Cycling in the City Newsletter

The city’s cycling newsletter April edition http://cityofottawa.activehosted.com/index.php?action=social&chash=0e3a37aa85a14e359df74fa77eded3f6.1515&ref=twitter has a few items that may be of interest.

Locally, there’s a bit on “Byron Avenue Traffic Calming & Advisory Bicycle Lanes”.

The “New safe crossings of Carling Avenue and Bronson Avenue” mean you can now cycle along the parkway, get off at Bayview (Prince of Wales railway bridge) and cycle all the way to Dow’s Lake; the cycle path runs parallel to Preston Street and along-side the O-Train line. You can now easily cycle downtown along canal paths or to Carleton University.

Other topics worth mentioning are the Winter Biking Survey and Bike to Work Month in May.

Safe Streets Ottawa Petition

From: kevino@kevino.net
Subject: Safe Streets Ottawa update: over 400 signatures!
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2016 12:13:35 +0000

Hello,

Thanks again for taking the time to fill our the http://safestreetsottawa.ca/ petition. So far, we’ve received the support of more than 400 Ottawan’s from across the city. We’ve also attracted a tremendous amount of media attention, including from the Ottawa Citizen, CTV, CFRA, 1310 News, and Metro Ottawa.

The support so far has been tremendous, but there’s still more to do before Council votes on this . We need your help!

Please consider sharing the petition with your friends, family, and other followers through facebook, twitter, email and word of mouth. If everyone that has signed up so far can get just one more person to sign, we will double our numbers.

Here’s some sample messages you can just copy and paste:

I believe Ottawa police need the best tools to combat speeding. Tell your councillor at safestreetsottawa.ca! #ottcity (tweet it!)
I told my councillor that I want more action on speeding in my neighbourhood. You should too! safestreetsottawa.ca #ottcity (tweet it!)
Does speeding make you feel unsafe in your neighbourhood? Tell your councillor! safestreetsottawa.ca #ottcity (tweet it!)

Thanks again for your support!
Kevin and Mike,
http://safestreetsottawa.ca/

Petition to Support Effective Speeding Enforcement – by March 23

From: an Michael Powell <president@ottawadalhousie.ca>
Sent: Sun, Mar 13, 2016 11:00 pm
Subject: Petition to Support Effective Speeding Enforcement in Ottawa!

Hello,

I apologize for the mass email. I’m president of the Dalhousie Community Association (Chinatown/Little Italy), and wanted to highlight a petition tool that we’ve helped launch to encourage councillors to support an upcoming motion at council that would help improve speeding enforcement.

On March 23rd council will consider a motion by Councillor Brockington (seconded by Councillor El-Chantiry, chair of the Ottawa Police Board) that would see the city officially ask the provincial government for the ability to deploy photo radar, or other technologies, as an additional tool for enforcing speed limits.

To support this an email-your-councillor tool has been set up at http://safestreetsottawa.ca/. It lets individuals select their councillor and send a short note indicating their support for the motion. Our hope is to provide grassroots support for those councillors already planning to support the cause, and a bit of a nudge for those on the fence or that might currently be opposed.

If you are interested, we’d appreciate if you could forward the site you your members and through social media channels to help drive participation. We’ve had a good response so far, and our hope is that we can get great representation from all wards.

Thanks for your support,
Michael Powell
President, Dalhousie Community Association

Proposed Traffic Congestion and Roads Pricing Study at next CPCA Meeting – March 17

You are invited:

When: On March 17th at 7:30pm.

A proposed road tolls study will be the first item of business at the CPCA Executive meeting at the Champlain Park field-house. A complete CPCA Agenda will be sent out shortly.

Why: To discuss whether the CPCA Executive should join other community associations in recommending that City Council commission a study on traffic congestion and road pricing in conjunction with the next Transportation Master Plan Update.

It’s an important issue, one that will eventually impact all residents, regardless of what is done or not done.

What: We want your views, either on-line in response to this notice or, better still, at the March 17th session.

Background: There’s been recent media coverage on the deteriorating state of Ottawa’s roads and of ever-increasing city-wide congestion. Councillor Chernushenko has tabled a motion with the Transportation Committee of Council proposing that the City authorize a study “of different user-pay pricing approaches as a means of reducing urban congestion and encouraging a modal shift away from private vehicle use as well as meeting the increased costs of maintaining City roads”.

Councillor Chernushenko’s motion also proposes the the most feasible and effective options identified in the proposed study be included as recommendations in the Transportation Master Plan update.

Mayor Watson has come out against a study of the issue. Others would prefer the matter to be studied to better enable Council to make a fact-based decision as to how best to pay for the repair of deteriorating roads and to deal with the increasingly negative consequences and costs of ever growing City-wide congestion.

Wellington West Local Area Parking Study Open House – March 30

From: Scott.Caldwell@ottawa.ca
Subject: Update – Wellington West Local Area Parking Study
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2016 20:32:08 +0000

Good afternoon,

This is a follow up to the on-going parking study in Wellington West. Work began last year to consult with stakeholders and collect study data. Each of these processes has been equally important in moving through the study and we are now at a point where we are identifying issues and considering all of the information.

The next significant milestone will be the Public Open House which will be held on Wed. March 30th from 6-8pm at the Hintonburg Community Centre (Wellington Room). I have attached an invitation which has additional details. Please feel free to share this with anyone in the community.

This will represent a culmination of the consultation process, although feedback will still be received on issues and concerns until April 29th.

Following the Public Open House, the materials (the presentation and display boards) will be available online at http://ottawa.ca/kitchissippiparking.

‎I remain available if anyone has any questions or additional feedback. Thank you for your participation to this point.

Regards,

Scott Caldwell – Program Manager, Parking Studies
Parking Services
Public Works
City of Ottawa
Office: 613-580-2424 ext. 27581
Cell Phone: 613-614-3155
e-mail: Scott.Caldwell@ottawa.ca

Wellington West Public Open House Invitation – EN.pdf
Wellington West Public Open House Invitation – FR.pdf

Minimum Parking Review

From: Moerman, Tim <Tim.Moerman@ottawa.ca>
Sent: Thu, Mar 3, 2016 9:08 am
Subject: D02-02-16-0002 Minimum Parking Review

Review of Minimum Parking Requirements (FILE # D02-02-16-0002)

(LA VERSION FRANÇAISE SERA ENVOYÉE SÉPARÉMENT)

A Zoning By-law Amendment Proposal has been initiated by the City of Ottawa.

March 3, 2016

To: Registered Community Group

I am contacting you today to provide you with documents regarding a City-initiated zoning amendment. In this package, I have included a summary of the Zoning By-law Amendment Proposal being considered by the Planning and Growth Management Department.

Stay informed and involved

· You can access additional information regarding this proposal, including PDF maps at a higher resolution, online at http://ottawa.ca/minimumparking
· If you have any questions or require additional information, you can contact me by telephone at 613-580-2424, extension 13944 or by email, at tim.moerman@ottawa.ca.
· Please provide comments to me on or before April 5, 2016:
o by mail using the attached comment sheet, or
o by e-mail at tim.moerman@ottawa.ca or minimumparking@ottawa.ca.

Your Community Association’s comments’ will be considered in the evaluation of this proposal. If you request to be included and/or submit comments, you will receive notice of when community and committee meetings are happening and further information related to the decision regarding the application.

Tim J. Moerman, MCIP, RPP
Planner
Policy Development and Urban Design Branch
Urbaniste
Direction élaboration des politiques et conception urbaine
City of Ottawa | Ville d’Ottawa
613.580.2424 ext./poste 13944
ottawa.ca/planning / ottawa.ca/urbanisme

PK1_Comment Sheet – Public – D02-02-16-0002.pdf
FINAL V10 EN Parking One – Recommendations accessible TO CIRCULATE.pdf

Winter Overnight Parking Ban in Effect

http://ottawa.ca/en/news/special-advisory-winter-overnight-parking-ban-effect

Special Advisory: Winter overnight parking ban in effect
01/12/2016 12:30

Ottawa – Due to weather conditions, a winter overnight parking ban is in effect tonight between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. across Ottawa. This overnight parking ban will remain in effect until the City announces it has been lifted.

Important information about changes to winter overnight parking bans
During an overnight parking ban, residents are reminded that there is no parking on city streets so that crews can plow them easily and effectively. Vehicles parked on the street during an overnight parking ban may be ticketed, towed and fined. Avoid the ticket; do not park your vehicle on the street overnight. On-street parking permit holders are exempt from this restriction.

During winter overnight parking bans, residents will have free access to covered City-owned parking garages. For more information about which City garages are free during winter overnight parking bans, visit http://ottawa.ca/en/residents/transportation-and-parking/parking/winter-parking-november-15-april-1.

Be in the know about snow
Follow us on Twitter @ottawacity to receive updates, or subscribe to our electronic email alerts. If you subscribe to e-Alerts, you will receive notification each time an overnight parking ban is in effect, if the ban continues over more than one night and when the ban has been lifted. The service is free and you can unsubscribe at any time. Sign up today at http://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/your-city-government/contact-city-ottawa/sign-e-subscriptions

For more winter parking information, please visit ottawa.ca or call 3-1-1 (TTY: 613-580-2401).

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Street Snow Plowing Status Available

As described in http://ottawa.ca/en/residents/transportation-and-parking/road-and-sidewalk-maintenance/where-my-plow there is a new web site run by the city which tells you when they expect to have a snow plow go by your house.

Visiting http://www.whereismyplow.ca/ tells me that the Daniel Avenue plowing tonight will be between 19:03 and 19:22. Sounds like there will be a mandatory outdoor exercise workout this evening…

More on Minimum Parking Review

Following on the previous post, here’s more:

From: Moerman, Tim <Tim.Moerman@ottawa.ca>
Sent: Tue, Dec 1, 2015 1:37 pm
Subject: REMINDER! Minimum Parking Review — N’OUBLIEZ PAS! Examen des exigences minimales de stationnement

***REMINDER!***

(le français suit)

Zoning Study: Minimum Parking Review

Draft Recommendations Now Available
Deadline for Comments: December 18, 2015

Good afternoon!

We are writing today to remind you that the Minimum Parking Review has produced some draft recommendations on changes to the minimum parking requirements under the Zoning By-law, as well as some additions to the Frequently Asked Questions page. The proposed changes can be accessed from our project page at

http://ottawa.ca/minimumparking

We’ve also produced a short video that discusses some of the reasons for our approach:

Link to Minimum Parking Review Movie.

The Minimum Parking Review was launched on May 4th, 2015 with our online Discussion Paper. Stakeholders were encouraged to read the discussion paper, which laid out the background, pros and cons of minimum parking requirements, as well as a range of approaches to modifying these requirements. Stakeholders were invited to send comments on the Discussion Paper, and over the summer we met with a number of community associations to discuss the issue and to gather feedback. Draft recommendations were posted on October 21st.

We welcome your thoughts and comments on the proposals described above. Please send comments no later than December 18, 2015 and direct all correspondence to:

Email: tim.moerman@ottawa.ca or minimumparking@ottawa.ca
Regular mail: Review of Minimum Parking Requirements
City Hall
110 Laurier Avenue West, 4th Floor Mail Code 01-14
K1P 1J1
Fax: (613) 580-2459
Website: http://ottawa.ca/minimumparking

***N’OUBLIEZ PAS!***

Étude de zonage : Examen des exigences minimales de stationnement

Recommandations provisoires disponibles
Date limite pour les commentaires, le 18 décembre 2015

Madame, Monsieur,

Nous vous écrivons aujourd’hui pour vous faire souvenir que l’examen des exigences minimales de stationnement a donné lieu à quelques recommandations provisoires visant des changements aux exigences minimales fixées par le Règlement de zonage, ainsi que plusieurs réponses a vos questions ajoutées à la Foire au questions. Les changements proposés peuvent être examinés sur notre page Web consacrée au projet :

http://ottawa.ca/stationnementminimum

Nous avons également réalisé une courte vidéo qui traite de certaines raisons qui ont motivé notre approche :

Lien de la vidéo sur la révision des exigences minimales de stationnement

L’examen des exigences minimales de stationnement a été entamé le 4 mai 2015 avec notre document de travail en ligne. Les parties intéressées ont été encouragées à lire ce document, qui décrivait le contexte, les avantages et les inconvénients des exigences minimales de stationnement, et qui exposait une série d’approches visant à modifier ces exigences. Les parties intéressées ont été invitées à faire part de leurs commentaires sur le document de travail. Au cours de l’été, nous avons rencontré un certain nombre d’associations communautaires afin de discuter de cette question et de prendre connaissance des commentaires émis. Nos recommendations provisoires ont été publiées le 21 octobre.

N’hésitez pas à nous faire part de vos commentaires sur les propositions décrites plus haut. Veuillez envoyer toute commentaire d’ici le 18 décembre 2015 aux coordonnées suivantes :

Courriel : tim.moerman@ottawa.ca ou stationnementminimum@ottawa.ca
Poste : Examen des exigences minimales de stationnement
Hôtel de ville
110, avenue Laurier Ouest, 4e étage, courrier interne 01-14
K1P 1J1
Télécopieur : (613) 580-2459
Web : http://ottawa.ca/stationnementminimum

Tim J. Moerman, MCIP, RPP
Planner
Policy Development and Urban Design Branch
Urbaniste
Direction élaboration des politiques et conception urbaine
City of Ottawa | Ville d’Ottawa
http://ottawa.ca/planning / http://ottawa.ca/urbanisme

Cycling in the City Newsletter

For local bicyclists, the City of Ottawa “Cycling in the City – November 2015” newsletter has some useful information, such as which paths are plowed in winter. The November issue’s topics are:

East-West Bikeway Update
Winter Cycling Network
Macdonald‑Cartier Bridge Rehabilitation and Multi-purpose Sidewalk
Mackenzie Avenue Cycle Tracks
Bronson Avenue Improvements at Colonel By Drive
2014 Bruce Timmerman Award Winner – Monna-Leigh McElveny
Trillium Line Pathway Extension, Young Street to Carling Avenue
Cycling Data – Strava
2015 Roundup

You can see it at http://cityofottawa.activehosted.com/index.php?action=social&chash=a284df1155ec3e67286080500df36a9a.1400&nosocial=1 or sign up to receive your own copy there too.
CyclingInTheCityNewsletter201511