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I feel like no matter which party comes to power after the election Ottawa will see a good dose of funding for their transit plans. Given that phase 2 is pretty much a lock it will be interesting to see what phase 3 brings. There are certainly way more questions and scenarios up in the air on...

At this point I don't think such a proposal would be that bold. Barrhaven might be marginally tougher sell because of the section between Baseline station and Hunt Club. Even then I am sure most people would be in agreement that getting those sections done would make a lot of sense. Your...

I think what you will see is an acceleration to build out the first phases of the LRT network as fast as possible (so extending the line to Orleans, Baseline…possibly Fallowfield, Kanata, and then upgrading the Trillium line and likely interlining it into the rest of the network. Outside of...

Good to see they are knocking off these EAs at a reasonable speed. None of them are particularly surprising as most of the details have been worked out in some form or another over the years. Making it all official does bring a smile though. At this rate I would guess by this te next year...

Looks pretty solid overall. The more entrances they have the more it will be integrated into the downtown urban fabric. Yeah phase 1 isn't exactly huge but it's going to be super exciting to this line open and take off nonetheless.

Ottawa seems to go in waves in terms of how much consultation it does and the quality of it. When it was covering the grand vision they did an excellent job. As they should have because they made a lot of big, long term decisions that affected how the city will grow and function in the next 50...

Ottawa seems to go in waves in terms of how much consultation it does and the quality of it.

Even though the parkway solution isn't quite as nice as going down Richmond and directly through a more built up area it's still not a bad choice by any means. Richmond is only a marginally better choice in terms of convenience and not worth putting up a fuss about. In the end they have a...

I will have to go digging through my archives for the best plans I saw of it but essentially it just follows the rail ROW south from Glenboro and then swings west, running next to the Airport Parkway (and threading between that road and the EV Centre), and then there would be a small elevated...

That is definitely one possible scenario in terms of funding. At the end of the day the cities that are going to best take advantage of the increase in transit funding are the ones that are ready for it. Not just that but the Bayview-Airport line has a strong, clear case for it's importance in...

Your bang on 1overcosc. As of today it's not changing. But, I would argue that there are very few cities in Canada that are seeing the change that Ottawa has gone through in the past 10-15 years, and will continue to experience. Yes, Toronto is becoming more dense. Same with Vancouver. Montreal...

So with the Liberals getting re-electing and funding back on about as secure ground as you can get it is essentially a guarantee now that by 2023 this system will see extensions of Confederation line to Bayshore, Baseline, and Orleans completed. Some parts could even be sooner (by maybe a year...

This is hands down my favourite transit project in Canada right now. Yeah, it was frustrating watching the 10 years of debate and planning but in the end the debate was worth it. The plan cancelled by O'Brien should have been canned and what is now being built is far superior. Yeah there are a...

I've always been partial to a station right across from Parliament Hill. Highly unlikely...I don't even think there is a place for a even a small entrance outside of the contested Portrait Gallery site. I think it would be hard to pick a site if you were given carte blanche given site...

^I'm not surprised to hear that news. Especially since the the strike, though really it extended a few years before that, transit has been a big issue in this city. The endless line up of buses in the downtown area, delays, and difficulties of expanding for OC Transpo are what is driving the...

Here is my guess as too how things will play out for the Westboro - Lincoln Fields segment over the next few years. 2010 - 2011: The EA will quietly take place with most of the focus on the first part of the LRT project and getting ready for it to be constructed. It will be completed near the...

Bridges going over an at-grade line would be pretty unsightly. And though the park might not be anything special it does add too the character of the neighborhood. Much of Richmond west of the more urban part of Westboro runs through a fairly well to do and desirable neighborhood and ensuring...

It would be ready made if you didn't have to account for grade separations which change the nature of how the corridor would be used (excluding its use as a park). The primary reason for originally choosing the Parkway was that it could be easily grade separated (only a few changes would have to...

The project as it is currently proposed is pretty much perfect for the city. It shouldn't be scaled back (nothing at grade, period, and certainly not running on streets downtown). Nor does it need to be expanded by turning it into a subway. Though the downtown section will be tunnelled, and...

Considering this is the largest public transit project since the original transitway....so in the past 25 years....I hardly see this as Ottawa getting more than Toronto. And though there will be extensions to LRT over time, there is unlikely to be another project on this scale in Ottawa for...