Ottawa LRT

[tomh009]

They have now announced a 31 March 2019 date.

To turn the project over to the City.   Service will begin sometime in the month following the turn over.

Ah … so likely start of revenue service will be sometime in April -- but not confirmed yet by the city.

[Canard]

The document I linked to estimates +1 month past handover for service start.

[tomh009]

The document I linked to estimates +1 month past handover for service start.

Yes. But it's not the city's document.

[Canard]

Yes. But it's not the city's document.

Except it literally is:

Source : City of Ottawa

[tomh009]

So it is. My bad, got confused with the RTG document and the city document. Sorry.

[Spokes]

What's the difference between launching service and a handover date?

[panamaniac]

About thirty days in Ottawa's case, apparently.

[Canard]

Not the Ottawa LRT, but Ottawa:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/bu...-1.4975385



Absolutely horrible

[Spokes]

Devastating

[Canard]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ga...-1.4713843

Pretty cool that it will link up to the O-Train in two spots!

[panamaniac]

If it gets built (it's Ottawa, so there's bound to be drama, with many a committee struck!). Depending on the details, the crossing at the Alexandra Bridge could be highly contentious.

[danbrotherston]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ga...-1.4713843

Pretty cool that it will link up to the O-Train in two spots!

That's extremely exciting and ambitious.

Gatineau is small, the whole region is only about 50% bigger than Kitchener alone, but this would be the second major transit project, they already have real (i.e., much of it in it's own right of way) BRT system.  I was really shocked how good the transit was for such a small city.

Of course, they're going to need some serious TOD to make that economically feasible.

[Spokes]

Very very cool.

Not entirely surprised that it links with Ottawa's. Will really help maximize federal funding since so much government office space is across the river now.

[Spokes]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ga...-1.4713843

Pretty cool that it will link up to the O-Train in two spots!

That's extremely exciting and ambitious.

Gatineau is small, the whole region is only about 50% bigger than Kitchener alone, but this would be the second major transit project, they already have real (i.e., much of it in it's own right of way) BRT system.  I was really shocked how good the transit was for such a small city.

Of course, they're going to need some serious TOD to make that economically feasible.

It's true, but considered part of the NCR, the Feds consider it very important.

[KevinL]

Interesting that we're just discussing it now - was it not posted last summer when the announcement was made?