Lou 💞
@catlouuu.bsky.social
29 • agender lesbian (they/ey/she) • Ottawa-based • autistic human • 🏳️🌈🇨🇦
Way too many interests to list! Some are Animal Crossing, Tamagotchis, Janet Edwards books, cats, transit, trains, buses, Subarus, sci-fi, psychology, etc.
Slowly learning French!
Way too many interests to list! Some are Animal Crossing, Tamagotchis, Janet Edwards books, cats, transit, trains, buses, Subarus, sci-fi, psychology, etc.
Slowly learning French!
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Lou 💞
@catlouuu.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Hey y'all!! Never went back to Twitter, never really got into Threads, but Bluesky seems like the place to be, so here I am!
Let's be friends if you like cats, Animal Crossing, Terraria, young adult sci-fi or fantasy!
Let's be friends if you like cats, Animal Crossing, Terraria, young adult sci-fi or fantasy!
Also your alerts page is broken @helps.octranspo.com lol
December 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Also your alerts page is broken @helps.octranspo.com lol
Ummm... Hey @octranspo.com, doesn't cancelling three trips in a row on the 7 towards Carleton (the 5:38 PM, 5:53 PM, and 6:08 PM) seem like a huge problem? That leaves an hour gap between trips on a frequent route.
Not pictured is another cancellation on the 3:56 PM trip.
Not pictured is another cancellation on the 3:56 PM trip.
December 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Ummm... Hey @octranspo.com, doesn't cancelling three trips in a row on the 7 towards Carleton (the 5:38 PM, 5:53 PM, and 6:08 PM) seem like a huge problem? That leaves an hour gap between trips on a frequent route.
Not pictured is another cancellation on the 3:56 PM trip.
Not pictured is another cancellation on the 3:56 PM trip.
Just an fyi for anyone driving around the Maisonneuve/Allumettieres area in Hull/Gatineau right now. Power is completely out from just north of the Portage building to just before the lights at Sacré-Coeur & the traffic lights aren't working. Not everyone is treating the lights like a four-way stop.
November 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Just an fyi for anyone driving around the Maisonneuve/Allumettieres area in Hull/Gatineau right now. Power is completely out from just north of the Portage building to just before the lights at Sacré-Coeur & the traffic lights aren't working. Not everyone is treating the lights like a four-way stop.
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Drivers: I couldn’t see you, it was raining
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, there was frost on my windows
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, it was dark
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, the sun was in my eyes
Also drivers: I never see anyone using that bike lane, let’s rip it out.
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, there was frost on my windows
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, it was dark
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, the sun was in my eyes
Also drivers: I never see anyone using that bike lane, let’s rip it out.
November 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, it was raining
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, there was frost on my windows
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, it was dark
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, the sun was in my eyes
Also drivers: I never see anyone using that bike lane, let’s rip it out.
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, there was frost on my windows
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, it was dark
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, the sun was in my eyes
Also drivers: I never see anyone using that bike lane, let’s rip it out.
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Every winter, I hear about sidewalks that are impassable due to insufficient snow clearing. Now the city says it doesn’t have the money to improve our winter quality maintenance standards. This is just one of the ways that austerity costs us all.
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Deachman: Ottawa's snow removal standards are bad, with no plans on getting better
The city's public works department has once again decided not to update its Winter Maintenance Quality Standards. | Opinion
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November 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Every winter, I hear about sidewalks that are impassable due to insufficient snow clearing. Now the city says it doesn’t have the money to improve our winter quality maintenance standards. This is just one of the ways that austerity costs us all.
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Pedestrian struck by motorist on Parkside a block from the speed camera that vigilantes kept tearing down that caused ford to remove them from all Ontario. Drive as you wish Ontario. Nobody matters. This is what you voted for.
November 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Pedestrian struck by motorist on Parkside a block from the speed camera that vigilantes kept tearing down that caused ford to remove them from all Ontario. Drive as you wish Ontario. Nobody matters. This is what you voted for.
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WATCH: If you really STILL don’t understand how car-dependent suburbia is HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED by downtown & all the urban parts of your city, please watch this EXCELLENT video by #NotJustBikes helped by #UrbanThree & @StrongTowns.org. And then please SHARE it as much as possible. youtu.be/7Nw6qyyrTeI
November 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
WATCH: If you really STILL don’t understand how car-dependent suburbia is HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED by downtown & all the urban parts of your city, please watch this EXCELLENT video by #NotJustBikes helped by #UrbanThree & @StrongTowns.org. And then please SHARE it as much as possible. youtu.be/7Nw6qyyrTeI
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Well done, Gatineau & Kingston! A 'Bird-Friendly City' is a designation granted by Nature Canada (a nature conservation charity) to communities that reduce threats to birds in their area, "protecting and restoring natural habitat end increasing climate resiliency." www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
Gatineau, Que., Kingston, Ont. officially named ‘bird-friendly’ cities
Gatineau, Que. and Kingston, Ont. have been successful in their bids to become “bird-friendly” cities, according to Nature Canada.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Well done, Gatineau & Kingston! A 'Bird-Friendly City' is a designation granted by Nature Canada (a nature conservation charity) to communities that reduce threats to birds in their area, "protecting and restoring natural habitat end increasing climate resiliency." www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
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My mom was killed by a car a week ago today. While sidewalks and bike lanes wouldn't have saved her specifically, it's infuriating to see Doug Ford treat lives like hers as worthless, as he prioritizes cars over people at every opportunity.
These deaths are preventable. Doug Ford just doesn't care.
These deaths are preventable. Doug Ford just doesn't care.
November 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
My mom was killed by a car a week ago today. While sidewalks and bike lanes wouldn't have saved her specifically, it's infuriating to see Doug Ford treat lives like hers as worthless, as he prioritizes cars over people at every opportunity.
These deaths are preventable. Doug Ford just doesn't care.
These deaths are preventable. Doug Ford just doesn't care.
I've been pondering and I've realized that there seems to be a paradox in our road safety "societal wisdom" for pedestrians, shall we say. 🧵
November 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I've been pondering and I've realized that there seems to be a paradox in our road safety "societal wisdom" for pedestrians, shall we say. 🧵
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Say it with me guys, bus lanes on ____ Street! 👀👀👀
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November 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Say it with me guys, bus lanes on ____ Street! 👀👀👀
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Bill 60 means that we will not be able to add cycle tracks to Albert and Slater Street or extend the O’Connor bike lane to Wellington Street. It’s an absurd overreach by the Ford government that will make all road users less safe and waste millions. I hate it here.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Ottawa says new provincial bill likely kills at least 3 bike lane projects | CBC News
New provincial legislation prohibiting how municipalities can build bike lanes means three projects in Ottawa likely can't move forward and others will get more expensive, according to a city report.
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Bill 60 means that we will not be able to add cycle tracks to Albert and Slater Street or extend the O’Connor bike lane to Wellington Street. It’s an absurd overreach by the Ford government that will make all road users less safe and waste millions. I hate it here.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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massive props to Ajay and our members for getting this motion passed
the electric bus mandate restricted our fleet procurement options to only 40 foot buses, and in our current transitway environment, 60 foot buses are critical to rapid route operations into areas not set to be served by rail.
the electric bus mandate restricted our fleet procurement options to only 40 foot buses, and in our current transitway environment, 60 foot buses are critical to rapid route operations into areas not set to be served by rail.
Despite some opposition, transit committee voted YES to re-open the door to more high capacity buses at transit commission yesterday following our support
We welcome this first step, while still pushing council to buy more buses sooner, instead of delaying our next order until 2027
We welcome this first step, while still pushing council to buy more buses sooner, instead of delaying our next order until 2027
November 26, 2025 at 2:32 AM
massive props to Ajay and our members for getting this motion passed
the electric bus mandate restricted our fleet procurement options to only 40 foot buses, and in our current transitway environment, 60 foot buses are critical to rapid route operations into areas not set to be served by rail.
the electric bus mandate restricted our fleet procurement options to only 40 foot buses, and in our current transitway environment, 60 foot buses are critical to rapid route operations into areas not set to be served by rail.
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Our next goal is to push council to do yearly bus procurements, like they do in Gatineau, instead of doing large bulk purchases every few years
November 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Our next goal is to push council to do yearly bus procurements, like they do in Gatineau, instead of doing large bulk purchases every few years
"No one is going to ride transit if there is no room on their low capacity bus."
Exactly!!
Getting people out of their cars and into a diesel bus is still more environmentally impactful than not doing so at all. It's also better for traffic, congestion and so many other things.
Exactly!!
Getting people out of their cars and into a diesel bus is still more environmentally impactful than not doing so at all. It's also better for traffic, congestion and so many other things.
When high capacity battery electric buses do become available, staff still have the flexibility to switch over to them
This is the environmentally friendly choice, as every person on a bus, means one less car on the road. No one is going to ride transit if there is no room on their low capacity bus
This is the environmentally friendly choice, as every person on a bus, means one less car on the road. No one is going to ride transit if there is no room on their low capacity bus
November 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
"No one is going to ride transit if there is no room on their low capacity bus."
Exactly!!
Getting people out of their cars and into a diesel bus is still more environmentally impactful than not doing so at all. It's also better for traffic, congestion and so many other things.
Exactly!!
Getting people out of their cars and into a diesel bus is still more environmentally impactful than not doing so at all. It's also better for traffic, congestion and so many other things.
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Now, staff has the authority again to purchase diesel or hybrid buses to buy high capacity buses. However, this doesn't mean we are abandoning the battery electric bus program. This is only about our purchase of high capacity buses. Our 40-foot bus purchases will remain battery electric buses.
November 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Now, staff has the authority again to purchase diesel or hybrid buses to buy high capacity buses. However, this doesn't mean we are abandoning the battery electric bus program. This is only about our purchase of high capacity buses. Our 40-foot bus purchases will remain battery electric buses.
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In 2021, council made a motion to restrict future bus purchases to battery electric buses. While this sounded nice at the time, it caused us to only be able to buy smaller 40 foot buses due to there not being a market for high capacity battery electric buses yet.
November 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
In 2021, council made a motion to restrict future bus purchases to battery electric buses. While this sounded nice at the time, it caused us to only be able to buy smaller 40 foot buses due to there not being a market for high capacity battery electric buses yet.
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Despite some opposition, transit committee voted YES to re-open the door to more high capacity buses at transit commission yesterday following our support
We welcome this first step, while still pushing council to buy more buses sooner, instead of delaying our next order until 2027
We welcome this first step, while still pushing council to buy more buses sooner, instead of delaying our next order until 2027
November 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Despite some opposition, transit committee voted YES to re-open the door to more high capacity buses at transit commission yesterday following our support
We welcome this first step, while still pushing council to buy more buses sooner, instead of delaying our next order until 2027
We welcome this first step, while still pushing council to buy more buses sooner, instead of delaying our next order until 2027
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When much the City’s self-described “savings and efficiencies” include deferrals of capital investments as well as reduced fuel costs resulting from the elimination of the Carbon Tax, it’s more accurate to call it “cost avoidance” and “blind luck”.
#OttBudget 2026 invests in the services we rely on every day. We have realized more than $252 million in savings during this Term of Council through service reviews and continue to improve services for our residents.
One example is @octranspo.com’s safety strategy.
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One example is @octranspo.com’s safety strategy.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:26 PM
When much the City’s self-described “savings and efficiencies” include deferrals of capital investments as well as reduced fuel costs resulting from the elimination of the Carbon Tax, it’s more accurate to call it “cost avoidance” and “blind luck”.
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Uncertain information about access to funding, pushing clinical staff to narc on each other, and a new program that the govt hasn't clarified even though it goes into force in six weeks...it's not good.
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Bill 2 Threatening Care for Quebec LGBTQ+, Homeless, and Vulnerable Populations – The Rover
Because of Bill 2’s changes to the way doctors will be paid, at least 10 health care clinics taking care of LGBTQ+ people, the homeless, and community sexual health are likely to close in the New Year...
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November 15, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Uncertain information about access to funding, pushing clinical staff to narc on each other, and a new program that the govt hasn't clarified even though it goes into force in six weeks...it's not good.
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Ottawa’s a growing city with a growing economy that will only see its full potential realized if we fully get on board with rail transit: ALTO’s high-speed rail connecting cities, and local rail connecting communities and strategic centres. 4/
November 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Ottawa’s a growing city with a growing economy that will only see its full potential realized if we fully get on board with rail transit: ALTO’s high-speed rail connecting cities, and local rail connecting communities and strategic centres. 4/
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It’s one more reason that I’m advocate for a re-think of Ottawa’stransportation plans, centred around the transformation of CN Rail’s Beachburg Corridor into a major east-west transit corridor connecting our city’s strategic centres and intersecting existing transit lines. 3/
November 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
It’s one more reason that I’m advocate for a re-think of Ottawa’stransportation plans, centred around the transformation of CN Rail’s Beachburg Corridor into a major east-west transit corridor connecting our city’s strategic centres and intersecting existing transit lines. 3/
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The funny part is just how many people think they just drive over to Lansdowne and magically find parking there when there's multiple events on. We're a city of slow learners apparently.
November 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The funny part is just how many people think they just drive over to Lansdowne and magically find parking there when there's multiple events on. We're a city of slow learners apparently.