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Minutes after it opened Sunday, cyclists weren’t alone using the city’s new segregated bike lane on Laurier Ave. A mix of rollerbladers, skateboarders, parents with strollers, mopeds, and pedestrians were spotted between Bronson Ave. and Elgin St. The city couldn’t say for sure if they were allowed there. “That’s very clear, it’s a bike lane […]
MoreVideo cameras are being developed at Carleton University, designed to monitor the before and after behaviour of cyclists in select spots across Ottawa. The cameras are already being used on a pilot basis at Stewart St./Waller St./Mackenzie King Bridge, said city spokeswoman Jocelyne Turner. “We do it to check things out,” said transportation committee chair […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/07/04/committee-wants-major-changes-to-streets-to-favour-cyclists Ottawa drivers could soon be taking a backseat to cyclists. And with the arrival of bike boxes, it will be no right turns for motorists at dozens of red lights. A new report from the city’s transportation committee — the cycling safety improvement program report — which the committee wants council to […]
MoreIt’s hotter in my car than it is on a city bus with no air conditioning. That’s the verdict after riding the 94 from Fallowfield to the Rideau Centre Tuesday afternoon. Armed with a thermometer, the needle was at 32C when I boarded. All the windows were open, and about 25 people were on board. […]
MoreFor the next six months, Glebe resident Victoria Merkley will be hustling to catch the #5 bus. “If I miss it, it comes every half an hour,” she said. “They’re usually early or late, so you have to be at the stop because you never know when it’s going to come.” Merkley, 21, usually takes […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/04/04/17874436.html#/news/ottawa/2011/04/04/pf-17871576.html Every time he leaves work, Stephen Wardlaw obsesses over turning right or left onto Industrial Ave. near St. Laurent Blvd. “It’s terrible. The traffic is coming in the other way, you come out, you put your signal on, there’s nobody there,” said Wardlaw. “By the time you go to pull in, there’s […]
MoreChristine Drew is still seeing red over potholes. Her car got banged up on the Airport Parkway during a long weekend back in 2008. “It damaged the car right away,” she said. The shocks on her 2000 Dodge Neon were cracked, busted and broken. “We were on our way out of town and we had […]
MoreThe city is investigating after a man driving an OC Transpo minivan was seen talking on his cell phone. “I thought it was kind of ironic,” said Rick Paul, a Sun reader who filed the complaint. “The fear I have as a motorcycle driver is somebody’s going to be texting and kill me.” It happened […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/02/16/17301201.html Potholes are making an early appearance on Ottawa roads this year. And if weather this week is any indication, we’re in for a bumper crop. Monday started above freezing, but the temperature plummeted in the afternoon — perfect breeding conditions for the road hazards. It’s due to get warm again — as […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/01/31/17105181.html Bus riders weigh in on bus service, fare hikes and the possibility of another transit strike. Brigitte Engel (Carlingwood Mall) “Never had any problems (with OC Transpo service) but they’re not usually on time. If I had a pet peeve that would be it. “(A strike) would mean extra half hour walk […]
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