Transit
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It would be difficult to design a transit project for Ottawa that would cost more (7 billion+) and do less. The LRT is a replacement system. It simply replaces... more
Many growing cities approaching 1.5 million people introduce a regional rail service. Toronto introduced regional rail in 1967, with the Go Train system. The... more
By Clive Doucet
September 6, 2018
The hype and unsubstantiated hope behind the self-driving car movement continues unabated, distracting from addressing necessities of old “mobilities” such... more
By unpubadmin
June 27, 2017
Traffic in the GTHA is a mess. Listening to daily traffic reports is like an endless horror show repeated over and over again on Groundhog Day.
Gridlock costs... more
February 7, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Queen's Park): “What projects is Queen’s Park cutting in order to double the gas tax money to municipalities?” asks Green Party of... more
January 27, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Ottawa) — The Green Party of Ontario (GPO) and Green Party of Canada (GPC) announced their support today for the concept of bringing... more
September 30, 2016
The City of Ottawa would like to invite residents to attend one of the public consultations below on the Stage 2 Station Connectivity Study.
The purpose of... more
By unpubadmin
July 13, 2016
Ottawa, 29 June, 2016: Today a private sector consortium of twelve companies applied to the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) seeking federal government... more
June 29, 2016
How many ways can we find to discourage people from using mass – hopefully rapid - transit ? Start with taking at least 10 years to complete the “new” LRT... more
December 7, 2015
(Queen’s Park): GPO leader Mike Schreiner sent open letters today to the Premier and the opposition leaders challenging them to work together to find ways to... more
June 1, 2015
Problem: How to extend Light Rail Service to the Airport south of the Greenboro O-Train Station. Since the EY Centre is near the Airport I also wanted to... more
October 23, 2014
For Immediate Release
Ottawa, Oct. 20 - During the 2014 Ottawa municipal election campaign many new and not so new ideas have resurfaced as possible solutions... more
By GuyAnnable
October 22, 2014
Dear Jim,
One great aspect about this first municipal election campaign for me running in College Ward is the opportunity to discuss the many great ideas and... more
By GuyAnnable
October 7, 2014
Over the next four years the Confederation LRT Line will change the face of downtown Ottawa, taking thousands of buses off the streets and offering a once in a... more
June 10, 2014
If we want to build a sustainable City then redeveloping Carling Ave., a street that desperately needs to be revitalized, is a perfect candidate for Light Rail... more
By James OGrady
October 4, 2012