One week after learning the builder of Ottawa’s LRT would blow past yet another deadline, city council voted unanimously to delay the OC Transpo fare increase scheduled for this year once again. Continue reading
The city put drivers on notice Monday as it kicked off a two-week traffic and parking enforcement blitz downtown. In one day, bylaw officers issued a total of 101 tickets for parking in “no-stop” areas, including bus zones. Continue reading
The delay comes after the Rideau Transit Group asked for two additional weeks after the May 31 deadline to come up with a new handover date. Continue reading
The development, if approved by city council, would see 580 new apartments and a nine-storey podium sprout up at the site along with a connection to the Lyon LRT station. Continue reading
A status of “substantial completion” means that construction of the 12.5-kilometre, 13-stop train is finished and the system is effectively ready to go. Continue reading
No new deadline for the Confederation Line was announced Friday, but the Rideau Transit Group continues to say it’ll hand over the train by the end of June, according to the head of OC Transpo. Continue reading
The train, at the time, was travelling at a low rate of speed so there was no major damage to the vehicle or the tracks, OC Transpo said. Continue reading
The Ontario government under Premier Doug Ford released its first budget during its term Thursday afternoon and Ottawa is set to get a boost to several areas. Continue reading
Premier Doug Ford indicated on Wednesday that the province is willing to cover the full cost of the GTA’s $28.5-billion transit plan. Ottawa will push for “the same funding agreement,” Mayor Jim Watson said. Continue reading
City council approved the two Stage 2 contracts with a 19-3 vote on March 6 amidst councillors’ concerns that they weren’t given enough information about the procurement process. Continue reading