LRT
Letters For This Tag
Several days after Council voted to go the Auditor General route to investigate the LRT project, I was interviewed on a radio talk show and at the end of the... more
November 21, 2021
Well, the hammer has been lifted, it hasn’t come down yet, but it might do that very soon. The hammer is the province withholding $60M for LRT Phase 1. Why... more
By RobDekker
November 7, 2021
Between April 2019 and January 2020, the City of Ottawa declared a climate and housing emergency. On May 11th 2020, a vote to expand Ottawa’s urban boundary... more
By Pat Freel
May 3, 2020
Dear Mr. Manconi,
Reflecting on last week’s Transit Challenge and the feedback I am receiving daily from
frustrated Kanata North residents, I am writing to... more
By Anonymous
March 4, 2020
It seems clear that the SNC Lavalin bid for the LRT II contract did not satisfy the technical qualifications. If they had staff would have said so. So what’s... more
By Clive Doucet
March 26, 2019
What does LRT mean for rural taxpayers?
The vast majority of rural residents will not take public transit to work. The system is just not reliable enough for... more
By David Brown
March 14, 2019
Will there be room for bikes on Ottawa’s new $2.1-billion LRT system?
At last Wednesday’s Transit Commission meeting, staff recommended that bikes be banned... more
By Bike Ottawa
February 26, 2018
City staff last week recommended that no bicycle should be allowed on the new LRT during the peak transit hours. The rush hour has been defined as 6-9 am and 3... more
By Bike Ottawa
February 20, 2018
This week’s developments on the light-rail transit file have left me pondering questions about core roles and responsibilities in our democratic system.
Much... more
February 16, 2018
Recently the Toronto Real Estate Board published a report extolling the virtues of GO Transit expansion in the Greater Toronto Area, citing rising property... more
By AlexCullen
March 18, 2017
Ottawa – City Council today approved moving ahead with the Stage 2 project to bring light rail transit farther and faster to communities in the east, the west... more
By unpubadmin
March 8, 2017
(Ottawa): Unfortunately, Ottawa-area Liberal MPPs are opposed to the National Capital Commission's (NCC) decision to locate the new Civic Hospital campus at... more
December 8, 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
