Yearly Archives: 2018

   Modifications to Chapel St to slow-down/reduce car volumes in order to make the street safer and more attractive as a cycling connection between Somserset St. E. and the Beausoleil Ave and to take advantage of planned cycling changes on Beausoleil Ave towards the Byward Market. Post-LRT changes: Implementation of raised cycle tracks on Laurier between Waller and … Read More

  Following is an inventory of known changes to the road, cycling, transit, and pedestrian infrastructure inside and around the periphery of Sandy Hill since 2010.   2010-2013: Rideau St re-development: Sidewalks were widened in many places, but narrowed in a few places also (At Nelson, south side) WB right turn lane removed at Rideau/Cumberland (sidewalk widened), left turn … Read More

  Overview:  Since the Macdonald-Cartier  bridge was constructed in 1967 King Edward Ave, Rideau, and Waller streets have become a major interprovincial truck route.  This has had significant negative impacts along this corridor and on the adjacent communities.   Over the decades since multiple different initiatives were attempted to come to a solution to this problem all yielding little … Read More

  Slowing down of traffic in neighbourhoods is consistently one of the top issues brought up by community associations all across the City. The City has a program for neighbourhoods to request the City to study traffic speed issues in their areas however that program has such a long backlog of study requests that it could be years … Read More

From: Emilie Coyle <emilie.coyle@gmail.com> Date: Sat, Oct 20, 2018 at 9:28 PM Subject: Re: Action for Sandy Hill To: ash-acs.ca I absolutely support this pledge and thank you for the opportunity to engage on this important topic. Sincerely, Emilie Coyle

From: Miranda Gray <miranda4w1@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2018 at 22:37 Subject: Re: Election Pledge To: <pledge2018@ash-acs.ca> Yes, I will take this pledge. Human scale neighbourhoods with a sense of their own history are a key thread in the fabric of a vital livable city. Miranda Gray

From: Judi Varga-Toth <contact@judivargatoth.ca> Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2018 at 20:55 Subject: I am happy to endorse your pledge To: ash-acs.ca Dear Action Sandy Hill, Thanks for your hard work on behalf of your own beautiful community and all others around the city. I had the good fortune to live in Sandy Hill twice in my youth, on … Read More

From: DANIEL STRINGER <thestring@rogers.com> Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2018 at 19:44 Subject: Re: The Pledge To: Karen Wright <karenbwright@rogers.com>, Jim Watson (Mayor/maire) <jim.watson@ottawa.ca>, Jan Harder <jan.harder@ottawa.ca>, Jeff Leiper <jeff.leiper@ottawa.ca> I so pledge Daniel Stringer 613 218-1431