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alexcullen.bsky.social @alexcullen.bsky.social · 1h

That's what they say in the Game of Thrones ... oh, wait ...

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Ken Gray (Ottawa's Bulldog Website) @kengray20.bsky.social · 1h

#Lansdowne: Sketchy Bluster From Denley: GRAY bulldogottawa.com/lansdowne-sk... #ottawa #ottawanews #ottpoli #ottawawatch #ottawacity

Lansdowne: Sketchy Bluster From Denley: GRAY - THE BULLDOG

This is a critical look at a Randall Denley column in the Citizen from October 20, whole-heartedly supporting Lansdowne 2.0.

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alexcullen.bsky.social @alexcullen.bsky.social · 5h

Petulant president. He even has a portrait of Ronald Reagan in his office. Truth hurts.

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Strong Towns Ottawa @strongtownsottawa.ca · 1d

We have sent out a letter to the premier of Ontario, Doug Ford, opposing his plan to remove speed cameras, which have been shown to overwhelmingly increase safety on our roads.

Thanks @hansonthebike.bsky.social for putting the letter together, and @pbickerton.bsky.social for the great graphics!

Letter sent to the premier of Ontario opposing the removal of speed cameras. Text follows :

To:
Premier of Ontario
Legislative Building
Queen’s Park
Toronto, ON, M7A 1A1
(by email)
Ottawa, October 22, 2025
Re: Automatic Speed Enforcement Cameras
Premier Ford,
We are extremely concerned about your directive to remove automatic speed enforcement (ACE)
cameras in Ontario. Along with the Association of Municipalities, the CAA and the Ontario Association
of Chiefs of Police as well as many municipal leaders, we believe in the evidence that previously
collected data show: fining people who don’t comply with speed limits helps: it leads to drastic safety
improvements.
This makes a good case for continuing the use of cameras to maintain speed compliance. The
ultimate goal of speed enforcement is obviously that people adhere to posted speed limits. Existing
data shows that speed compliance quickly improves and is maintained after cameras are installed.
Fewer and fewer tickets are being issued by each camera every year.
This trend is already happening: in Ottawa, as the enclosed graphs show, speeds have considerably
dropped at road segments where cameras have been placed. Speed cameras work! Cameras in
Ottawa are overwhelmingly placed in areas near schools. Removing cameras would recreate
dangerous situations for children in those school zones. And let's not forget people with disabilities
and our aging population, who may take longer to cross roads.
Many safety experts strongly support the use of automatic speed cameras as does the majority of
Ontario drivers (73%). In Ottawa, speed compliance went up from 16% to 81% in speed camera
zones; the instances of high end speeding in those zones went down from 14% to less than 1%.
Those are impressive results.

Second page of the letter to the premier of Ontario opposing removal of speed cameras, text follows :

Therefore we ask you to reconsider an end to speed enforcement with cameras and allow technology
to do its work to protect the lives of Ontarians. Using cameras allows police officers to do other
important work. This is about safety for every Ontario resident, not a cash grab.
Respectfully,
Strong Towns Ottawa
Encl: three graphs
About Strong Towns Ottawa
Strong Towns Ottawa is a local chapter of Strong Towns. We advocate for a more financially resilient and livable
Ottawa. We aim to build a safer city that enables all of us to choose the way we want to live. This includes
investing in various transportation options, housing types, safer streets, mixed-use neighbourhoods, local
businesses, and more.

A graph of data showing the speed limit compliance in areas where the speed cameras have been put in place in Ottawa. The x axis reads : "Age of ASE Camera (days)" and the y axis reads : "Speed Limit Compliance (%)".

The lines on the graph are all of the different road segments where the cameras have been put in place. As the graph moves further to the right, the compliance goes up, reaching close to 100% for many of the cameras

Graph of public data with the x-axis reading : "Age of ASE Camera (days)", y-axis : "High end Speeders (%)". As the graph moves further to the right, the amount of high-end speeders drops off substantially for all of the segments of the roads where speed cameras have been put in place.

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alexcullen.bsky.social @alexcullen.bsky.social · 6h

Petulant president. He even has a portrait of Ronald Reagan in his office. Truth hurts. #USPolitics

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Norm Di Pasquale🇨🇦 @normsworld.bsky.social · 4d

Some good polling & analysis on the speed camera issue. A majority of Ontarians support speed cameras, although a majority PC voters do not. PC voters support speed cameras near schools at a much higher number however. press.liaisonstrategies.ca/ontario-pcs-... #topoli #onpoli #onted

Ontario - Speed Cameras
Q: From everything you have seen, read or heard, do you approve or disapprove of the decision to ban speed cameras?
Not Sure 17%
Approve 34%
Disapprove 49%
LIAISON STRATÉGIES

Ontario - Speed Cameras
Q: Would you supoort speed cameras if they were restricted only to school zones?
Not Sure 11%.
pp
27%.
-Support 62%
LIAISON STRATÉGIES

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Jeff Leiper 🛴🚲🚇♻️🚌📊 @jleiper.bsky.social · 6h

On Sunday afternoon, 3-7 at Beyond the Pale at City Centre, I'll be doing the last of my stops on my listening tour. Hope to see many of you there for your chance to talk to me about building a city that works.

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Ariel Troster @arieltroster.com · 1d

Join @jleiper.bsky.social and I at our As We Heard It meeting on the city budget on Tuesday, November 5 at 6:30 pm on Zoom. We will share what we heard from residents at the June consultation and discuss our budget priorities for urban Ottawa.

Sign up here: www.arieltroster.com/as_we_heard_...

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Jeff Leiper 🛴🚲🚇♻️🚌📊 @jleiper.bsky.social · 23h

The Ford government has dropped another big bill: Fighting Delays, Building Faster. This one would prohibit removing vehicle lanes to build bike lanes, initiate a review of the building code, propose standardized Offical Plans and more. news.ontario.ca/en/release/1...

Ontario Newsroom

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Neil Saravanamuttoo @neilsara.bsky.social · 23h

Time to turn up the heat.

They're Nervous. That Means We're Breaking Through.

4 ways you can be part of the big pushback to irresponsible City spending.

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alexcullen.bsky.social @alexcullen.bsky.social · 17h

The PWHL is not impressed with Lansdowne 2.0 and the proposed smaller arena - go to thehockeynews.com/shortUrl/tG5...

Ottawa Mayor Downplays Charge Attendance As Arena Debate Hits Crucial Stage

Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe excluded Ottawa Charge playoff games in his attendance claims supporting a reduction in capacity for a future arena and future home for the Charge at Lansdowne Place in Ott...

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Toon Dreessen @toondreessen.bsky.social · 21h

Thrilled to be part of this discussion on #Lansdowne 2.0 organized by @neilsara.bsky.social moderated by @jchianello.bsky.social

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Momentum Magazine @momentummag.bsky.social · 22h

Opinion: Ontario Government Set to Ban Bike Lanes Proving Stupid is as Stupid Does.
momentummag.com/opinion-onta...

Opinion: Ontario Government Set to Ban Bike Lanes Proving Stupid is as Stupid Does

Ford’s government is once again trying to handcuff cities and erase years of progress on making roads safer and more livable.

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Captain Kalmbach of the HCS Polaris🔜? @gdkalmbach.bsky.social · 3d

It's just as true now as it was 70 years ago.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 4d

It's a goal of mine to help make this the most famous, well-known and UNDERSTOOD quote about cities in history. Please share it as much as you can.

Key quote from the great Lewis Mumford in 1955 — “Adding car lanes to deal with traffic congestion is like loosening your belt to cure obesity.”

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 21h

Ford just put every renter in Ontario into an even more precarious position. This is a clear and present danger to the 1.7 million renters in Ontario.

Jonathan Goldsbie @goldsbie.bsky.social · 1d

In particular, they want leases to no longer necessarily remain in effect indefinitely, so that landlords have more options for creating tenant turnover.

Current situation in left-hand column, proposal on the right:

Left column:

Under the RTA, all tenants have "security of tenure", which means
that tenants have a right to remain in their rental unit as long as they
follow the lease agreement and the RTA. Landlords cannot evict
tenants without a legally valid reason, and after a fixed-term lease
ends, the tenancy typically continues on a month-to-month basis.

Right column:

The government would consult on alternative options on lease agreement expiry that could allow landlords to control who occupies their units and for how long, allowing them to adjust tenancy arrangements based on market conditions, personal needs, or business strategies. This could add flexibility for some landlords in the approach to leases, potentially unlocking additional rental unit stock.

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Glen Gower @glengower.ca · 19h

Proposed changes from the Ontario government would drastically reduce protection for tenants.

This is appalling and would put some folks in serious danger in this era of very low vacancy, skyrocketing rental rates, and rent decontrol.

Nearly 40% of Ottawa residents are renters.

Changes to landlord-tenant disputes

The bill is proposing a number of changes when it comes to disputes between landlords and tenants. Among other things, tenants would be required to give prior notice of issues they intend to raise at hearings and would not be allowed to introduce new issues without warning. The province says this is to avoid adjournments where the parties aren’t prepared to speak to an issue.

The bill would also scrap the need for a landlord to offer a tenant compensation if they would like to take their property back for their own use, as long as they give 120 days notice. If the landlord gives less than that, they would still be required to provide one months rent or offer a comparable unit as compensation.

As well, the province wants to shorten the grace period to issue an eviction notice after rent non-payment, from 14 days to seven, and shorten the time to request a review of a final hearing order from 30 to 15 days.

Making it easier for residential landlords to end leases

The province wants to explore the possibility of modifying “security of tenure,” currently enjoyed by tenants under the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA). The current law means tenants have a right to remain in their rental unit as long as they follow the lease agreement and the RTA. Landlords cannot evict tenants without a legally valid reason under the current law and after a fixed-term lease ends, the tenancy typically continues on a month-to-month basis.

But the Ford government says it would like to consult on “alternative options on lease agreement expiry” that would give landlords more control over their units, “allowing them to adjust tenancy arrangements based on market conditions, personal needs, or business strategies.”

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Ariel Troster @arieltroster.com · 18h

I am not done being angry at the Ford government for cancelling supervised consumption sites, bike lanes and speed cameras. And now I have to muster the energy to fight this new attack on everyone who rents their home in Ontario.

I hate it here.

www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

Ontario bill would look at ‘alternative options’ for ending residential leases, scrap Toronto green roof bylaw. Here are the highlights

The Ford government has tabled an omnibus bill that would make changes to a whole suite of laws and regulations, from green roofs to tenant evictions and driver’s licences.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Neil Saravanamuttoo @neilsara.bsky.social · 18h

Tewin at full scale would be about 100,000 people -- that's like a whole new Barrhaven East.

Ottawa taxpayers simply can't afford that type of growth.

Ottawa’s bitter fight over the Tewin development | The Narwhal

A housing megaproject by developer Taggart Group and the Algonquins of Ontario has Ottawa councillors and residents divided over claims of reconciliation and sustainability

https://thenarwhal.ca/ottawa-tewin-development-taggart-algonquins/?utm_source=The+Narwhal&utm_campaign=564a9b436e-Oct+23%2C+2025+—+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f6a05fddb8-564a9b436e-109049142&mc_cid=564a9b436e&mc_eid=69bb4b0f07

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Shawn Menard @shawnmenard.bsky.social · 1d

My comments on Lansdowne 2.0

The total cost, the so called ‘cost of doing nothing’, the engineer reports on building conditions, and the alternative are all discussed. www.betterlansdowne.ca/more_info?ac...

More Information

Ottawa Residents Deserve Better

www.betterlansdowne.ca

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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 1d

Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star

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Ken Gray (Ottawa's Bulldog Website) @kengray20.bsky.social · 1d

Get Out Of Lansdowne While You Still Can: GRAY bulldogottawa.com/get-out-of-l... #ottnews #ottawa #myottawa #ottcity #lansdowne

Get Out Of Lansdowne While You Still Can: GRAY - THE BULLDOG

Lansdowne doesn't work. It has been 11 years since the first renovation of the park and it experienced an $11-million loss in the last fiscal year ... $1.9

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Sean Devine @seandevine9.bsky.social · 1d

While the Mayor downplays concern over attendance, Hockey News suggests the Charge feel otherwise. "Staff at the PWHL and team levels [confirm] that the team is not happy with the proposed reduction in capacity." 6/ thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/...

Ottawa Mayor Downplays Charge Attendance As Arena Debate Hits Crucial Stage

Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe excluded Ottawa Charge playoff games in his attendance claims supporting a reduction in capacity for a future arena and future home for the Charge at Lansdowne Place in Ott...

thehockeynews.com

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Sean Devine @seandevine9.bsky.social · 1d

And in my conversation with the rep from PWHL Charge, their customer base isn't the "standing room only" crowd that you might find at an Ottawa 67's game. The vibe at Charge games is families with kids, big groups, people soaking in the community feeling of being there together. 5/

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Sean Devine @seandevine9.bsky.social · 1d

The downsizing from 8,600 to 5,500 has already been heavily criticized due to its impact on revenues and fan experience for the hugely popular PWHL Charge. For the City to promote "6,600 capacity for hockey" without clarification feels like a deliberate attempt to deflect a critical concern. 4/

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Sean Devine @seandevine9.bsky.social · 1d

This week I spoke with representatives of the PWHL Charge who clarified that the newly described capacity of 6,600 includes "standing room only". The Event Centre will still only have 5,500 seats. But this distinction is nowhere to be found in the staff report. 3/

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