City gives $30,000 boost to accessibility makeover at Rideau conservation area
The Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation has been granted $30,000 by the City of Ottawa to begin an expansion of its Nature for All project, which creates better access to south-end Ottawa’s Baxter Conservation Area for people living with disabilities . The project’s first phase saw construction of a major boardwalk across a marsh at Baxter that would allow people using...
Fare increases and empty seats: OC Transpo has yet to regain pre-pandemic ridership
Low ridership is a multi-pronged issue for Ottawa. For some residents, lack of reliability is the main deterrent for their participation. For public workers, remote work options mean there is no reason to take transit. For some Ottawa residents like Max Patton, a part-time line cook, declining service quality and increasing fares have been enough to make him abandon OC...