Ontario Government Announces Investment in Ottawa LRT
OTTAWA — Ontario's government is working for the people to make commutes shorter, relieve congestion and build better transit faster.…
City holds technical briefing on Stage 2 LRT and the Preferred Proponents
Ottawa – City of Ottawa officials held a technical briefing today to outline the results on the Stage 2 LRT procurement. The technical…
City and LRT partners install last piece of rail of O-Train Confederation Line
Ottawa – Mayor Jim Watson was joined today by Mona Fortier, Member of Parliament for Ottawa-Vanier, on behalf of the Honourable Amarjeet…
City secures funding to extend O-Train Trillium Line to the heart of Riverside South
Ottawa – Mayor Jim Watson was joined today by The Honourable Bob Chiarelli, Minister of Infrastructure and MPP for Ottawa West—Nepean, to…
Using a Presto card in Ottawa just got easier
Ottawa – Mayor Jim Watson, Transit Commission Chair Stephen Blais, Garry Griffin, Shoppers Drug Mart District Manager, and Annalise Czerny,…
The Joint Transportation Working Group meets to establish its priorities
GATINEAU-OTTAWA – Convened by Mayors Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin and Jim Watson, the Joint Transportation Working Group held its first meeting…
Ottawa launches Canada’s first on-street test of an Autonomous Vehicle
Ottawa – Ottawa is the first Canadian city to launch testing of an on-street autonomous vehicle (AV) communicating with live City…
Gatineau and Ottawa mayors announce the mandate and membership of the Joint Transportation Working Group
GATINEAU and OTTAWA — On May 26, Gatineau Mayor Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin and Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, in conjunction with Société de transport…
City proposes improvements to Trillium Line extension south
Ottawa – Mayor Jim Watson announced today a new alignment for the O-Train Trillium Line extension as part of the Stage 2 Light Rail Transit…
Motion to introduce an equitable single fare transit option
On October 4, 2016, Councillor Stephen Blais, Chair of the Transit Commission, and I announced the creation of a new EquiPass, to help…