On July 6th I emailed my city council member and the member for another ward about a problematic intersection. July 27th, I received an email from the traffic assessment specialist about the changes that would be made to the intersection.

Email your #OttCity councillor with your #OttWalk #OttBike #OttawaRunner #OttTraffic concerns.

Ask for follow-up!

Be kind! City staff are people too!

You can make #Ottawa a safer, better city!

While it is surprisingly mute on the worrying trend of larger and larger vehicles on our roads, it makes six recommendations, including that the city "develop a comprehensive strategy to reduce speeds on Ottawa roads."

It also calls on the police to "continue targeted enforcement for peak crash periods to help curb risk-taking associated with fatal collisions." #ottawa #otttraffic

A few weeks ago here I argued that every fatal car accident should get reviewed by a body to make recommendations to improve road and vehicle safety; kinda like the Transportation Safety Board does for airplane crashes.

To my surprise, the Ottawa Fatal Collision Review Committee exists, and it just issued its first report. https://www.ontario.ca/document/ottawa-fatal-collision-review-committee-2020-annual-report #ottawa #otttraffic

RIP, this city employee’s inbox. #ottawa #theglebe #lansdowne #otttraffic

Me, watching the endless traffic leaving downtown: I should leave early to go to the train station in case the LRT is extra busy with race weekend.
LRT Station: *crickets*
#Ottawa #OttTraffic #ocTranspo #PublicTransit

Friends, the Glebe is going to be a perfect storm tomorrow! You’ve got race weekend kit pickup at Lansdowne. An Atletico game at TD Place at 2pm. Road closures on parts of the QED for the race. Plus it’s the Great Glebe Garage Sale starting at 8am (probably earlier actually).

It’s going to be a mess. Biking and walking are *strongly* recommended.

Please do not expect to find anything resembling parking in the Glebe after 9am. #ottawa #theglebe #otttraffic

Check out the turnout on a rainy day for Ottawa’s critical mass ride! People of all ages and abilities showed up to demand safe streets and infra to walk, roll and ride. #ottbike #ottwalk
#ottcity #otttraffic

haven't seen this much wreckage on the road in Ottawa since the Lightning played there two weeks ago
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RT @cbcotttraffic
COLLISIONS: This is a stupid number of collisions. Stay off the roads for awhile. Wait for road maintenance. Wait for these to clear. #otttraffic
https://twitter.com/cbcotttraffic/status/1642854592688922624

Drivers: a menace on the roads — and in the air. #autowa #otttraffic #ottawa

PUT👏 ONE👏 ON👏 MY👏 FRONT👏 YARD👏 #otttraffic #ottawa #autowa https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-speed-limit-camera-ticket-locations-1.6756960

An intense #snow #squall is expected to hit #Ottawa between 1:20pm and 2:20pm today. I would avoid travel during that time period.

#OttNews #OttTraffic

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I #Run #OttBike #OttWalk for fun and to get where I'm going. The number of times I've had close calls with #OttTraffic distracted drivers is ridiculous.

Today, someone was chatting on their phone, backing out of a daycare parking lot, over the sidewalk and onto the road. They were chatting on the phone and of course, too busy to see me on the sidewalk. Classic #Ottawa driver!

Did you know that you can fill out an OPP report online to report distracted drivers? Easy peasy lemon squeezy!

Kids’ Psychology Affects How They Behave Around Cars — And Regulators Should Take Note

#IWalkedHere #WalkingWithKids #WalkingKids #WalkingToSchool #OttTraffic #OttPoli #OttCity #OttBike #OttWalk #PedestrianSafety

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2023/02/01/kids-psychology-effects-how-they-behave-around-cars-and-regulators-should-take-note/

Update from outside: The drivers do not have it. Saw 3 attempt the Bank Street Bridge southbound only to stop and turn around. Huge line of cars await our heroes. Advice: take the bus people. #otttraffic #ottawa

Please navigate the cone maze at the new rail-Strandherd overpass correctly.

One of the components of the eye-popping cost of the Strandherd widening project.

RT @cbcotttraffic@twitter.com

STRANDHERD: Apparently much confusion in Barrhaven this morning near new railway overpass. Traffic has been rerouted and not everybody is going the right way. Between CitiGate and Borrisokane. #otttraffic

Nice to see OPS catch a pile of dipshits in East Barrhaven.

Fines doubled for some things in July 2021.

The enforcement needs to be nearly continuous, and that's not going to happen.

RT @ctvottawa@twitter.com

Ottawa police say three drivers still going through graduated licencing were among five people charged with stunt driving after a blitz Friday night in Nepean and Barrhaven. #ottnews #otttraffic
https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/three-novice-drivers-among-stunt-drivers-charged-in-weekend-blitz-1.5981707

RT @OttawaPolice@twitter.com

Traffic alert: Strandherd Dr is closed between Kennevale/Borrisokane due to a collision. Please avoid the area at this time. #ottnews #otttraffic

RT @WilsonLo24@twitter.com

#Barrhaven Travel information through Greenbelt:
⛔️ Merivale, Woodroffe, Greenbank closed.
✅ 416, Cedarview, Prince of Wales open (PoW is slow at Amberwood).
🚍 Transitway open, Longfields Stn. reopened (access by ramps from paths only). Minor detour for route 80.
#OttTraffic

RT @cbcotttraffic
RIGHT NOW: Kent/Queen, Lyon/Queen, Rideau/Sussex, Bank/Wellington #OttTraffic #ottnews