University of Ottawa

             

University of Ottawa

The Rideau Canal is the oldest continuously operated canal system in North America, and in 2007, it was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In addition, there are 24 other National Historic Sites of Canada in Ottawa, including: the Central Chambers, the Central Experimental Farm, the Chateau Laurie, Confederation Square, the former Ottawa Teachers' College, Evangeline Block, Lauri er House and the Parliament Buildings. Many other properties of cultural value have been designated as having "heritage elements" by the City of Ottawa under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act.The public transit system is operated by OC Transport, a department of the city. 

An integrated hub-and-spoke system of services is available consisting of: regular buses travelling on fixed routes in mixed traffic, typical of most urban transit systems a bus rapid transit  system which is a high-frequency bus service operating on the transit way (a network of mostly grade-separated dedicated bus lanes within their own right of way) and having full stations with Park & Ride facilities, further supported by on-road reserved bus lanes and priority traffic signal controls; a light rail transit system known as the O-Train operating on one north-south route (the Trillium Line); and a door-to-door bus service for the disabled known as Transpolar. Both OC Transport and the Quebec-based Society de transport de disputatious  operate bus services between Ottawa and Gateau. Construction is underway on the Confederation Line, a 12.5 km  light-rail transit line , which includes a 2.5 km tunnel through the downtown area featuring three subway stations. The project broke ground in 2013, with operation scheduled to start in 2018. A further 30 kilometers and 19 stations will be built between the two O-Train Lines by 2023.

The city is served by two freeway corridors. The primary corridor is east-west and consists of provincial Highway 417 designated as The Queen sway and Ottawa-Carlton Regional Road 174 formerly Provincial Highway 17 a north-south corridor, Highway 416 (designated as Veterans' Memorial Highway), connects Ottawa to the rest of the 400-Series Highway network in Ontario. Highway 417 is also the Ottawa portion of the Trans-Canada Highway. The city also has several scenic parkways such as Colonel By Drive, Queen Elizabeth Driveway, the Sir John A. MacDonald Parkway, Radcliffe Parkway and the Aviation Parkway and has a freeway connection to Auto route 5 and Auto route 50, in Gateau. In 2006, the National Capital Commission completed aesthetic enhancements to Confederation Boulevard, a ceremonial route of existing roads linking key attractions on both sides of the Ottawa River.