Bike corrals return to Glebe, Hintonburg, and a parking spot to be named later
Ottawa Citizen

By Jonathan Duncan, Ottawa Citizen, April 14, 2015

The bike corrals are back. The brightly coloured racks that change a streetside parking spot into space for 12 bikes are reappearing this summer. A memo to the transportation committee says two of the prior areas will be used — one in the Glebe, and the other in Hintonburg. via Bike corrals return to Glebe, Hintonburg, and a parking spot to be named later | Ottawa Citizen.

Editorial: Ontario’s good intentions are just a start
Ottawa Citizen

By the Editor, Ottawa Citizen, April 13, 2015

Economic proposals do not come out of boxes labelled Good or Evil. Their merits depend not on their intentions but on how they are designed, and what policies they displace. Imagine, for example, that a hypothetical government proclaimed that it wanted to bring in a new sales tax. Is that a good policy or a bad policy? Well, it might be a better policy than some, and a worse policy than others. To a great extent it depends on the economic and fiscal context, on how high the tax is, on how fairly it’s implemented, on how its potential bad effects are mitigated, and — perhaps most importantly — on what other, possibly more efficient, revenue policies have been discarded in favour of it. via Editorial: Ontario’s good intentions are just a start | Ottawa Citizen.

O’Connor Street bike lane receives mixed reviews

By Alex Robinson, Ottawa Community News, April 12, 2015

A plan to install a bikeway on O’Connor Street could increase the amount of time drivers will be sitting in traffic on the arterial road during rush hour by three minutes, city planners said at a recent meeting. The plan will see a two-way bike lane installed on the east side of the street, stretching from Wellington Street to Pretoria Avenue, decreasing the number of lanes at rush hour in some places from four to two. via O’Connor Street bike lane receives mixed reviews.

Solar company sues Ontario Power Authority for $9 million
Metro

By Ottawa Metro News, April 11, 2015

An Ottawa company that participated in a provincial program helping homeowners and farmers develop renewable energy projects is suing the Ontario Power Authority for $9 million, claiming it lost hundreds of customers and was forced to lay off all its employees after the OPA retroactively reduced fees paid out under the plan. The claim, which the province disputes, relates to the government’s microFIT program, an ongoing initiative introduced by Ontario’s Energy Ministry in 2009. via Solar company sues Ontario Power Authority for $9 million | Metro.

Ontario and Quebec to sign cap-and-trade deal before climate change summit
Metro

By Keith Leslie, Ottawa Metro News, April 11, 2015

TORONTO – Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne will sign an agreement Monday with Quebec on a cap-and-trade system to put a price on carbon in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Ontario government sources told The Canadian Press Wynne will announce the deal at a news conference in Toronto Monday, before flying to Quebec City to make it official with Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard. via Ontario and Quebec to sign cap-and-trade deal before climate change summit | Metro.

OC Transpo tentative deal could mean labour peace for LRT opening - Ottawa - CBC News

By CBC News Ottawa, April 10, 2015

The City of Ottawa says it has reached a tentative labour deal with the union representing OC Transpo drivers, mechanics and other workers, one the city says will "ensure stability" when the city's light rail transit system comes online. The deal, reached Thursday night, is for an early extension on the collective agreement with ATU Local 279, according to city solicitor Rick O'Connor. via OC Transpo tentative deal could mean labour peace for LRT opening - Ottawa - CBC News.

Ottawa eyeing Toronto's idea for 'raccoon-proof' green bins
CTV Ottawa News

By Joanne Schnurr, CTV News Ottawa, April 9, 2015

First, he defeated Ford nation. Now Toronto's mayor is locking horns with raccoon nation. The city is looking at a new green bin that it hopes would keep the pesky critters out and Ottawa may be interested in getting its claws into something similar.

The city of Toronto released a video Thursday showing a raccoon, within seconds, popping open the lid on a standard green bin and chowing down on the contents.

Denley: Why Ottawa’s roads are in such bad shape
Ottawa Citizen

By Randall Denley, Ottawa Citizen, April 9, 2015

The bad news about the bad roads, though, is that this isn’t a seasonal problem. It’s chronic and long-term and it’s not clear that the city can really afford to maintain roads in what drivers and city staff would consider good condition. Back in 2012, the city took its first ever comprehensive look at the state of all of its assets, including roads. It wasn’t a pretty picture. The report uncovered the fact that 27 per cent of the city’s roads were in poor or very poor condition. Of the rest, 52 per cent were fair and only 21 per cent were good or very good. via Denley: Why Ottawa’s roads are in such bad shape | Ottawa Citizen.

Chianello: Nothing wrong with a little skepticism over the Ottawa River Action Plan
Ottawa Citizen

By Joanne Chianello, Ottawa Citizen, April 9, 2015

The Ottawa River Action Plan is a project everyone can get behind. After all, who wants to be dumping human waste into what is arguably the most beautiful natural element of our capital? No one, not even partisan politicians. That’s why this week’s announcement that the federal government was kicking in its share of funding for the last stage of the river clean-up plan was a virtual cross-party love-in, with Conservative Minister Pierre Poilievre giving kudos to Liberal provincial Minister Bob Chiarelli, who in turn praised the work of former minister John Baird on this file. via Chianello: Nothing wrong with a little skepticism over the Ottawa River Action Plan | Ottawa Citizen.
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