Alex Wilcox

Civil Engineering, @CANFIRST Alum; Mentor & Volunteer, Cycling & Transportation Advocate, Theme Park Enthusiast.

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@BradNixonOttawa @ottawacity @OttTransitRider Councillor said no in another tweet.

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@EmmettProulx It's a bit annoying as these sort of projects don't usually come with a public comment opportunity, except maybe for the local residents. That's generally just fine but limits the opportunity to advocate for this sort of change.

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@EmmettProulx I wondered is this would be possible. It seems that a compromise would be a nice option to have.

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@EmmettProulx I agree with this - Ossington is closer to 1.8 than 2m so the ramp feels like it infringes more. Grove is at least 2m, feels like a missed opportunity.

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@EmmettProulx I wondered about that. The reconstruction in the south end of the Glebe (Wilton/Monk etc.) is the same, so I wasn't sure if standards had slipped back to the old style.

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@EmmettProulx Any idea why other projects have gone back to the roller coaster sidewalks instead of "Toronto style"? Grove reconstruction has beautiful, wide sidewalks filled with annoying ramps, compared to Ossington one block over done a few years back.

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@alwaysadetour @ottawacity @OC_Transpo I wasn't expecting it so soon either, thought it would be tied to the bridge cycle lanes and construction further south. Peak direction on Bank moves well (transit+cars) because of no parking. Reverse peak direction crawls because one left turn clogs it up.

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Cool to see that @ottawacity implemented the Bank Street off-peak @OC_Transpo lane in Old Ottawa South this week. I took the bus through this stretch often as a student and it was always painful.

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@littlebandgeek @ottawacity @OC_Transpo No, it's northbound only. Southbound in the AM peak doesn't see the same delays as NB in the PM peak.

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When I was a summer student with @OC_Transpo back in 2019 I worked on the beginnings of this project, including data analysis showing how bad the reverse peak trip times were. I now happen to live right around the corner and will get to see the result in action.

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@jen_keesmaat Purolator recently opened a depot/store in downtown Ottawa that they run a fleet of bikes out of. Cool to see.

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@lex7455 @jen_keesmaat Purolator opened a depot in downtown Ottawa for their bike fleet.

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@Accept_Crime_ @SjamieIt There's a barrier. You can't turn left at Kirkwood from the WB off-ramp anymore.

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@rail613 @BikeOttawa Mixed Crossrides are possible in Ontario, they are shown the new new book 18.

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@rail613 Groupe Sélection went bankrupt and this has been tied up in that ever since.

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@OC_TranspoHelps Doesn't the R1 then run from Hurdman to Tunney's?

The text message sent has the same info, which makes no sense.

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@bonnie_paradis @OttTransitRider @OSEGMarkGoudie @OC_Transpo @DutyInspector There's a median on Bank at Marche, left turn isn't ever permitted there. The entire site is closed, and ParaTranspo vehicles are the only ones allowed access. Buses from downtown can also come in from QED.

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@mataleogml @VIA_Rail Yes it's a similar train, but I'm thinking livery and naming

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@HansontheBike Usually a sign that construction is coming. Lets the contractor move the stop a bit to facilitate the work.