Author Archives: John Verbaas

   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

The ASH Transportation Committee currently works under the umbrella of the Planning and Development Committee. Transportation related topics are added to the agenda of the monthly Planning and Development Committee meetings. More information about transportation related topics affecting Sandy Hill, can be found on this website at: Transportation Topics Internal to Sandy Hill – https://ash-acs.ca/category/transportation-issues-sandy-hill/ Transportation Topics City-wide … Read More