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Timothy Tao

Transit Commission Meeting - 25 November, 2024

On Monday, the 25th of November, the Transit Commission met to discuss the budget, which was carried to City Council with some amendments. On the 13th of November, the City of Ottawa released its draft budget for 2025. The full Transit budget book can be found as a PDF here.

Route 88 service analysis: October 28th to November 24th

This article analyses the reliability and behaviour of OC Transpo's route 88 over a period of four weeks, from Monday, October 28th, to Sunday, November 24th. Data from Transsee, as always. Cancellations * October 28th: 8 EB, 10 WB * October 29th: 9 EB, 11 WB * October 30th: 7 EB,

Route 12 service analysis: October 14th to November 10th

This article analyses service on route 12, which runs from Blair to Parliament through Vanier, over the four-week period from October 14th to November 10th. The data is sourced from Transsee. Cancellations * October 14th: 1 EB, 1 WB * October 15th: 7 EB, 2 WB * October 16th: 2 EB, 5

Analysis: Bank St bus lane through Old Ottawa South

Between September 29 and October 18 this year, the City of Ottawa implemented a counter-peak bus lane on Bank Street between Chesley Street and Aylmer Avenue; this lane was supposed to be active between 2:30 PM and 4:30 PM, but signage was mistakenly installed indicating that the

R2 service analysis: September 30th to October 27th

This article covers service on the R2 over a period of four weeks from September 30th to October 27th. The data was retrieved from Transsee. I was heavily inspired by Toronto's Steve Munro to start this series, and hopefully shed some light on OC Transpo's hideous

What is Transit Ottawa?

What is Transit Ottawa? For years, OC Transpo has been in decline. It's plain to see: service cuts which come annually, irregular service meltdowns which increase trip cancellations to 5% or more, and anemic ridership growth. Even though I don't live in Ottawa full-time anymore,