The City of Ottawa is conducting a traffic calming study along Fourth Avenue in the vicinity of Corpus Christi and Mutchmor elementary schools (between Percy Street and Lyon Street South). This study was initiated as part of the Traffic Calming in School Areas initiative of the City’s Road Safety Action Plan (RSAP). The purpose of this [...]
The City of Ottawa is holding an online engagement until March 8 to present the Prince of Wales Bridge Environmental Assessment study and proposed options for a new interim multi-use pathway. This link would become an interprovincial active transportation crossing over the Ottawa River, where residents would be able to walk, cycle and cross-country ski. [...]
Dear Mr. Nussbaum, On behalf of the Glebe Community Association, I am writing to express our thanks for the pilot project that closed the Queen Elizabeth Driveway to motor vehicles this past spring and summer. The Glebe Community Association advocates for a liveable, sustainable and diverse urban neighbourhood. As you know, the past months of [...]
The speed limit on a number of residential streets in the Glebe and Old Ottawa South could soon drop from 40 km/h to 30 km/h, if Ottawa City Council approves a recommendation from the Transportation Committee, which approved the following motion from Councillor Shawn Menard on Sept. 4: Glebe and Old Ottawa South — Residential Area Speed Reduction: [...]
There have recently been some communications from the city bout traffic speeds in the Glebe which may have led residents to believe that the GCA was arbitrarily determining speed limits for various streets. This is not the case. In fact, Ottawa City Council approved an overall speed reduction to 40 km for the entire Glebe-Dow’s [...]
A key mandate of the Glebe Transportation Committee is working to improve the safety of our roads, sidewalks and pathways (we leave our waterways to other, more qualified people). In order to better target our activities to address community concerns, we try to get input by various means. One of those means is a survey [...]
Ottawa – There is a lot of hockey excitement going on in Ottawa on Saturday, December 16 and the City of Ottawa wants to make sure you arrive at your destination safely and on time. If you are going to the Scotiabank NHL100 Classic, plan ahead for long security screening lines, arrive early and expect traffic delays. [...]
FYI Below: Alleyway access for residents of Clarey Ave., Rupert St., Howick Pl. and Regent St. during Bank St. closure due to Grey Cup. ByLaw Officers will be stationed in the area during closure from 2:00pm to approx.: 11:59pm on Sunday. All alleyways in yellow are city owned, and therefore we will be enforcing “no [...]
The Transportation Committee will be holding its kickoff meeting on September 19 at 7 p.m. at the Glebe Community Centre. We'll be discussing our priorities and directions for the upcoming year. Old members and new members are welcome and encouraged to attend. If you have any questions about the committee, you can reach us at [...]
Cyclists of all shapes and sizes are invited to join us on June 11 for the first annual Capital Spokes Bike Rodeo. The Rodeo itself is being put on by Old Ottawa South and will take place in Windsor Park from 10 a.m. to noon. There will be obstacle courses, fire trucks and fun giveaways [...]