Light Rail Transit
Letters For This Topic
Previously, Mr. Annable wrote a posting which announced a presentation on regional heavy rail. One of the speakers was the President of MOOSE, which is as... more
October 23, 2014
Over the next four years the Confederation LRT Line will change the face of downtown Ottawa, taking thousands of buses off the streets and offering a once in a... more
June 10, 2014
In preparation for the Transportation Committee meeting community associations united under the Knoxdale Merivale Council of Community Associations (KMC) in... more
November 14, 2013
Dear Canadians and Ottawa-area residents,
Notwithstanding today’s decision by Ottawa City Council of the Richmond underground as the preferred corridor for the... more
By unpubadmin
July 17, 2013
Its a waste of taxpayer money for the City to continue with this plan despite the NCC's objections. The City is behind their timeline because they haven't,... more
By James OGrady
July 3, 2013
From an WLRT online discussion on the Citizen.com...
I think it can be done Michael. I know the City says it can't but I've seen it work in Europe and in... more
By James OGrady
June 29, 2013
It's time for some common sense to be applied to the westerly extension of the Transitway.
The City is obsessed with not routing the LRT down Carling Avenue... more
By PhilipBrown
April 10, 2013
I hope that the citizens of Ottawa will never hear this author say "told you so" but over the years of convoluted and at times secretive discussions we have... more
By BruceWebster
May 9, 2013
Dear Editor,
Mr. Reevely's article in the Citizen today entitled, 'Why not run trains on Carling?' does a good job of explaining the City's argument why LRT... more
By James OGrady
May 3, 2013
Excellent letter! Its really sad Staff won’t consider Carling as an option for the Western LRT route because it achieves all of their objectives. It will get... more
By James OGrady
April 27, 2013
At what cost? How much will it cost to build a tunnel under Richmond Rd? Without a proper business plan for each option there is no way to compare them. Its... more
By James OGrady
April 22, 2013
If that’s the case then they obviously have no imagination because the potential economic upside to redeveloping Carling Ave. is far greater than Byron simply... more
By James OGrady
February 2, 2013
Doing something right, even if it means upturning the road for construction temporarily, is better than making a 100 year mistake. It wouldn’t be the first... more
By James OGrady
January 30, 2013
We need the complete LRT plan for Ottawa, if not Gatineau as well, built yesterday. But, unfortunately we don’t have the money to build both a downtown tunnel... more
By James OGrady
January 3, 2013
If we want to build a sustainable City then redeveloping Carling Ave., a street that desperately needs to be revitalized, is a perfect candidate for Light Rail... more
By James OGrady
October 4, 2012