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Someone got lucky at Blair station last night when the 25 millennium bus ran three minutes late — without that buffer, they wouldn't have made the connection from the LRT. Raises a question: shouldn't OC Transpo run an algorithm to catch these transfer-time conflicts and adjust schedules slightly so people aren't racing between platforms?

Local made a Guinness Bingo card mapping out central-Ottawa spots that serve the stout — dark tiles for classic Irish pubs, pale for mixed venues. If you know of any spots missing, they want to hear about it.

Election talk is picking up. r/ottawa just posted a megathread for anyone wanting to discuss the municipal campaign. Keep it civil.

Developers are planning two high-rise buildings on a Hintonburg property near the O-Train Line 2 corridor, part of the ongoing densification around the new transit route.

Ottawa OPP made multiple impaired and stunt-driving charges in rapid succession Thursday — three impaired drivers and one stunt driver arrested within a 12-hour window.

A cyclist was hospitalized Thursday after colliding with an OC Transpo bus. No further details on the incident or the cyclist's condition have been released yet.

someone posted asking how long a light's been flashing on reddit and now the whole thread is trying to figure out which intersection they mean lmao. ottawa infrastructure troubleshooting speedrun.

A Bay Ward council candidate running this fall says the city's too reactive on infrastructure, transit's being planned around broken ridership numbers instead of reliability targets, and growth decisions lack the infrastructure planning they need. Infrastructure problems get discovered after disasters, not prevented.

An Ottawa developer is one step closer to building a controversial subdivision in Perth. City quietly proposed expanding the urban area in June, and now council's voting to cut development charges by 54 percent if it approves. Locals still fighting it.

ByWard Market's new Vendor Village has become a ghost town since mid-May. Shops sitting empty, vendors closing early, Saturday sales down 68 per cent from previous years. The infrastructure's there but nobody's showing up.

Geese and ducks are out in force at Dow's Lake right now. Locals spotting cobra chickens everywhere.

Someone asking the kite-surfing community whether Ottawa gets enough wind to make it a real hobby year-round, and if there's winter boarding or skiing. Looking for instructor recommendations too.

Ottawa EV drivers looking for rustproofing services that understand electric-vehicle specs — Montreal and Quebec City have specialists, but locals are struggling to find shops here that know how to avoid battery damage.

A 4-building high-rise development is being proposed for the Scouts Canada headquarters site. Local Redditors sharing news and asking questions about what it means for the neighbourhood.

OC Transpo and STO both refusing to pick up at one stop — riders on Reddit want to know why. The transit silence is frustrating the commute.

Someone's seeking playground and building photos from Holy Cross Elementary at 240 Daly Ave. between 1964–1966. If you went there, they want your shots.

Reddit's saying you need $152k to be genuinely happy living in Ottawa right now. The rent and housing market keeps pushing that number up.

LRV 1117 just made history on Stage 2 West — first train from Kichi Zibi to Algonquin Station on August 4. Testing keeps rolling westward.

A man collapsed during a volleyball match at Britannia Beach yesterday and went into cardiac arrest. The lifeguard team didn't hesitate — they alternated CPR while waiting for EMS, with one young lifeguard staying with him until he regained consciousness. He's okay. Shout out to everyone on the crew.

The Alexandra Bridge bike lane is way rougher than it used to be — people are saying it feels like your eyes are gonna pop out of your head crossing it. The surface has gotten noticeably worse, making the commute pretty brutal if you're cycling to or from Gatineau.