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andrew.ottawa 🇨🇦 @ottawandrew.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

For the love of all that is holy can we pretty please de-amalgamate and let the idiots in the suburbs and rurals deal with this and pay for it with their own tax dollars. I live in a city. A lot of folks who live in what’s currently considered my city actually do not. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Mayoral debate shows wide gulf over urban sprawl | CBC News

Ottawa mayoral hopefuls are taking different positions on how far the city should sprawl to make space for hundreds of thousands more residents expected in the coming decades.

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Ariel Troster @arieltroster.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

When the community rallies, we achieve meaningful change together. The Gladstone-Gilmour Bikeway will get the trucks off of Gladstone and offer a new protected east-west route through downtown Ottawa. I am so proud of this major victory for safe cycling in Somerset Ward. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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City council votes to remove truck route, add bike lanes on Gladstone Avenue | CBC News

Ottawa is moving forward with a plan to make Gladstone Avenue safer for biking three years after a collision involving a dump truck left a cyclist seriously injured. Gilmour Street is getting a new bi...

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andrew.ottawa 🇨🇦 @ottawandrew.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

For those at home keeping score, over the course of the past *three days*, a driver crashed into a bank, an impaired driver drove into a Beer Store, a driver hit a pedestrian, and a driver hit a cyclist and almost crashed into the canal.

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weyoun7.bsky.social @weyoun7.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

This is because most people in Ottawa are either unaware or apathetic about municipal governance. Ask a random resident which ward their in or who's their councillor and you'll probably get a blank stare. They'll happily complain about traffic (which they are a part of) though...

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Sean Devine @seandevine9.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Another way of looking at this: here’s how Ottawa manages transportation challenges and congestion along Bank Street. Get rid of the cool thing that draws the most people.

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Toon Dreessen @toondreessen.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Shot and chaser. Reminder that 51% of ppl live inside the greenbelt, pay +50% of tax revenues of city budget and have the poorest infrastructure. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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andrew.ottawa 🇨🇦 @ottawandrew.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

It is utterly insane that trucks carrying loads like these need to be routed through the urban core to get to the interprovincial bridge.

Two trucks carrying large logs on a city street with tall apartment buildings in the background.

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Strong Towns Ottawa @strongtownsottawa.ca · 15/03/2026

An amazing member of ours put together this graphic that really encapsulates perfectly the situation on Bank Street. There is only so much space available, and we must use it as efficiently as possible. Parking isn't that. Please sign up to delegate on March 30th in favour of bus lanes!

An OC Transpo #6 bus in a bus lane. Inside of the bus there are multiple people, each with a text showing what they're going to be doing. They say "Grabbing a bite to eat", "Going to Lansdowne", "Getting a haircut", "Bought groceries", and "Can finally fit on the bus". The final one was a user in a wheelchair.

Beside the bus there is a single person in a truck in the regular travel lane. Pointing to him it says "Just driving through". They have a thought bubble coming out from their head saying "That bus lane is going to ruin local business!".

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Toon Dreessen @toondreessen.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

100% agree. That said, 50% of ottawa lives on 13% of the land (inside greenbelt) generating 50% of tax revenue for city; has the oldest infrastructure and greater social challenges; when will we see an urban summit? When will urban residents be prioritized for services and investment?

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Jag Villani @jagvillani.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Look Autowa, we tried having cars, but we're in a winter city and we just have to admit that we don't have the safe infrastructure to support their usage.

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From the ottawa community on Reddit: 'Multiple serious injuries' after vehicle crashes into Rideau Street building

Explore this post and more from the ottawa community

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Sean Devine @seandevine9.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Awesome! Raising $375K at a gala to address youth homelessness is great. Of course, that's a fraction of what's needed to address the issue long-term. One way to double that amount would be an additional tax increase of 0.01875%, or $1.13 more per year for the average taxpayer. Food for thought!

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

My pal from BBC Persian Siavash Ardalan had to do a live translation of President Trump’s speech this morning and he says it’s the first time he’s had to do a translation that involved non-lexical vocalizations. 😂

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Travis R. Eby @travis-robert.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

I refuse to shut up about this: NYC started charging $9 to bring a car into our most transit-rich zone, the haters & trolls predicted doom, but traffic evaporated instantly and here’s Times Square tonite (even after the holiday tourists have left). For a better future, build transit & price driving!

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Saw this comment on a headphone review. People have zero awareness of the fact that driving a car (with the windows up, potentially music playing) substantially reduces your auditory awareness of the outside world too. Because that’s just considered normal.

“Never bike with something in your ears”

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Toon Dreessen @toondreessen.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

This. The cohort of 16-9 votes at council win, and claim victory and try to convince us that they’re doing the right thing and yet year after year, we see the same issues: chronic underfunding of social infrastructure while $ bleeds out to unsustainable suburban/rural wards.

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Lucy van Oldenbarneveld @lucyvanolden.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Councillor Tim Tierney is wrong about ‘Chronic No-Voters’ in his Ottawa Citizen Op/Ed on Saturday. His opinion would be easier to take seriously if the comments weren’t coming from someone with a 15-year track record of being a reliable yes-man for every budget. 1/21

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andrew.ottawa 🇨🇦 @ottawandrew.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

I haven’t stepped foot in Centretown or the Byward Market in over a decade. Here’s why that makes me an expert on community safety in these areas By Tim Tierney

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Sean Devine @seandevine9.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

This scathing Globe & Mail article on Lansdowne 2.0 touches on every concern that I and 9 of my Council colleagues raised about the massive risk now faced by taxpayers. The entire country is now aware of our folly. Remember this for the 2026 elections. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...

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Globe editorial: The City of Ottawa’s Hail Mary plan for redevelopment

The Lansdowne 2.0 plan depends on rosy assumptions, leaving taxpayers potentially on the hook if ambitions fall short

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It's Jamie @sjamieit.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Light dusting of snow and the traffic guy on the radio is reporting over 20 collisions on the roads this morning. Yet what we here constantly is that you can't BIKE in the winter.

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Occasionally Spooky Transpo @occtranspo.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Inject 24/7 bus lanes into my veins. Want to gain ridership? Have buses repeatedly blow by stagnant traffic.

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

This is a small snow plow for sidewalks If your city plows the roads but leaves sidewalks up to property owners, your city hates pedestrians.

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Cars might work fine in California or Florida, but they’re not practical here in Canada. We have winter.

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More than 300 collisions reported as early season snow slams parts of Ontario

YouTube video by CTV News

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Stan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

There needs to be trials and there needs to be people sent to die in a prison cell. Consequences must fall on the people who issued the orders and those who carried them out. We must make the punishment of these people a national spectacle that will be remembered for generations.

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Occasionally Spooky Transpo @occtranspo.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Just a reminder. Because we know sure as shit you're not doing this 365 days a year 😂 #Autowa

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The Biking Lawyer LLP @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Last weekend saw a lot of road closures in Toronto. Great to see ambulances using bike lanes to get people in distress where they need to go quickly. The trope touted by Ford and his like that bike lanes delay EMS response times has been proven false time and time again. #bikelanessavelives

Ambulance uses bike lane to get around traffic

Ambulance uses bike lane to beat traffic

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Canadians: “We the north! I love hockey, skiing, and taking my kids sledding. Did you hear about a light dusting of snow shutting down some southern US city?” Canadians, when you suggest it’s possible to bike past September: “but what if I get… cold?”

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Truly so embarrassing AND dangerous of Canadian MPs to "mourn" ding dong's death in the House of Commons. Y'all celebrated a literal Nazi in the House and were shamed within an inch of your lives for it (Justifiably!) and then mere months later, pull this stunt?

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Ariel Troster @arieltroster.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Today, I am joining Oxfam to say #NotInMyName. As a Jew and as a parent, I believe that it’s my moral obligation to speak out against the forced starvation and genocide in Gaza.

Photo of Ariel with the text Not in My Name underneath

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Brittlestar @brittlestar.com · 13/09/2025

To be clear… No one deserves to die for being a dick. At the same time, no dick deserves to be lauded just because they’re dead. www.brittlestar.com/p/what-to-do...

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What To Do When Terrible People Die

A Polite Guide to Emotional Freedom and Light Social Awkwardness

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Just some advice as both a seasoned activist & a survivor of domestic violence : The idea that how you react to violence dictates whether or not more violence will be inflicted upon you/your community is a framing that only helps those in power. We're talking about people triggered by pronouns, ffs

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Annie Sexton @anniesexton.com · 27/08/2025

The only thing that will make me scream LETS GO BRANDON Re: “AI artist”

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 16/08/2025

I do think that Americans should have the freedom to put loud-ass glass packs and straight pipes etc on their vehicles, but I also think that every citizen should have a government-issued rocket launcher and get a $100k bounty for a successful hit on such a vehicle. this is sensible centrism

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🎃 Spooky Shoshana 🎃 @shoshana.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

People will be like "I would do anything for my kids!" right up until you suggest creating a walkable, bike-able community where kids can safely get around on their own

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Haselbach @haselbach.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Cyclists: don’t wear head phones, it’s dangerous. Car drivers: here’s a complete meeting setup for your drive. #motonormativity #trafficSafety

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Laura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 14/07/2025

“But what about when you need to get to the suburbs for a Costco run?” There’s a @mplscargobikelibrary.com bike for that!

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Derrick Simpson @derricksimpson.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Part of Kent Street is up for renewal, and the City of Ottawa is refusing to bury the power lines, saying it’s too expensive. Just Kent Street brings in as much property taxes as the entire West Carleton-March Ward. Our city needs to do a better job of rewarding financially productive communities.

West Carleton-March Ward, which is huge, collected 43.9 million in municipal taxes in 2024. Kent Street (a single street) collected 41.2 million.

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wint @dril.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

how to install lever in my car that blocks my "Tool Makes Me Nut" bumper sticker w/ a little curtain while picking the boys up from lacrosse

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Derrick Simpson @derricksimpson.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

The Centretown Community Association has sent a letter on the draft Transportation Master Plan not meeting the needs of urban residents. "It will make the lives of those who live and work here less affordable, less accessible, and less safe." @mayormarksutcliffe.bsky.social @arieltroster.com

Dear Mayor Sutcliffe,

We are disappointed with the projects outlined in the most recent update of the draft Transportation Master Plan and believe it will make Centretown residents worse off. It will make the lives of those who live and work here less affordable, less accessible, and less safe.
Centretown is not a parking lot or throughway for commuter traffic. It is a thriving community that deserves the same respect, investment, and access to amenities as any other neighbourhood in Ottawa. The current plan fails to support this, and instead proposes:
More traffic and reduced safety for residents
Higher costs and a growing maintenance backlog
No clear solutions for the failures of the last master plan
The plan projects nearly 10,000 additional cars into downtown and inner urban areas every morning by 2046. This will worsen congestion, increase dangerous conflicts on our streets, and make it harder for people to walk, cycle, or use transit. Despite this, the plan continues to prioritize expensive road expansions-like the Airport Parkway and Albion Road-while existing roads in Centretown are already riddled with potholes and safety hazards.
Ottawa is struggling to keep up with basic road and transit maintenance. Hundreds of OC Transpo bus trips are missed each week due to a maintenance backlog and increased congestion, while road repairs fall further behind every year. Adding new and widened roads will only make the maintenance backlog worse and divert funds from essential city services.
The previous Transportation Master Plan failed to deliver on its promises: transit ridership is below expectations, and sustainable mode share goals have not been met. This draft does not explain why those targets were missed or what will be done differently this time. Instead, it repeats the same approach.
We believe Centretown residents deserve a neighbourhood where children can get to school safely without crossing multiple dangerous, high-speed arterial roads; where everyone can…

own a car; and where our public spaces aren’t sacrificed to serve as parking lots for traffic from other neighbourhoods.
We urge Council to update the plan so it truly supports the needs of Centretown: maintain our existing infrastructure, invest in reliable transit and active transportation, and recognize that Centretown is not just a corridor for commuters.
The current plan reads like an answer to the question, “How do we get as many cars in and out of Centretown as quickly as possible?” We ask a different question: “How will the City prioritize the hours outside of peak commuting, while wide, high-speed roads sit empty and our neighbourhood remains underserved?” Centretown deserves a plan that puts residents first, not just the convenience of those passing through.
Thank you,
Rob Dekker
CCA President

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AshleyRoboto 🌻 @ashleyroboto.com · 23/04/2025

Hey! If you use AI to make product photos and ads of your stuff I immediately think a) you’re broke (can’t pay a real person?) b) your product is cheap and untrustworthy (you have to fake it? How bad can the real thing be?) AND c) you suck lmao

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

“I don’t understand it. Every day I drive from my home near Lawrence subway station to my office at King & Yonge & the traffic just keeps getting worse.” “Move! GET OUT OF THE WAY,” he then shouted from his solo occupied SUV at a bus carrying 85 people. Funny. www.thebeaverton.com/2024/12/why-...

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"Why is Toronto traffic so terrible?" wonders man in car

TORONTO – Reports from this morning rush hour suggest that people who drive everywhere continue to wonder why Toronto traffic is so bad. “I don’t understand it,” said Lloyd Travers. “Every day I drive...

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