Jeff Leiper 🛴🚲🚇♻️🚌📊
@jleiper.bsky.social
City Councillor for Kitchissippi ward in Ottawa. Chair, Planning and Housing Committee. Hintonburg resident. Scooter life. Pants-questioning. Born at 325.5 ppm.
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Ottawa, Canada’s capital & 4th largest city (1.1 m residents) just passed a substantial zoning reform that:
—Allows 4-unit buildings on lots citywide
—Increases allowed heights to 6 or 9 stories (& up to 30) on major transit corridors
—Eliminates most parking requirements
—Allows home based retail
—Allows 4-unit buildings on lots citywide
—Increases allowed heights to 6 or 9 stories (& up to 30) on major transit corridors
—Eliminates most parking requirements
—Allows home based retail
New zoning bylaw that could reshape city passes unanimously at council | CBC News
Ottawa city council passed a sweeping overhaul of zoning rules on Wednesday, capping off a years-long process that’s supposed to make it easier to build housing in the city.
www.cbc.ca
January 28, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Ottawa, Canada’s capital & 4th largest city (1.1 m residents) just passed a substantial zoning reform that:
—Allows 4-unit buildings on lots citywide
—Increases allowed heights to 6 or 9 stories (& up to 30) on major transit corridors
—Eliminates most parking requirements
—Allows home based retail
—Allows 4-unit buildings on lots citywide
—Increases allowed heights to 6 or 9 stories (& up to 30) on major transit corridors
—Eliminates most parking requirements
—Allows home based retail
I'm serving as one of the City's deputy mayors for the next few months. My colleagues have passed on how much they enjoy the flag-raisings..with good reason. It was a pleasure to provide remarks and observe Cuba's national day today with His Excellency Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz and the Cuban community.
January 28, 2026 at 10:07 PM
I'm serving as one of the City's deputy mayors for the next few months. My colleagues have passed on how much they enjoy the flag-raisings..with good reason. It was a pleasure to provide remarks and observe Cuba's national day today with His Excellency Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz and the Cuban community.
Great news! Councillors Menard and Johnson have brought notice of their intent to ask City Council to vote on developing compensation for OC Transpo riders. I hope residents will talk to their councillor about supporting it!
January 28, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Great news! Councillors Menard and Johnson have brought notice of their intent to ask City Council to vote on developing compensation for OC Transpo riders. I hope residents will talk to their councillor about supporting it!
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Co-signed. You deserve compensation for the unacceptable level of transit service happening right now.
There's no longer any question: it's time to compensate transit riders for what they're going through. These pictures are heartbreaking - people going to evening shifts, home and family, class.
From the ottawa community on Reddit: Train Evacuation
Posted by WA472P - 136 votes and 43 comments
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January 28, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Co-signed. You deserve compensation for the unacceptable level of transit service happening right now.
It was a steady night at Tom Brown showing residents the plans for renewal of Clarendon/Java/Iona/Faraday/Kenora. Learn more about the project at ottawa.ca/en/city-hall....
January 28, 2026 at 11:51 AM
It was a steady night at Tom Brown showing residents the plans for renewal of Clarendon/Java/Iona/Faraday/Kenora. Learn more about the project at ottawa.ca/en/city-hall....
There's no longer any question: it's time to compensate transit riders for what they're going through. These pictures are heartbreaking - people going to evening shifts, home and family, class.
From the ottawa community on Reddit: Train Evacuation
Posted by WA472P - 136 votes and 43 comments
www.reddit.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:39 AM
There's no longer any question: it's time to compensate transit riders for what they're going through. These pictures are heartbreaking - people going to evening shifts, home and family, class.
OFN and OMIC are taking on advocacy around the Algonquin College program cuts. Algonquin grads' contributions are critical to this city's vibrancy and economy. See the flyer below, and please contact them if you can help.
January 27, 2026 at 7:04 PM
OFN and OMIC are taking on advocacy around the Algonquin College program cuts. Algonquin grads' contributions are critical to this city's vibrancy and economy. See the flyer below, and please contact them if you can help.
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day I joined many of my Council colleagues to mark the occasion at the Holocaust Memorial. Many speakers noted rising antisemitism and even Holocaust denialism in Canada. We all need to do more to combat that.
January 27, 2026 at 6:43 PM
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day I joined many of my Council colleagues to mark the occasion at the Holocaust Memorial. Many speakers noted rising antisemitism and even Holocaust denialism in Canada. We all need to do more to combat that.
This is shaping up to be one of the snowier winters in recent memory! 2019 and 2023 skew the numbers, but we're well above the previous 10-year average for snowfall...
January 27, 2026 at 12:29 PM
This is shaping up to be one of the snowier winters in recent memory! 2019 and 2023 skew the numbers, but we're well above the previous 10-year average for snowfall...
Are you a student at Algonquin? Join us this Thursday night for a chance to pose questions to and hear from a panel of city councillors talking about transit, housing, transportation, infrastructure and more!
www.algonquinsa.com/event/your-w...
www.algonquinsa.com/event/your-w...
Your Ward, Your Voice: A Panel Discussion with Ottawa City Councillors - Algonquin Students' Association
Your Ward, Your Voice: A Panel Discussion with Ottawa City Councillors is an open, town hall–style event designed to give students the opportunity to speak directly with municipal decision-makers. Joi...
www.algonquinsa.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Are you a student at Algonquin? Join us this Thursday night for a chance to pose questions to and hear from a panel of city councillors talking about transit, housing, transportation, infrastructure and more!
www.algonquinsa.com/event/your-w...
www.algonquinsa.com/event/your-w...
Join @railfans.ca, @bettertransitottawa.ca and Jeff for a webinar exploring citizen-led data tools that provide insight into public transit in Ottawa on February 2 at 7 pm. Use the QR code in the flyer below to register or kitchissippiward.ca.
January 26, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Join @railfans.ca, @bettertransitottawa.ca and Jeff for a webinar exploring citizen-led data tools that provide insight into public transit in Ottawa on February 2 at 7 pm. Use the QR code in the flyer below to register or kitchissippiward.ca.
The winter parking ban has just started and continues to 7 pm.
A winter weather parking ban will be in effect today, Monday January 26, between 10 am and 7 pm.
Please note that during a winter weather parking ban, parking is prohibited on city streets so crews can plow easily and effectively.
bit.ly/3YUoDCh
Please note that during a winter weather parking ban, parking is prohibited on city streets so crews can plow easily and effectively.
bit.ly/3YUoDCh
January 26, 2026 at 3:17 PM
The winter parking ban has just started and continues to 7 pm.
I’m heading out again to participate in @railfans.ca train service crowdsourcing effort. If you see a Line 1 train today, submit its train number here: www.railfans.ca/traintracker...
O-Train Line 1 - LRV Tracker
www.railfans.ca
January 26, 2026 at 12:28 PM
I’m heading out again to participate in @railfans.ca train service crowdsourcing effort. If you see a Line 1 train today, submit its train number here: www.railfans.ca/traintracker...
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Heads up Ottawa:
🚘🚫 A Winter Weather Parking Ban will be in effect on Monday, January 26 from 10 am to 7 pm. When vehicles are removed from our streets, the Roads and Parking Services team can clear snow efficiently to create a wide-open roadway.
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🚘🚫 A Winter Weather Parking Ban will be in effect on Monday, January 26 from 10 am to 7 pm. When vehicles are removed from our streets, the Roads and Parking Services team can clear snow efficiently to create a wide-open roadway.
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January 25, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Heads up Ottawa:
🚘🚫 A Winter Weather Parking Ban will be in effect on Monday, January 26 from 10 am to 7 pm. When vehicles are removed from our streets, the Roads and Parking Services team can clear snow efficiently to create a wide-open roadway.
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🚘🚫 A Winter Weather Parking Ban will be in effect on Monday, January 26 from 10 am to 7 pm. When vehicles are removed from our streets, the Roads and Parking Services team can clear snow efficiently to create a wide-open roadway.
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I'll pass on a hold-the-date. Thanks @railfans.ca and @bettertransitottawa.ca for talking transit data with me on February 2.
Notez bien cette date. Merci à @railfans.ca et @bettertransitottawa.ca pour nos échanges sur les données de transport en commun le 2 février.
Notez bien cette date. Merci à @railfans.ca et @bettertransitottawa.ca pour nos échanges sur les données de transport en commun le 2 février.
January 25, 2026 at 5:25 PM
I'll pass on a hold-the-date. Thanks @railfans.ca and @bettertransitottawa.ca for talking transit data with me on February 2.
Notez bien cette date. Merci à @railfans.ca et @bettertransitottawa.ca pour nos échanges sur les données de transport en commun le 2 février.
Notez bien cette date. Merci à @railfans.ca et @bettertransitottawa.ca pour nos échanges sur les données de transport en commun le 2 février.
I've posted the video for this week's Kitchissippi ward newsletter. Watch that here.
J'ai mis en ligne la vidéo du bulletin paroissial de Kitchissippi de cette semaine. Vous pouvez la visionner ici.
J'ai mis en ligne la vidéo du bulletin paroissial de Kitchissippi de cette semaine. Vous pouvez la visionner ici.
Newsletter 464
YouTube video by Kitchissippi Ward
www.youtube.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:00 PM
I've posted the video for this week's Kitchissippi ward newsletter. Watch that here.
J'ai mis en ligne la vidéo du bulletin paroissial de Kitchissippi de cette semaine. Vous pouvez la visionner ici.
J'ai mis en ligne la vidéo du bulletin paroissial de Kitchissippi de cette semaine. Vous pouvez la visionner ici.
My neighbour sent me this photo of a hawk in my backyard while I was out. Sorry I missed that - gorgeous...
Mon voisin m'a envoyé cette photo d'un faucon dans mon jardin pendant mon absence. Quel dommage de l'avoir ratée ! C'était magnifique…
Mon voisin m'a envoyé cette photo d'un faucon dans mon jardin pendant mon absence. Quel dommage de l'avoir ratée ! C'était magnifique…
January 24, 2026 at 7:34 PM
My neighbour sent me this photo of a hawk in my backyard while I was out. Sorry I missed that - gorgeous...
Mon voisin m'a envoyé cette photo d'un faucon dans mon jardin pendant mon absence. Quel dommage de l'avoir ratée ! C'était magnifique…
Mon voisin m'a envoyé cette photo d'un faucon dans mon jardin pendant mon absence. Quel dommage de l'avoir ratée ! C'était magnifique…
Thanks to the Champlain Park CA for inviting me to again judge chili with our community constable DJ, Groomer Dave and Aimee. They've got a great winter carnival underway under sunny skies!
January 24, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Thanks to the Champlain Park CA for inviting me to again judge chili with our community constable DJ, Groomer Dave and Aimee. They've got a great winter carnival underway under sunny skies!
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We now have a bus cancellation tracker available at bettertransitottawa.ca/tracker/canc...
This dashboard lets you view the cancellations on each route for each day and see the gaps in service that get created by each cancellation. You can also see the percentage of cancelled trips per route.
This dashboard lets you view the cancellations on each route for each day and see the gaps in service that get created by each cancellation. You can also see the percentage of cancelled trips per route.
January 23, 2026 at 5:12 PM
We now have a bus cancellation tracker available at bettertransitottawa.ca/tracker/canc...
This dashboard lets you view the cancellations on each route for each day and see the gaps in service that get created by each cancellation. You can also see the percentage of cancelled trips per route.
This dashboard lets you view the cancellations on each route for each day and see the gaps in service that get created by each cancellation. You can also see the percentage of cancelled trips per route.
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Please spread the word to our neighbours about a place to get warm.
@jleiper.bsky.social @catmckenney.bsky.social @arieltroster.com @shawnmenard.bsky.social
@jleiper.bsky.social @catmckenney.bsky.social @arieltroster.com @shawnmenard.bsky.social
Ottawa temperatures are dropping as low as -29°C this weekend. 🥶
Need a place to warm up in Centretown? Visit the Taggart Family Y lobby at 180 Argyle Avenue.
We have seating, wifi, and washrooms. Low-cost meals and snacks are available from Chef Ric's.
Keep safe and bundled up! 🧣
Need a place to warm up in Centretown? Visit the Taggart Family Y lobby at 180 Argyle Avenue.
We have seating, wifi, and washrooms. Low-cost meals and snacks are available from Chef Ric's.
Keep safe and bundled up! 🧣
January 23, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Please spread the word to our neighbours about a place to get warm.
@jleiper.bsky.social @catmckenney.bsky.social @arieltroster.com @shawnmenard.bsky.social
@jleiper.bsky.social @catmckenney.bsky.social @arieltroster.com @shawnmenard.bsky.social
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OC Transpo did a media availability today as well: www.youtube.com/live/nDlzrDm...
OC Transpo Service Update — 2026/01/23
YouTube video by City of Ottawa
www.youtube.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:00 PM
OC Transpo did a media availability today as well: www.youtube.com/live/nDlzrDm...
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OC Transpo update - bus service delivery / fleet numbers, plus LRT Line 1 status
glengower.ca/information/...
glengower.ca/information/...
OC Transpo Update O-Train Line 1 Service Delivery and Bus Service Delivery Action Plan - Glen Gower | Councillor / Conseiller | Stittsville
(Email sent from OC Transpo staff) Mayor and Members of Council, This email is to provide an update on O-Train Line 1 service as well as the weekly update on the key performance metrics used to measur...
glengower.ca
January 23, 2026 at 8:13 PM
OC Transpo update - bus service delivery / fleet numbers, plus LRT Line 1 status
glengower.ca/information/...
glengower.ca/information/...
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Here is a quick City of Ottawa cheat sheet to help you get the help you need in this frigid weather.
January 23, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Here is a quick City of Ottawa cheat sheet to help you get the help you need in this frigid weather.