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Timothy Tao

Ridership Analysis: Barrhaven-Riverside South

The full dataset can be found in this spreadsheet, or in its original form, in this PDF. This article will analyze ridership patterns in the Barrhaven and Riverside South areas. This includes routes [73], (74), (75), <80>, (99), [110], [170], [171], [173], [175], [176], [198], [199], (270), (271)

Ridership Analysis: Urban East-Beacon Hill

The full dataset can be found in this spreadsheet, or in its original form, in this PDF. Introduction Welcome to the first of tentatively seven (but probably ultimately more) articles analyzing ridership patterns on OC Transpo's bus routes. This will cover the Urban East and Beacon Hill areas,

The case for the Baseline BRT

Background In 2013, the Transportation Master Plan appeared with a Baseline BRT, stretching from Billings Bridge to Algonquin Station in the "affordable" vision, and to Bayshore in the "ultimate" concept. According to city staff, this was the highest priority corridor for BRT in the city. Fast

Updated ridership figures

A short post this time. I've set up a new spreadsheet for OC Transpo's bus ridership figures, covering every period from January 2023 to September 2024. This sheet includes breakdowns by time of day, in addition to overall ridership and weekend/weekday splits. Link here I

OC Transpo: a transit agenda for the New Year

It's 2025, the first segment of Stage 2 has launched, and another network semi-redesign is imminent. OC Transpo is in crisis mode again, with federal dollars not appearing, a crisis of confidence, and a city that wants to cut, cut, cut. What next? In this post, I

Route 14 service analysis: 25th November - 22nd December

This article analyses the service of Route 14 from the 25th November to the 22nd December. Data from Transsee. Here are the theoretical headway charts (it will soon be clear why I say theoretical): Cancellations Over the period of two weeks, Route 14 "achieved" an average of 8.

Bus Ridership Numbers: Initial Thoughts

Through an FOI request to the City of Ottawa, I have obtained OC Transpo's ridership figures for each route, from September 2023 through August 2024. The original version, sent to me by the City of Ottawa, can be found in this link. A cleaned-up version that'

City Council: 11th December, 2024

Introduction On the 25th of November, Transit Commission met to discuss its budget. You can find my summary of that meeting here. On the 11th December, City Council met to discuss and approve the overall city budget, including the transit portions. This article will summarize the portions relating to OC

Route 80 service analysis: 11th November to 6th December

This article analyses the service provided on Route 80 from the 11th of November to 6th December. Data from Transsee. As a reminder, here are headway charts for the <80>: Cancellations Route 80 runs 66 NB and 65 SB trips on weekdays, 36 trips each way on Saturdays,

Lines 2/4 to open 6th January 2025, weekdays only at launch

At a live technical briefing this morning, OC Transpo announced that Lines 2/4 will open on Monday, 6th January, 2025. I will provide details from the briefing as well as timestamps to the linked video. Lines 2/4 opening The Stage 2 South extension will open on Monday, 6th