Tag: Transit
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Public Works and Infrastructure Committee (March 30th, 2026) – Brief Summary and Next Steps
Photo credit: Mindmatrix (via Wikimedia Commons) On March 30th, 2026, the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee approved the following items: Sidewalks in Manor Park As part of the work related to road, water, and sewer main upgrades, staff proposed that the construction of sidewalks on some of the streets in Manor Park should also be…
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Our Letter To City Council On Dedicated Bus Lanes For Bank Street
We urge the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee to amend the Bank Street bus lane proposal and deliver a pilot ambitious enough to produce meaningful results. Below is the letter we sent to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee ahead of their March 30th vote on dedicated bus lanes for Bank Street. Dear Chair Tierney…
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The Final Push For Bus Lanes On Bank Street!
Have your voice heard at city hall. After years of advocacy, the moment we’ve been working towards is finally here. When we held our first parking protest back in July of 2024, we never could have imagined how many hundreds of supportive citizens would be standing beside us years later, fighting for a more reliable…
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Are Buses Only Delayed at Peak Hours?
OC Transpo Data Shows No Since the recent open house for the Bank Street Active Transportation Study, which you can read my summary of here, I have heard the idea that the peak hour bus lanes are all that’s needed. Typically the opinion is that surely the delays for the buses must be at the…
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The City Needs to be Bold with Bank
What is “balance”? Last Night’s Open House Last night the City of Ottawa held an open house for the Bank Street Study that looked at improving transit, active transportation, and accessibility to Bank Street, in the section between Lansdowne and the 417. To anyone who’s familiar with our work on this, you’ll know we want…