Transportation Subcommittee

Health, community, and environmental groups are calling on the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) to investigate the City of Ottawa’s ongoing practice of routing heavy trucks through the City’s densely populated downtown core.  Full release: Groups request human rights investigation into heavy truck routing in downtown Ottawa Action Sandy Hill’s position: Downtown trucks – learn about the issue and ASH’s … Read More

TODAY, 7:00pm Councilor Plante invites the community to a townhall for providing feedback to OC Transpo as part of their ongoing bus route review.  To be held at Richelieu-Vanier community centre.  Here is a link to Councilor Plante’s Facebook post:  https://www.facebook.com/events/2038253866506165

ASH would like to thank Carleton University students Brandy Cameron, Linda Cho, Mallory Haggith, Daron McBride, Makenzie Mitschke, Emma Rainboth, Emma Russett, and Zack Ward for their support in creating this interactive map. ASH worked with this group of students as part of a “Foundations of Community Engagement” course taught at Carleton in fall 2021. An additional thanks … Read More

In 2009 the NCC launched a study (together with City of Ottawa and Gatineau) to recommend how to improve the quality and efficiency of transit across the Ottawa River. This was of particular interest to Sandy Hill because  as many as 150 STO buses per hour in rush hour travelled south on King Edward Ave and then west … Read More

[pdf-embedder url=”https://ash-acs.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ActiveTransportationProjectsProposedForSandyHill-1.pdf”]   Feedback link [City of Ottawa]: Access Plan and provide feedback

Update: comments from the Lowertown Community Association (LCA) with regards to the NCC interprovincial bridge crossing study: [pdf-embedder url=”https://ash-acs.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/LCA-comments-.NCC-crossing-study-2022-01-19.pdf” title=”LCA comments .NCC crossing study 2022-01-19″] Public consultation: Have your say on the draft plan by completing the online questionnaire by November 24, 2021. Information on the proposals and link to the survey here: https://ncc-ccn.gc.ca/projects/long-term-integrated-interprovincial-crossing-plan#engagement Go directly to the survey here: https://ncc-ccn.questionpro.ca/a/TakeSurvey?tt=AVaJSx3YBRrm/WsTmw49cA%3D%3D&lcfpn=false

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On May 12, 2021, Ottawa City Council approved the Ward 12 Gateway Speed Reduction Report. This report omitted the NW section of Sandy Hill. To address this oversight, ASH members in this area of Sandy Hill prepared a report documenting concerns and requested action to address. They will meet with Councillor Fleury and city staff on June 24, … Read More

The 2020 Federal budget commissioned and funded the NCC to conduct another study of Interprovincial Transportation. This study referred to as the LTIIC (Long Term Interprovincial Integrated Crossings Study) was to take a broader look at the long term transportation needs (out to 2050) and the full set of transportation options available (transit, active transportation, tunnel, bridges) and … Read More