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As the Laurier segregated bike lanes become a permanent fixture downtown, on-street parking can’t come soon enough for nearby residents and their visitors. Nearly two dozen parking spots are slated for return “hopefully before the fall, but definitely before the winter,” said Janine Hutt of the Bay/Bronson Residents’ Action Group for Fair Access to the […]
MoreOC Transpo is receiving $36.6 million in gas tax funding from the province this year — Ottawa’s slice of the $324 million pie. The announcement was made by Ottawa Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi, alongside transportation minister Glen Murray at the transit garage on Industrial Ave. Monday. “What’s important to families is, it’s reducing air pollution […]
MoreWith the province investing hundreds of millions of dollars in Ottawa’s infrastructure, work desperately needs to be done to fix transit and roads across the board, Premier Kathleen Wynne said Wednesday. Gridlock is “crippling” economic and cultural growth in the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area, costing taxpayers $6 billion annually. With the population there projected to […]
MoreWe might not fancy taking public transit to work but we certainly suck it up and ride it — or cycle — in comparison to the rest of the country. Ottawa-Gatineau had the third-highest proportion of transit users (20%) in major cities, trailing Toronto (23%) and Montreal (22%), according to 2011 National Household Survey data […]
MoreMotorists Dan Anstey and Alyona Popovych are still peeved about potholes. After waiting more than three months for a reimbursement from the city, their damage claim was ultimately rejected. “I hate this city,” said Anstey. Oftentimes, the city will be legally liable only if negligence is proven. “Under the Municipal Act, a City must take […]
MoreSo how bad is the summer construction season? Well, the city’s traffic control centre is going to start staffing on weekends in order to monitor traffic volume. This year, construction is heavier than usual thanks to work being done to accommodate light rail. In an e-mail to the Sun, traffic management and operational support manager […]
MoreEast-end commuters will be gambling as they decide on a route for their commute this summer, say cops. “We’re not recommending anything,” said Ottawa police Sgt. Mark Gatien. “From what the experts are telling us, it could take anywhere from two weeks to a month to sort things out and get people set in their […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2013/05/28/tinted-car-windows-could-cost-drivers The only time Greg Van Dalen has been pulled over in his Corvette was the day he paid for it. Van Dalen, of Rockland, trekked to Connecticut in January to pick up his car. “I bought it modified,” said Van Dalen. He was stopped by police in New York State about three […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2013/05/27/pimp-my-ride–ottawa-edition They weren’t exactly flooring it in Gatineau. While the muscle car film Fast and Furious 6 topped the box office over the weekend, things were “pretty quiet around the theatres,” said Gatineau Police spokesman Pierre Lanthier. In anticipation of its debut last Friday, police warned they’d be ramping up enforcement since the […]
MoreFinding a parking spot downtown isn’t a hassle for just motorists. With the uptick in cycling, “bike parking is something that we’d like to see improved even more,” said Citizens for Safe Cycling president Hans Moor. “We noticed that a number of the racks, especially in the high season, are basically packed with bicycles, so […]
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