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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

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