Driving

Share your Opinion about Investments in QTN – Sidewalks and Bike Infrastructure

Would you like a sidewalk on Clarenda St and Stuart Kettles St? A safe crossing from Connaught Ave to Lincoln Fields? Bicycle infrastructure on Queensview Dr – for access to the LRT, the new businesses, and residential buildings to come?

If so, fill out the City of Ottawa’s latest survey on the Transportation Master Plan and “check” the projects that you support. The deadline is February 7, 2022.

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Neighbourhood Safety: 30 km/h Speed Limit Coming to QTN

Speed limits in QTN will soon be lowered to 30km/h. This has been done in many neighbourhoods across Ottawa, and now this change is coming to our community. We are posting about this to raise awareness of this change to come, and to explain the benefits of slowing down.

Why 30 km/h?

  • 30 km/h is a neighbourly speed. It narrows the gap between the speed of vehicles and people, so it feels more comfortable to be walking and rolling, especially when there are no sidewalks on so many of our streets.
  • 30 km/h is a speed which gives us all time to react to kids appearing suddenly in front of us, or a pedestrian appearing out of the dark.
  • 30 km/h is a speed at which you can make eye contact and wave hi to people, rather than realizing half a block later that you recognized them!

If the worst does happen, 30 km/h is also a speed at which injuries are greatly reduced compared to 50 km/h, or even 40 km/h.

Although it can feel slow for us when we are driving, it’s a new habit we can all get into. It really only adds a minute to your drive, and makes such a difference to our neighbours and in how we experience our surroundings.

What can you expect from the new limit?

  • new signs will be posted at the entrances to the neighborhood
  • the streets won’t change, so other than the entrance signs, there won’t be new cues to change your habits
  • driving at 30 km/h can take extra focus while you adjust habits
  • it will take time for people to get used to the new speed, please be understanding

417 westbound off-ramp at Pinecrest to close November 1 until Summer 2023

This post has been updated as the closure date was changed on October 29th from November 2nd to November 1st.

As per the City of Ottawa:

The Highway 417 westbound off-ramp to Pinecrest Road will close to the public overnight on November 1 until summer 2023. Motorists are encouraged to follow alternate routes, noted on the graphics below, to reach their destinations through the duration of construction. Cycling and pedestrian routes will remain open.

The closure is required as part of the work on the Stage 2 O-Train West extension. A trench will be built on the north side of the highway, to allow the train to travel under Pinecrest Road and highway ramps.

For additional information please visit :

visual picture of one of two detours for highway closure