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Lansdowne To Be Considered By Council Nov. 7 - THE BULLDOG

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John Langstone @johnlangstone.bsky.social · 1d

Will council (let alone us) have time to read and digest the information before the final vote being called.

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The Myths About Lansdowne: POTTER

Vehicles registered to Ford cabinet ministers caught by speed cameras more than 20 times | Globalnews.ca

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John Langstone @johnlangstone.bsky.social · 4d

Perhaps getting rid of photo radar altogether is Ford's solution to cabinet ministers getting fined?

My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 6d

You've got to be kidding...

Multiple vehicles assigned to Ontario cabinet ministers have been slapped with over $3,300 in speeding-related fines -- many of them caught on automated speed cameras. Average: 17 km/h over the limit.

This is all @isaaccallan.bsky.social & his FOI skills.

#OnPoli

Documents obtained by Global News reveal that, over three years, vehicles registered to Ford’s cabinet minister received more than $3,300 in fines for speeding.

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John Langstone @johnlangstone.bsky.social · 5d

A list of some infrastructure projects that could be funded instead of Lansdowne 2.0. What are your priorities? Does your councilor know what you think?
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Ottawa City Council is preparing to spend $419 million on Lansdowne Park

YouTube video by Better Ottawa, with Neil Saravanamuttoo

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Ottawa could apply for provincial funding to build Lansdowne 2.0, minister said

John Langstone @johnlangstone.bsky.social · 5d

Lansdowne 2.0 before housing/LRT/infrastructure money from the Province? Priorities indeed.

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The City of Ottawa could apply for provincial funding to help build the Lansdowne 2.0 project, according to Ontario’s minister of sport.

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Lansdowne 2.0: The Opportunity Costs We'll Feel Every Day

John Langstone @johnlangstone.bsky.social · 5d

And from Ontario's Sports Minister on the Lansdowne 2.0 debacle, “We’ve talked about it,” Neil Lumsden is quoted as saying. “It’s a fantastic idea.” Sports facilities before critical municipal infrastructure from the Sports Minister indeed.

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Or: How we've been told to stop worrying, close our eyes, and just say "Yes"

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John Langstone @johnlangstone.bsky.social · 6d

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Not driven by owners of vacant office property or legacy business interests downtown indeed.

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Stephanson Doesn't Get Work-At-Home: MULVIHILL - THE BULLDOG

Municipal city manager Wendy Stephanson has it all wrong when it comes to ordering employees back to the office effective in January.

6 Things We'll Lose by Spending $500m to Renovate Lansdowne

John Langstone @johnlangstone.bsky.social · 6d

What we lose for more for more money in Lansdowne 2.0

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YouTube video by Better Ottawa, with Neil Saravanamuttoo

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John Langstone @johnlangstone.bsky.social · 6d

Sutcliffe promises indeed.

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Promises, Promises, Your Worship - THE BULLDOG

Frequent Bulldog commenter Miranda Gray on mayoral promises. She sure nails this one.

The Unbearable Lightness of Being Wilson Lo: Will He or Won't He?

John Langstone @johnlangstone.bsky.social · 11d

Where does Wilson Lo stand on Lansdowne 2.0?

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On Sprung structures, Lansdowne 2.0, and deciding whether you want to be a political maverick.

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John Langstone @johnlangstone.bsky.social · 13d

Looking at the Sir Robert Borden and the elementary school scenario here, do we still believe safety is the prime reason for the cameras? The trick in my neighborhood is a big 50 km/hr sign with a much smaller easy to miss 40 km/hr school zone sign right after.

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Speed Cameras: Revenue Over Safety: BENN - THE BULLDOG

The City of Ottawa is frequently guilty of overplaying its hand. And not just on speed cameras.

Potter Disputes Sutcliffe Lansdowne Message - THE BULLDOG

John Langstone @johnlangstone.bsky.social · 13d

"Highly selective messaging. There is no affordable 🏠at #Lansdowne. It will be luxury units. And then the Mayor rolls out his go-to message: "it costs taxpayers much less than doing nothing." This is false as the City's own Auditor General shows."

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University of Ottawa Professor Evan Potter takes issue with Mayor Mark Sutcliffe's fiscal description of Lansdowne:

Hill Gets Speed Cameras Right: BENN - THE BULLDOG

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John Langstone @johnlangstone.bsky.social · 14d

"Rather than adopt a take-it-or-leave-it or if-you-are-not-with-me-you’re-against-me attitude, why not focus on how to achieve the stated goal (safety for school children) while addressing the concerns about the abuse of authority?"

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What would be an appropriate compromise on operating hours for speed cameras?

Lansdowne's The Big Mayoral Test: BENN - THE BULLDOG

John Langstone @johnlangstone.bsky.social · 15d

This is an interesting take on next year's mayoral race here in Ottawa. Different positions on the deeply flawed Lansdowne 2.0 could make the coming council vote interesting.

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Is the upcoming Lansdowne 2.0 vote a litmus test for next year’s mayoral election?

No Gov't Subsidies For Sens: Globe - THE BULLDOG

John Langstone @johnlangstone.bsky.social · 16d

So why does the mayor want to subsidize Lansdowne 2.0?

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The Globe and Mail takes a strong editorial board stand again giving money to professional sports teams for stadiums and arenas:

How Many Council Votes Back Lansdowne? - THE BULLDOG

John Langstone @johnlangstone.bsky.social · 16d

We're getting closer to making the right decision. Why indeed is the mayor pushing a half billion dollar expense for smaller facilities with a business model that looks a lot like the money losing Lansdowne 1.0.

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uOttawa professor Evan Potter has done a head count on support for Lansdowne:

Gov't Raises Housing Obstacles: BENN - THE BULLDOG

John Langstone @johnlangstone.bsky.social · 18d

So what are the chances that the private sector with profit maximization as it's goal will improve housing affordability?

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There is now a glut on the market of high-rise rental towers in Ottawa. Two towers under construction at the corner of Maitland Avenue the Baseline Road are

Ask Developers What Housing In Demand: BENN - THE BULLDOG

John Langstone @johnlangstone.bsky.social · 19d

Developers build to maximize profit, and the Official Plan and new zoning by-law enables it. But do people want to live in what is being built?

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Here’s an idea. Ask the developers what type of housing their customers want to purchase

Sutcliffe Flops On Transit Fix: BENN - THE BULLDOG

John Langstone @johnlangstone.bsky.social · 22d

Election season is coming. One wonders what diversions the Sutcliffe team will come up with to keep this issue from being front and centre?

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What has Mayor Mark Sutcliffe fixed on LRT in his three years in office?

LRT Project Management Is Short Of Poor: BENN - THE BULLDOG

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John Langstone @johnlangstone.bsky.social · 27d

This sadly is a pretty accurate summary of the situation. Just brutal.

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Not enough buses. Why? The city decided, back in 2019, when the LRT was launched that it would need fewer buses. On the surface this sounds like a reasonable

Riders Condemn New Ways To Bus - THE BULLDOG

John Langstone @johnlangstone.bsky.social · Sep 10

Ottawa staff seem to have found a winning formula to make getting around the city as time consuming as possible.

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This is part of the discussion from a Stittsville mother's Facebook page:

Sports teams do almost nothing for cities—so why do we waste millions on stadiums?

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John Langstone @johnlangstone.bsky.social · Sep 8

Sports teams do almost nothing for cities—so why do we waste millions on stadiums?

This is an older article, but worth a read. Is there any guarantee that the Red Blacks will still be around to fill the new smaller north stands?

www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/7f1f7d5...

Big Sport makes all the profits and the cost to taxpayers is outrageous

www.theglobeandmail.com

Better Ottawa - Tiger Team

John Langstone @johnlangstone.bsky.social · Sep 5

Help Deliver Lansdowne Flyers Across the City

Can you help to deliver “Half a Billion for Lansdowne?” flyers in the first half of September?

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Join the Tiger Team

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John Langstone @johnlangstone.bsky.social · Sep 2

A Quote from today's Globe and Mail article, "How to breathe new life into Ottawa's ailing core,"

"Ottawa is too big and should be broken up into urban and rural municipalities."

The concept of de-amalgamation has an interesting ring to it to me.