Route 25 service snapshot: 27 July - 23 August
Summer service means less traffic and more reliable runtimes on Route 25, but problems with bunching and cancellations remain and will inevitably ramp up into the fall.
Timothy Tao
Bus After Midnight, Pt. II: Overnight Service
After the train shuts down, night buses continue to provide service to the city - but with duplication, uncoordinated transfers, and inefficient blocks.
Audit of Bus Service Planning and Scheduling
On the 19th of June, the Auditor General released a wide-ranging audit focusing on scheduling and planning at OC Transpo, with a strong condemnation of both Transit Committee and OC Transpo management's practices over the past 20 years.
Stage 2 Update (Transit Committee) - 11 June, 2026
At Transit Committee on 11 June, Council received an update on Stage 2 progress.
Transit Committee - 11 June, 2026
Transit Committee on 11 June. The meeting provided reasons to be both optimistic and pessimistic, but this is not OC Transpo's first brush with great-sounding action plans, their capacity for long-term planning and Council's ability to supervise such an undertaking remains in question.
Route 48 service snapshot - 13 April-10 May
Route 48 is a local route in Alta Vista, and one of the busiest local routes in the network. An analysis of its schedule reveals inadequate runtimes, erratic travel times, and bunching.
Transit Committee - 14 May, 2026
Transit Committee met for the fourth this year on 14 May. The frequency of meetings has increased since last year, likely in response to criticism that the Committee was not working hard enough to solve Ottawa's transit problems.
This meeting brings mostly good news. An end to the
Bus After Midnight, Pt. I: the last bus of the day
Every day at midnight, transit service stops for the night, only to resume the next morning. Shutting down a transit service is more complex than it seems though, and an examination of late night service on OC Transpo reveals some patterns that are difficult to spot during the more complex
Transit Committee - 9 April, 2026
On 9 April, Transit Committee met for its third meeting of 2026.
This is the first Transit Committee since Rick Leary joined OC Transpo. Bus reliability is improving thanks to the better weather, e-bus deliveries, and lower service requirements during summer. However, the spalling problem with Line 1'
Stage 2 Update (Transit Committee) - 12 March, 2026
This is the second part of my update on Transit Committee on 12 March. The first part can be found here.
Staff presented an update on Stage 2 LRT at that meeting. Stage 2 East achieved substantial completion right before the meeting, which is a big step forwards for that