Sinkholes, winter-weary trains, and political upheaval have held the Confederation Line light-rail transit back from a seriously overdue opening.
Pimisi, one of the 13 Confederation Line stations still waiting to deliver light rail to Ottawans.City of Ottawa
By
Tracey Lindeman
“Get ready for rail.”
At first the slogan for Ottawa’s new transit project felt like a command. Then it was a question mark, and now it’s a desperate plea—as if the city could will into existence a light-rail plan that has been talked about for the better part of 20 years.
