyn Barrie) (This is the third and final of a three-part look at transit-oriented development in Ottawa and how it can change the way we live and get around in the near future. ...

A sign advertising Trinity Station, a transit-oriented development coming to 900 Albert Street, near Bayview Station. (Photo/Devyn Barrie) (This is the second of a three-part look at transit-oriented development in Ottawa and how it can change the way we live and get around in the near future. ...

“A window on transit in Ottawa” by Jamie McCaffrey. Used under a creative commons license. (This is the first of a three-part look at transit-oriented development in Ottawa and how it can change the way we live and get around in the near future. ...

Raised cycle tracks, similar to this example located near Prince of Wales Drive, are coming soon to Bay Street downtown. The City of Ottawa posted a construction notice last month that construction will begin this summer on new cycle tracks for Bay Street, for a five-block segment between Laurier Avenue and Wellington Street. ...

Bikes at the uOttawa campus. Photo by Jordan Schulz, used under a Creative Commons license. Bike to work month is over and, while I see others posting about 100+ kilometres logged for the last few weeks, I’ve finished it out with only about 46 km down. ...

The ByWard Market, seen from atop the Andaz Ottawa hotel. (Photo/Devyn Barrie) William Street has been closed to cars for the summer to create a new place for visitors to the Market to sit, stay and relax. The plaza, which stretches from George Street to York Street, provides a wide promenade with more seating and greenery, activities for children and space for entertainment. ...

The Highway 417 bridge over the Trillium pathway and O-Train is being replaced. Detours start this week for users of the Trillium pathway near Highway 417. The Ministry of Transportation will be replacing the bridge that goes over the pathway and the O-Train, and as they prepare to do so the pathway is closing for some time. ...

Photo: Aftermath of a hit-and-run downtown that killed a cyclist on Thursday, May 16. (Photo/Gabriel Rivett-Carnac) It was a hit-and-run driver that killed a cyclist on Laurier Avenue Thursday, but the underlying cause of their death was bad road engineering. ...