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Timothy Tao

Stage 2 Update (Transit Committee) - 17 March, 2025

On the 17th of March, a Monday, Transit Committee met for the second meeting of the year. Video link. Meeting begins at 16:50. The Stage 2 update presentation begins at timestamp 3:35:30 in the video. Introduction In January, the city disbanded the LRT Subcommittee. Light rail updates,

Transit Committee - 17 March, 2025

On the 17th of March, a Monday, Transit Committee met for the second meeting of the year. Video link. Meeting begins at 16:50. Routine Update Renée Amilcar was unavailable, and the regular was presented by Bart Cormier, Director of Strategic Communications and External Relations at OC Transpo. The presentation

Investigation of the Trillium Line Training Program

Introduction On the 10th of February, 2025, the Auditor General's Office released a report on the training program for DROs (diesel rail operators) on Lines 2 and 4. This document is less damning for what it says about the training program itself, than for what it says about

Route 51 snapshot: 27 January-23 February

This article presents a "snapshot" of service on Route 51 between the 27th of January and 23rd of February in 2025. Data from Transsee. Cancellations Over the period of four weeks, the route saw an average of 9.6% cancellations. Eastbound (towards Tunney's Pasture) cancellations were

Ridership Analysis: Nepean, Part II

The full dataset can be found in this spreadsheet, or in its original form, in this PDF. Introduction This article is the second of a two-part on Nepean, split down the middle. The first part can be found here. This will cover routes 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85,

Transit Committee - 13 February, 2025

On Thursday, the 13th of February 2025, Transit Commission ... I mean, Transit Committee met for the first time in nearly three months to receive updates from OC Transpo's management on a variety of information. The video link can be found here. Before we begin, note that Vice-Chair

Ridership Analysis: Nepean, Part I

The full dataset can be found in this spreadsheet, or in its original form, in this PDF. Introduction This article is the first in a two-part series, split in a completely arbitrary fashion because the bars do not fit on the graph without making them small and impossible to

Upper Government Funding: No Replacement for a Responsible Municipal Government

Introduction With two elections this year, Ottawa has received very good news on two fronts. First, on the 27th of January, the federal government announced $18 million a year to go towards OC Transpo's capital expenses. Then, on the 4th of February, the provincial Progressive Conservatives and Liberal

Route 85 snapshot: 6th January - 2nd February

This article presents a "snapshot" of service on Route 85 between 6th January and 2nd February. All data sourced from Transsee. Cancellations Over a period of four weeks, the route saw a 7.4% cancellation rate eastbound and 5.0% westbound, with an average of 5.9% in

LRT Sub-Committee disbands; the City of Ottawa must create a transparency culture

Introduction The LRT Sub-Committee formed in February 2023, following the release of the province's Ottawa Light Rail Transit Inquiry, which among other things, found that City Council's oversight of Phase One was inadequate, partly blocked by the Mayor for political reasons. According to the City,