Friends of Bank Street O-Train
@bankstotrain.bsky.social
Community volunteers working to make Phase 1 of the Ottawa Bank Street O-Train Subway happen from Billings Bridge Shopping Centre to Portage & Terrasses de la Chaudière in Gatineau
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Ottawa Gatineau population hit 1,660,269 as of March 31, 2025, and is projected to reach 1.8 million by 2030, ten years ahead of city plans. It's time for Phase 1 of the Ottawa Bank Street O-Train Subway from Billings Bridge to Portage & Terrasses de la Chaudière
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Agreed, but in Ottawa, the business community always fights for on-street parking. It would be hard to convince them. Bronson, bc of CarletonU would make a good option 4 dedicated bus lanes. Bank st, bc it’s the longest street, would benefit more from some form of rail, IMO. —@jogrady66.bsky.social
June 8, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Agreed, but in Ottawa, the business community always fights for on-street parking. It would be hard to convince them. Bronson, bc of CarletonU would make a good option 4 dedicated bus lanes. Bank st, bc it’s the longest street, would benefit more from some form of rail, IMO. —@jogrady66.bsky.social
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June 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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We really need the Bank Street O-Train Subway ASAP the core is becoming unmanageable with gridlock all over Bank
Let’s see some additional transit capacity in Ottawa:
Stage 3 O-Train extensions to Barhaven and Kanata?
Carling BRT/LRT?
Ottawa-Gatineau Transit Loop?
Bank St O-Train?
Rapid transit through Vanier?
Regional rail to Carp, Dunrobin, Carleton Place, Kemptville, Rockland, and Hawkesbury?
Stage 3 O-Train extensions to Barhaven and Kanata?
Carling BRT/LRT?
Ottawa-Gatineau Transit Loop?
Bank St O-Train?
Rapid transit through Vanier?
Regional rail to Carp, Dunrobin, Carleton Place, Kemptville, Rockland, and Hawkesbury?
Some sort of infrastructure announcement at Corso Italia at 1pm today… might go check that out
June 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
We really need the Bank Street O-Train Subway ASAP the core is becoming unmanageable with gridlock all over Bank
Let's make it happen
Iconic Ottawa sports broadcaster AJ Jakubec on Radio TSN 1200 discusses Bank Street O-Train Subway concept. With @senators.bsky.social new downtown arena and @ottawaredblacks.com downtown plans, is now the time @unpubmedia.bsky.social @bankstotrain.bsky.social ?
June 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Let's make it happen
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Iconic Ottawa sports broadcaster AJ Jakubec on Radio TSN 1200 discusses Bank Street O-Train Subway concept. With @senators.bsky.social new downtown arena and @ottawaredblacks.com downtown plans, is now the time @unpubmedia.bsky.social @bankstotrain.bsky.social ?
June 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Iconic Ottawa sports broadcaster AJ Jakubec on Radio TSN 1200 discusses Bank Street O-Train Subway concept. With @senators.bsky.social new downtown arena and @ottawaredblacks.com downtown plans, is now the time @unpubmedia.bsky.social @bankstotrain.bsky.social ?
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The Bank Street Subway is a no brainer. Trying to get a bus on any game day at Lansdowne is a disaster. The subway would clear everyone out without crowding out those already passing through on the bus. 6 and 7 are almost always crowded to the max almost every trip on any given day/time.
April 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The Bank Street Subway is a no brainer. Trying to get a bus on any game day at Lansdowne is a disaster. The subway would clear everyone out without crowding out those already passing through on the bus. 6 and 7 are almost always crowded to the max almost every trip on any given day/time.
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would be so cool. also having a proper transit connection to Gatineau, wouldn't that be beautiful?
May 24, 2025 at 1:42 AM
would be so cool. also having a proper transit connection to Gatineau, wouldn't that be beautiful?
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Bank Street Tunnel. (Ottawa, Canada)
May 24, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Bank Street Tunnel. (Ottawa, Canada)
"Unlocking future development potential, and renewed connections to areas like South Keys and along Bank Street"
Laura Dudas is the city councillor for Ward 2 Orléans West-Innes
ottawacitizen.com/opinion/duda...
Laura Dudas is the city councillor for Ward 2 Orléans West-Innes
ottawacitizen.com/opinion/duda...
Dudas: Rail link to Ottawa airport is the real game-changer
Providing a continuous link between a visitor's point of arrival and where they want to go in a city is integral to a thriving local economy
ottawacitizen.com
May 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
"Unlocking future development potential, and renewed connections to areas like South Keys and along Bank Street"
Laura Dudas is the city councillor for Ward 2 Orléans West-Innes
ottawacitizen.com/opinion/duda...
Laura Dudas is the city councillor for Ward 2 Orléans West-Innes
ottawacitizen.com/opinion/duda...
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I'm still unsure that I'd call my role "leadership".
Still...thank you.
Still...thank you.
May 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I'm still unsure that I'd call my role "leadership".
Still...thank you.
Still...thank you.
Ottawa Life Magazine www.ottawalife.com/article/otta...
Ottawa’s Breaking Point: Why Bank Street Needs an O-Train Now - Ottawa Life Magazine
Op-Ed by Clinton P. Desveaux In Ottawa-Gatineau, the promise of a fantastic summer feels increasingly distant. A relentless, soul-crushing snarl of traffic on Bank Street already suffocates the air, h...
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May 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Ottawa Life Magazine www.ottawalife.com/article/otta...
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I had an idea about an O-Train line running on or under Bank Street a decade or so ago. Others, independent of my writings, had bigger, further-reaching takes on the idea such as you describe. It's worth doing.
May 19, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I had an idea about an O-Train line running on or under Bank Street a decade or so ago. Others, independent of my writings, had bigger, further-reaching takes on the idea such as you describe. It's worth doing.
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Unpublished contributor @ClintonDesveaux says that it’s time for a #subway under #BankStreet—Bank Street O-Train Subway Time? https://unpublished.ca/opinion/bank-street-o-train-subway-time #Ottawa #ottpoli #ottnews
Bank Street O-Train Subway Time?
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November 24, 2024 at 4:49 AM
Unpublished contributor @ClintonDesveaux says that it’s time for a #subway under #BankStreet—Bank Street O-Train Subway Time? https://unpublished.ca/opinion/bank-street-o-train-subway-time #Ottawa #ottpoli #ottnews
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🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨
Ottawa-Gatineau population hits 1.66M, up 8.5% since 2021, outpacing Canada's 5.2% average. Now 4th largest metro, straining infrastructure. City needs Bank Street O-Train. Planners off: 1.9M by 2030 a full decade early
#OttNews
www.ottawalife.com/article/otta...
Ottawa-Gatineau population hits 1.66M, up 8.5% since 2021, outpacing Canada's 5.2% average. Now 4th largest metro, straining infrastructure. City needs Bank Street O-Train. Planners off: 1.9M by 2030 a full decade early
#OttNews
www.ottawalife.com/article/otta...
May 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨
Ottawa-Gatineau population hits 1.66M, up 8.5% since 2021, outpacing Canada's 5.2% average. Now 4th largest metro, straining infrastructure. City needs Bank Street O-Train. Planners off: 1.9M by 2030 a full decade early
#OttNews
www.ottawalife.com/article/otta...
Ottawa-Gatineau population hits 1.66M, up 8.5% since 2021, outpacing Canada's 5.2% average. Now 4th largest metro, straining infrastructure. City needs Bank Street O-Train. Planners off: 1.9M by 2030 a full decade early
#OttNews
www.ottawalife.com/article/otta...
Bank Street is bursting! 20K transit users, 50K cars daily, 250K downtown residents + thousands from Confederation Line 1 relying on it. The math is screaming: Ottawa needs the Bank Street O-Train Subway between Billings Bridge and Portage & Terrasses de la Chaudière. Plan it now! #Ottawa #Transit
May 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Ottawa’s transit is crumbling, but a Bank Street O-Train Subway could save our city! 🚇 Read why Mayor Sutcliffe must act NOW to fix gridlock & build a greener future. #Ottawa #OttNews
unpublished.ca/opinion/otta...
unpublished.ca/opinion/otta...
Ottawa’s Transit Crisis: The Subway That Could Save a City
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May 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Ottawa’s transit is crumbling, but a Bank Street O-Train Subway could save our city! 🚇 Read why Mayor Sutcliffe must act NOW to fix gridlock & build a greener future. #Ottawa #OttNews
unpublished.ca/opinion/otta...
unpublished.ca/opinion/otta...
Phase 2
South Keys to Portage/Terrasses makes even more sense.
May 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Phase 2
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South Keys to Portage/Terrasses makes even more sense.
May 19, 2025 at 12:05 AM
South Keys to Portage/Terrasses makes even more sense.
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From @unpubmedia.bsky.social an excellent report on the Ottawa Gatineau Bank Street O-Train Subway - Ottawa’s Transit Crisis: The Subway That Could Save A City
unpublished.ca/opinion/otta...
unpublished.ca/opinion/otta...
Ottawa’s Transit Crisis: The Subway That Could Save a City
unpublished.ca
May 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
From @unpubmedia.bsky.social an excellent report on the Ottawa Gatineau Bank Street O-Train Subway - Ottawa’s Transit Crisis: The Subway That Could Save A City
unpublished.ca/opinion/otta...
unpublished.ca/opinion/otta...
Special shoutout @dewline.bsky.social - who inspired a generation of Ottawa-Gatineau residents
spacing.ca/ottawa/2010/...
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The meeting of the mega-projects: A tunnel for Bank Street - Spacing Ottawa
Editor’s note: Many commentators have noted that the decision by Mayor O’Brien to run again in this fall’s municipal elections means that he can campaign by claiming two significant achievements: spea...
spacing.ca
May 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Special shoutout @dewline.bsky.social - who inspired a generation of Ottawa-Gatineau residents
spacing.ca/ottawa/2010/...
spacing.ca/ottawa/2010/...
From @unpubmedia.bsky.social an excellent report on the Ottawa Gatineau Bank Street O-Train Subway - Ottawa’s Transit Crisis: The Subway That Could Save A City
unpublished.ca/opinion/otta...
unpublished.ca/opinion/otta...
Ottawa’s Transit Crisis: The Subway That Could Save a City
unpublished.ca
May 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
From @unpubmedia.bsky.social an excellent report on the Ottawa Gatineau Bank Street O-Train Subway - Ottawa’s Transit Crisis: The Subway That Could Save A City
unpublished.ca/opinion/otta...
unpublished.ca/opinion/otta...
Ottawa Gatineau population hit 1,660,269 as of March 31, 2025, and is projected to reach 1.8 million by 2030, ten years ahead of city plans. It's time for Phase 1 of the Ottawa Bank Street O-Train Subway from Billings Bridge to Portage & Terrasses de la Chaudière
May 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Ottawa Gatineau population hit 1,660,269 as of March 31, 2025, and is projected to reach 1.8 million by 2030, ten years ahead of city plans. It's time for Phase 1 of the Ottawa Bank Street O-Train Subway from Billings Bridge to Portage & Terrasses de la Chaudière