by XPolice | Mar 7, 2019 | Commuting, News, Ottawa & Area
Interprovincial travel will worsen, starting in the spring. You can expect your commute to get worse, if you regularly travel between the provinces. Public Services and Procurement Canada released the details on Tuesday. Four of the five bridges are undergoing lane...
by XPolice | Feb 15, 2019 | Commuting, News, Ottawa & Area
A convoy of more than 100 semi-trucks is Ottawa-bound to protest stalled pipeline projects and Ottawa police are warning commuters to be ready for traffic chaos next Tuesday and Wednesday. The United We Roll! convoy left Red Deer, Alta., on Thursday morning on its...
by XPolice | Jan 18, 2019 | Commuting, Ottawa & Area
Slow commute a turn-off for sought-after tech talent, west end business leader say Gridlock in Ottawa’s west end has created a roadblock to attracting high-tech talent, and business leaders want to know what city hall plans to do about it. Workers trying to make...
by XPolice | Feb 5, 2018 | Commuting, News, Toronto & Area
Add subway woes to the driving difficulties in Toronto’s busy Yonge and Eglinton area, as the firm building the Crosstown light-rail line across midtown plans to close the station for 24 weekends this year. The first of the Eglinton station shutdowns is...
by XPolice | Oct 16, 2017 | Commuting, Toronto & Area
By Edward Keenan, Columnist for The Toronto Star Way back when, dedicated motor vehicle lanes were hotly debated but we got used to them — and the same will happen in Toronto with bike lanes, writes Edward Keenan. Friday morning, my commute to work was delayed by four...
by XPolice | Sep 28, 2017 | Commuting, National, News
While our largest cities may seem horrible for traffic, a recent study finds that, on a world scale, they could be much worse Ask anyone who drives in Vancouver, Montreal or Toronto to describe the experience and “crippled” comes up as a fitting adjective. No wonder...