Community volunteers working to make Phase 1 of the Ottawa Bank Street O-Train Subway happen from Billings Bridge to Portage & Terrasses de la Chaudière
Ottawa, Canada
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FriendsOfBankStreetOtrain retweeted
We need a subway under Bank street from Wellington to South Keys. Lansdowne 2.0 would flourish.
FriendsOfBankStreetOtrain retweeted
The brutal irony here is we could really use a bank street LRT that goes from the core to billings would make Landsdown a more accessible site and better suited to hosting events and farmers market accessibility. @BankStOtrain
FriendsOfBankStreetOtrain retweeted
#ottawa needs a bold vision for transit. Bank Street is packed daily and only growing. A subsurface LRT along Bank would ease congestion, connect communities, and future-proof the city. Let’s stop patching and start planning for real. #OttLRT #BankStreet
FriendsOfBankStreetOtrain retweeted
Bc it’s not being built in the right place for the right reasons. The North-South LRT corridor was basically canceled to appease developers along East-West corridor who owned land. Like many of Jim Watson’s donors. Building a Bank street subway would alleviate many problems…
FriendsOfBankStreetOtrain retweeted
I don't know that there's actually much buzz around a Bank Street O-Train but the reasons listed here as to why one would be smart are right
The Bank Street O-Train Subway concept is popular because it tackles Ottawa’s biggest headaches: traffic gridlock, growing urban density, and the need for a fast, weather-proof way to get people across the city, especially as the population surges past 1.6 million.
People love the idea because it would make commutes smoother—connecting Bank Street’s busiest neighborhoods, major event spots like Lansdowne, and even across the river into Gatineau, all while supporting local businesses and making the city more attractive for students, workers, and visitors.
For Confederation Line 1, a Bank Street subway would be a true game-changer: it would give riders a convenient north-south link, take pressure off the east-west line during busy events, and make the overall transit network way more flexible and resilient by improving connections and cutting down on lengthy detours or bus transfers.
Add in the fact that it’ll help Ottawa adapt to harsher winters and growing sustainability demands—plus widespread support from community leaders and sports fans—and it’s clear why so many are pushing for this to be Ottawa’s next big transit move.
FriendsOfBankStreetOtrain retweeted
NO! Extend the proposed Bank Street LRT to Hull. Money better well spent!
FriendsOfBankStreetOtrain retweeted
We asked Google’s Gemini Artificial Intelligence to explain why the Ottawa Gatineau Bank Street O-Train Subway concept is gaining in popularity. We hope you enjoy the response
FriendsOfBankStreetOtrain retweeted
1) A subway that would start at Rideau, then go underneath Bank to South Keys.
2) Get Bank Street rehabilitated between Riverside and Lester because it’s a rough ride along that stretch.
FriendsOfBankStreetOtrain retweeted
Great to see progress at Kichi Zìbì Station! Now let’s talk about core capacity—Bank Street is long overdue for a north-south LRT. It’s one of Ottawa’s busiest corridors and needs real investment, not just surface fixes. #OttLRT #BankStreet #OttCity
FriendsOfBankStreetOtrain retweeted
The Bank Street O-Train Subway concept gains popularity in Ottawa for addressing chronic congestion on a vital north-south corridor, offering weather-proof underground transit amid harsh winters, boosting accessibility to shops, universities, and Gatineau, and supporting densification while cutting car reliance and emissions—polls show over 50% resident support.
It would benefit Confederation Line 1 by feeding more riders via interconnections (e.g., at Rideau), enhancing east-west efficiency, reducing overall network congestion, and increasing total ridership by 10-20% per estimates.
FriendsOfBankStreetOtrain retweeted
The idea of a Bank Street LRT or subway comes up pretty often in discussions about improving Ottawa's transit, especially for handling the big crowds at Lansdowne shown in the video.
While a transit corridor for Bank Street is part of the city's long-term transportation master plan, it's currently an unfunded project, so there’s no official timeline for when it might get built.
FriendsOfBankStreetOtrain retweeted
An underground LRT line beneath Bank Street would honestly do wonders for the city
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