I’ll say it again: every park in #OttCity shoukd have a small building for public services like a washroom, maintenance/caretaker staff; should be able to host community events like this. It doesn’t have to turn a profit (it’s a public service) and our parks would be better maintained if 7/

There were on site caretaker staff to deal with day to day messes, issues, maintenance and care for the grounds. Our city would be cleaner, kinder, and more beautiful if we cared more for the places we build for communities. It’s not hard to do. It just takes will. @jleiper.bsky.social

Still no admission that this rain event might require redesign work so this segment *and others* can handle short extreme rainfalls. This is beyond original contract but is part of having a robust LRT network. Hire a hydrologist for some rainfall / snow melt / freshette studies. #OttPoli

Rail Fans Canada@railfans.ca · 59m ago

MEMO: Clarification on O-Train West Extension. The purpose of this email is to clarify statements I provided to the media regarding the work that is ongoing on the O-Train West Extension, following the July 1 extreme weather event. from Richard Holder - Director, Rail Construction Program

Hey Mayor candidates, what is your evaluation of the progress on the Nighttime Economy of #Ottawa? What will you do if elected? #OttPoli

Kalshi and Polymarket are absolute evil. Those who created it, those who enable and allow it, the systems it run on need to be absolutely destroyed beyond the ability to rebuild ever again....and then do the same to A.I.

Django Wexler@djangowexler.bsky.social · 5h ago

Somehow things that would have been a background gag in a Verhoeven movie are now just real

I call BS. 1. You can't open the Stage 2 West without a working western yard (especially with the current axle maintenance demand). 2. Repair is not sufficient. Until we know if other infrastructure contributed significantly to overground flooding, redesign is not out of scope. #OttPoli

CTV News Ottawa@ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social · 3h ago

OC Transpo considering partial opening of O-Train west extension due to flooding damage on Canada Day

Sidewalks that last 50 yrs are a fucking miracle in this city . This brand new curb section on Richmond rd was just destroyed in the last couple days… #ottawa

Toon Dreessen@toondreessen.bsky.social · 4h ago

In #Ottcity we will spend $ to do a shave and pave, leaving 50y old curbs and sidewalks in place. Then moths or years later we’ll come back and replace 1-2 corners at sidewalks to make them accessible and leave rest alone. Then we’ll repaint lines and a month later rip it all up again.

Tim Tierney hasn’t spent a minute of his life walking through intersections. There’s multiple issues at play here. The data on right on reds is pretty clear. But #ottawa gives no fucks about data. A plan that moves people driving as a priority fundamentally overrides any other plan

Strong Towns Ottawa@strongtownsottawa.ca · 9h ago

Hey councillor Tierney, please focus on actual improvements to transportation in our city rather than suggesting we should be endangering pedestrians so you don't have to wait a couple more seconds at a red. Those right turn on red bans are there for a reason. www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...

Hmm.

ottwatch@ottwatch.bsky.social · 5h ago

New Lobbying by Katie Locke: Educate elected officials on the role Intact plays in building resilient communities and helping our ... https://ottwatch.ca/lobbying/5009

Anything past Preston as the West end. Anything past the canal is the East end. It's just not the far flung suburbs, or their rural fringes.

After 26 years, I think we need better descriptors for the new amalgamated city. Vanier is east of Bank St but not really East End.

CTV News Ottawa@ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social · 6h ago

Teenager injured in early morning shooting in Ottawa’s east end

www.ottawalookout.com/p/why-farmer.... PLEASE restore the Market building to be an indoor agricultural market! Easier to maintain security, and can be 12 months a year. “Plante passed a motion, seconded by Osgoode Coun. Isabelle Skalski, to reduce some barriers for farmers…”

Why farmers are leaving the ByWard Market — and how the city hopes to bring them back

As the district has evolved, the presence of farmers has dwindled to just a few permanent produce stalls among the artisans and other businesses.

ottawalookout.com

Hey councillor Tierney, please focus on actual improvements to transportation in our city rather than suggesting we should be endangering pedestrians so you don't have to wait a couple more seconds at a red. Those right turn on red bans are there for a reason. www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...

Councillor wants Ottawa to explore more options to keep traffic moving downtown this fall

An Ottawa councillor wants the city to explore more options to keep commuters moving this fall as public servants head to the office four days a week, including allowing right turns on red lights at s...

ctvnews.ca

Not cool man! Three-wheeled custom-made bicycle was stolen from a residential driveway in Alta Vista between July 12 and July 14. The specialty bike designed for an elderly man with advanced Parkinson’s disease. This is their mobility device. #ottbike www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...

Ottawa police seeking suspect who stole specialty bike for man with Parkinson’s disease

Ottawa police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a suspect who allegedly stole a specialty bike designed for an elderly man with advanced Parkinson’s disease in Alta Vista.

ctvnews.ca

Hmm @helps.octranspo.com hasn't posted a new message in 12 hours. Staffing shortage? Not a single detour or outage in that time would be unprecedented. @glengower.ca

Hey @helps.octranspo.com you have an elevator down at Blair again today. It was reported as fixed yesterday. Was that report incorrect? As nice as it is to see the new mall side elevator take shape, the LRT station elevators are critical for rider volume.

I would encourage people to get involved in campaigns for upcoming municipal elections. Get out and get active with like-minded neighbours to help shape your local community.

Such a weird day. A failing lightbulb on the bus and something in St Laurent LRT station were screaming at me. Yet the dentist's drill didn't bother me at all.

Hey @helps.octranspo.com are you guys aware St Laurent escalator from EB platform is off? No out of order sign posted here.

Here are my four steps you can take to push back the darkness. charlieangus.substack.com/p/push-back-...

Push Back the Darkness - Four Things You Can Do Right Now

"Wise hope requires that we look the situation in the eye, learn as much as we can about the crisis and then take action anyways.” - Maude Barlow

charlieangus.substack.com

Good morning, Ottawa. Bonjour, Ottawa.

I have two words I use when people ask this question if things have gotten better in the last X decades: "Modern dentistry"

Yesterday, I shared my plan to build a transit system that works. A citizen seat on the transit commission, a transit service guarantee, reversing the New Ways To Bus cuts, dedicated bus lanes, and getting transit procurement back on track. Learn more about my plan: www.leiper2026.ca/priorities

Bluesky: "I appreciate the alt text on this." Facebook: "Why do you take photos of sheep? You're weird." Instagram: "Not interested. No music and they're not doing a dance."

Tom Cox@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · last mo.

I've decided to compile a definitive thread of photos of the best sheep I've photographed during my walks in the countryside, together with supporting biographical information. I will put the vital story associated with each sheep in the alt text, since some of it is a little long to fit in a post.

Tossed by the Wind Emily Carr 1939

I've had lots of good conversations with Jeff Leiper about transit - he knows what the problems are. I mean, transit is essential in this city - it should be the number one issue in this election! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Sparring mayoral candidates offer competing plans to fix Ottawa's transit woes | CBC News

Transit is becoming one of the fiercest battlefields in the Ottawa mayoral election, with candidates asking a basic question: is direct experience a help or a hindrance?

cbc.ca

Playing the what bus can I take to escape the smoke tomorrow game. Looks like Bainbridge ferry to Straight Shot to Port Angeles could work or 574 to Intercity Transit to Grays Harbor Transit to Aberdeen are both low smoke destination options. I've had a headache all day, even indoors.

I wonder if that is less clunky in French.

ottwatch@ottwatch.bsky.social · yesterday

New Consultation: Share Your Memories Of Cumberland Heritage Village Museum Consultation: Share Your Memories Of Cumberland Heritage Village Museum https://engage.ottawa.ca/share-your-memories-of-cumberland-heritage-village-museum

#Vision20Percent : "One in five stays alive!"

BTW, was there a memo to council from @octranspo.com GM on the status of western stage two and impacts to construction timelines after July 1 2026 flood investigations? #OttPoli