We’re learning who is at fault for which LRT failures in court

 The revelatory finger-pointing between Ottawa and the LRT designers continues. To the surprise of few, the City of Ottawa and the Rideau Transit Group (RTG)’s legal challenges with each other have been nasty–not least because RTG is still maintaining the Light Rail Transit (LRT) system. The City of Ottawa is

Confederation Line Delayed….Again!

 If you’re a commuter in Ottawa who relies on the OC Transpo service to get to and from work, you may want to look away now. We’re afraid we have some bad news for you. The long-promised Confederation Line light rail system is going to miss its deadline yet again.

Neighbourhood Spotlight: Centretown

 The Ottawa landscape is changing. Soon Light Rail will link more people to more places, making house prices go up and transit times go down. Our downtown juggles politics, business, and culture, a balance which disperses the rest of our city into an eclectic collection of residential pockets. Every neighbourhood

Elementary, Watson!

 The colorful flash of fireworks lighting up the Ottawa sky ushered us into the New Year a few weeks ago. The foundation was laid for what is shaping up to be one of the biggest years the city has ever seen. Today, the proverbial cherry was placed firmly on top

Light-Rail gets $1 Billion Boost from Feds

 The existing O-Train passes over the Rideau River. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. In a letter to Mayor Jim Watson dated July 22, Orléans MP Royal Galipeau announced his party’s intention to give $1 billion to support Stage 2 of Ottawa’s light-rail plans. That money will make up one third