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emmettproulx.bsky.social
I design infrastructure for pedestrians and people on bikes. Also love transit. Posts are my personal opinions and do not reflect the position of my employer
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A public survey is now available for the Riverdale Avenue Integrated Renewal project. Check out the alternative cross-sections and provide your thoughts! The survey is up until March 24th. ottawa.ca/en/city-hall...

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Portland, Oregon, has introduced America’s first traffic lights, detection loops, and countdown timers specifically for cyclists. The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has partnered with Technolution (#DCEnetwork), helping Portland optimize its new traffic signals. www.tnl.group/mobili...

submitted 12 days ago • 2 comments

Three candidates now confirmed! Please join ASH and the Lowertown Community Association (@ourlowertown.bsky.social) on February 16 for our Public forum on provincial issues. Lucille Collard Myriam Djilane @myriamdjilane.bsky.social Christian Proulx + @stephanieplante.bsky.social

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

The point many of us made last summer is that frequency matters beyond just capacity. 10-minute headways can mean waiting for the train as much as riding it for multi-stop trips. The commute-centric view of transit is penny wise but pound foolish. www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...

submitted 23 days ago • 7 comments

Love this video showing the O-Train/Kichi Sibi Winter Trail connections, but there are other great O-Train Stations for outdoor winter fun: - Hurdman for the Rideau Winter Trail - Dow's Lake, uOttawa and Rideau for connections to the Rideau Canal. Get out there!

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

the jane street bus lane project will have an update next month at the TTC board. much of it is going to be watered down to queue jumps and other priority measures because of intense opposition from car drivers (despite transit ridership being higher than car throughtput on jane). not amazing!

submitted 37 days ago • 4 comments

Update: Along the same corridor as Rideau Street, the westbound bus lane on Montreal Road in Vanier between St. Laurent Boulevard and Montgomery Street has also had its timespan expanded! Previously 7:00-9:00, now 6:00-9:30.

submitted 42 days ago • 3 comments

Tickets for the January 28th BIKE MINDS #ottbike event are now on Eventbrite. This time we'll be @ the Ottawa Bike Café on Sparks St. Doors open at 6 pm. Our theme this time is "Overcoming Obstacles" With: Gene Villeneuve Cassie Smith River Wakulczyk Mike Leipe www.eventbrite.com/e/1155480887...

submitted 43 days ago • 1 comment

Vancouver Island Rail never looked like the image in this post, but when I was little I looked like that boy - excited to get on the train with my brother in Victoria to visit my Nanny in Nanaimo - a journey full of wonder and independence. It breaks my heart to see this rail rot due to inaction.

submitted 52 days ago • 1 comment

Ottawa just opened TWO light rail lines! I set out to ride them on the first day and far-too-thoroughly review each of the new stations, along with a ton of knowledgeable locals! youtu.be/besAAkM27M4

submitted 56 days ago • 8 comments

Today, we’re launching the third edition of the Urban Bikeway Design Guide–the first update in over a decade! The new manual elevates planning from building great individual bike lanes to building great complete bike networks. nacto.org/2025/01/07/n...

submitted 58 days ago • 3 comments

Enhanced transit priority alert 🚨 The timespan of the peak hour bus lanes on Rideau Street were recently expanded! Previously 2 hours during each peak (7:00-9:00 & 3:30-5:30PM), now 3.5 hours during each peak (6:00-9:30 and 2:30-6:00PM). Great step towards transit reliability and speed!

submitted 65 days ago • 1 comment