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Strandherd Station (OC Transpo)
Strandherd Station is a transit station in Ottawa, Ontario. It opened on January 2, 2007 and contains a park and ride facility with over 300 parking spaces available. It is located northeast of the intersection of Strandherd Drive and the access to the Riocan Marketplace shopping area, where Barrhaven Centre Station and Marketplace Station opened in mid-2012. This is part of OC Transpo's plans to extend its southwest transitway to its suburb areas. Route 95 (now route 75) was extended to Strandherd Station when the facility opened. The park and ride lot provides additional spaces for south end residents in Barrhaven, Heart's Desire, Davidson Heights and Manotick. Special routes 406 and 456 also serve the station. Service was improved in 2012, when the new right-of-way (running through a field parallel to Greenbank Road) was finished, and buses now travel without having to stop for traffic signals or getting caught in traffic on Greenbank Road. Service The following routes se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottawa Rapid Transit
The Transitway is a bus rapid transit (BRT) network operated by OC Transpo in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It comprises a series of bus-only roadways and reserved lanes on city streets and highways. The dedicated busways ensure that buses and emergency vehicles on the Transitway rarely intersect directly with regular traffic, making it possible to run quickly and consistently, even during rush hour traffic. OC Transpo operates a network of rapid routes which use the Transitway to connect communities with the O-Train light rail system. Additional bus routes also use segments of the Transitway. The Transitway opened in 1983 with five stations. The network expanded greatly to include over fifty stations at its peak. In the 2010s, the central segment of the Transitway began reaching capacity, with buses bumper to bumper. To combat this, segments of the Transitway were closed in 2015 to allow conversion to a higher capacity light rail line, which opened in 2019 as the Confederation Lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OC Transpo
OC Transpo is the primary Transit district, public transport agency for the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, operating bus rapid transit, light rail, conventional transit bus, bus routes, and door-to-door paratransit in the nation's capital region. OC Transpo was established in 1948 as the Ottawa Transportation Commission, and currently operates three stadtbahn, urban rail lines, 11 bus rapid transit (BRT) lines, and 170 regular bus routes. OC Transpo serves List of O-Train stations, 25 light rail (O-Train) stations, and 43 BRT (Transitway (Ottawa), Transitway) stations. OC Transpo achieved a total ridership of 68 million in 2024. Ottawa was notable for its Transitway system, a network of grade separated busways linking outer suburbs to the downtown core which originally opened with five stations in 1983, and continued substantial expansion into the late 2000s. Much of the Transitway infrastructure has been, and is currently being, converted to light rail since the opening of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottawa, Ontario
Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core of the Ottawa–Gatineau census metropolitan area (CMA) and the National Capital Region (Canada), National Capital Region (NCR). Ottawa had a city population of 1,017,449 and a metropolitan population of 1,488,307, making it the list of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, fourth-largest city and list of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, fourth-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Ottawa is the political centre of Canada and the headquarters of the federal government. The city houses numerous List of diplomatic missions in Ottawa, foreign embassies, key buildings, organizations, and institutions of Government of Canada, Canada's government; these include the Parliament of Canada, the Supreme Court of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park And Ride
A park and ride, also known as incentive parking or a commuter lot, is a parking lot with public transport connections that allows commuters and other people heading to city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, Rail transport, rail system (rapid transit, light rail, or commuter rail), or carpool for the remainder of the journey. The vehicle is left in the parking lot during the day and retrieved when the owner returns. Park and rides are generally located in the suburbs of metropolitan areas or on the outer edges of large cities. A park and ride that only offers parking for meeting a carpool and not connections to public transport may also be called a park and pool. Park and ride is abbreviated as "P+R" on road signs in some countries, and is often styled as "Park & Ride" in marketing. Adoption In Sweden, a tax has been introduced on the benefit of free or cheap parking paid by an employer, if workers would otherwise have to pay. The tax has reduced the number o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strandherd Drive (Ottawa)
Strandherd Drive is a major road serving the community of Barrhaven, Ontario, Barrhaven in southwest Ottawa. Realignment and extension Up until the mid-1990s, Strandherd Drive was an east-west coursing road extending from Moodie Drive to Woodroffe Avenue (Ottawa), Woodroffe Avenue. With the introduction of Highway 416 (Ontario), Highway 416 and the growth of Longfields and Chapman Mills, Strandherd Drive has been realigned and has seen an increase in traffic. Standherd Drive begins in the west at an intersection with Fallowfield Road (Ottawa), Fallowfield Road near Highway 416 as a two-lane road. The original portion of the road from Moodie Drive to Cedarview Road (Ottawa), Cedarview Road has been renamed McKenna Casey Drive and sees little traffic. Heading to Jockvale Road, Strandherd is a high-speed road at ; further east, there is a significant commercial area surrounding the intersection with Greenbank Road. The original part of Strandherd that terminated at Woodroffe has be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riocan Marketplace
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust is the second-largest real estate investment trust (REIT) in Canada. As of 2024, it has an enterprise value of approximately $14.3 billion and owns 188 properties with a net leasable area of 33 million square feet. The company properties are located across Canada. The current chief executive officer is Jonathan Gitlin. History Early history RioCan was founded in 1993, by its former CEO Edward Sonshine, as Counsel REIT. It was one of the first real estate investment trusts in Canada. The company held an IPO on the Toronto Stock Exchange in 1994. In 1995, it re-structured to internalize its asset management responsibilities, in return for a $5 million payment. As part of the re-structuring, the company was renamed RioCan REIT, a short form for "Retail Industrial Office Canadian". RioCan achieved significant growth in its early history, with an annualized 16% return from its IPO to 2013. This growth was achieved in part through ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marketplace Station
Marketplace is a Southwest Transitway station in the Barrhaven neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The station is located at the Chapman Mills Marketplace shopping centre, an extensive commercial zone which contains big-box stores and department stores. A temporary bus terminal served the neighbourhood initially. This street facility was replaced on April 17, 2011, by the permanent Transitway station and a new southerly terminus at Barrhaven Centre station which became the main connection point for local bus routes. Starting July 19, 2014, route 99 has selected trips extended to/from Barrhaven Centre Station via Nepean Woods station, Beatrice station, and the Vimy Memorial Bridge, providing a connection to Riverside South and Greenboro station. This extension was later applied to all trips of route 99, and starting September 5, 2021, select routes have been extended even further to CitiGate. Service The following routes serve Marketplace station as of April 27, 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OC Transpo Route 95
The Transitway is a bus rapid transit (BRT) network operated by OC Transpo in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It comprises a series of bus-only roadways and reserved lanes on city streets and highways. The dedicated busways ensure that buses and emergency vehicles on the Transitway rarely intersect directly with regular traffic, making it possible to run quickly and consistently, even during rush hour traffic. OC Transpo operates a network of rapid routes which use the Transitway to connect communities with the O-Train light rail system. Additional bus routes also use segments of the Transitway. The Transitway opened in 1983 with five stations. The network expanded greatly to include over fifty stations at its peak. In the 2010s, the central segment of the Transitway began reaching capacity, with buses bumper to bumper. To combat this, segments of the Transitway were closed in 2015 to allow conversion to a higher capacity light rail line, which opened in 2019 as the Confederation Lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrhaven
Barrhaven is a suburb of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located about southwest of the city's downtown core. Prior to amalgamation with Ottawa in 2001, Barrhaven was part of the City of Nepean. Its population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 103,234. Geography Barrhaven is approximately bounded to the north by the Greenbelt, to the east by the Rideau River, to the west by Highway 416, and to the south by the new Half Moon Bay development along Cambrian Road south of the Jock River. The area is diagonally bisected by CN rail tracks. Barrhaven is surrounded by rural areas and farmland, with the exception of the growing Riverside South area across the Rideau River. Directly south of Barrhaven is Manotick, a commuter town of the city. Barrhaven's nickname is Farrhaven due to its far distance to and from the city centre of Downtown Ottawa. Barrhaven is divided into several areas: Barrhaven proper or Old Barrhaven is the westernmost part of the neighbourhood, lying between Ced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manotick, Ontario
Manotick ( ) is a community in Rideau-Jock Ward in the rural south part of the City of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is a commuter town, suburb of the city, located on the Rideau River, immediately south of the suburbs Barrhaven, Ontario, Barrhaven and Riverside South, Ottawa, Riverside South, about from downtown Ottawa. It was founded by Moss Kent Dickinson in 1864. He named the village 'Manotick', after the Algonquian languages, Algonquin word for 'island'. It has been part of the City of Ottawa since amalgamation in 2001. Prior to that, it was located in Rideau Township, Ontario, Rideau Township. According to the 2021 Canadian census, 2021 Canadian Census, Manotick had a population of 5,315. History The village of Long Island Locks was first settled in 1833.Ottawa City and counties of Carleton and Russell Directory, 1866-7 In the 1830s, a small settlement formed in the area of the newly-constructed Long Island canal lock, locks on the Rideau Canal, but there was no devel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OC Transpo Routes
OC Transpo is a public transit commission that operates 170 bus routes, three O-Train, light rail lines, and a paratransit system in Ottawa and the National Capital Region (Canada), National Capital Region. General information The last two digits of route numbers correspond to service area: * 00s and 10s – Downtown Ottawa, Central * 20s – Gloucester, Ontario, Gloucester * 30s – Orleans, Ontario, Orléans * 40s – Alta Vista, Ottawa, Alta Vista * 50s – Ottawa West * 60s – Kanata, Ontario, Kanata/Stittsville, Ontario, Stittsville * 70s – Barrhaven/Riverside South, Ottawa, Riverside South * 80s – Nepean, Ontario, Nepean * 90s – South Keys/Greenboro NOTE: Routes with a white background operate during select time periods or certain days of the week only. The above is current as of April 27, 2025. Routes Note: services updated as of April 27, 2025. A major route overhaul and changes in the network occurred in 2025 due to the opening of Lines 2 and 4, marketed as "N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
