by Glen Gower | Oct 13, 2024 | Development, Notebook
La version française suit (The map above shows urban expansion areas added to Ottawa during the 2020-2022 Official Plan process. Areas in purple are for future residential development, and the area in blue is for Industrial and Logistics development.) Here we...
by Glen Gower | Oct 12, 2024 | Information, Notebook
La version française suit (Adapted from a post originally published on my Substack in September.) Earlier this summer I shared a series of posts about the 2022 Origin-Destination study and how transportation patterns are changing in Ottawa post-pandemic. I asked the...
by Glen Gower | Oct 11, 2024 | Notebook
La version française suit Here’s a recap of what we covered at Transit Commission this week. Update on the Zero-Emission Bus (ZEB) program Due to manufacturing delays, OC Transpo will receive 6 electric buses by the end of this year, and an additional 20 in Q1 2025....
by Glen Gower | Sep 27, 2024 | Notebook
La version française suit In the past few years there have been a number of concerning incidents involving aggressive dogs in Stittsville. I share these concerns, and I have been looking for ways that the City of Ottawa can strengthen the rules to ensure residents are...
by Glen Gower | Sep 20, 2024 | Notebook
La version française suit (This post was originally published in my Substack newsletter.) On Wednesday, Ottawa City Council spent almost three hours debating a 5-minute service change to LRT off-peak service. A majority of councillors (included me) voted to keep the...
by Glen Gower | Sep 19, 2024 | Notebook
La version française suit Yesterday, Council passed a “Wetland Omnibus Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment” due to new evaluation of wetlands west of Stittsville. It was mostly a procedural amendment and it flew right under the radar – but...
