Stage 2 Update (Transit Committee) - 11 June, 2026
At Transit Committee on 11 June, Council received an update on Stage 2 progress.
Topic
LRT
A collection of 13 issues
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
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
Transit Committee - 12 March, 2026
Another month, another Transit Committee.
The spalling trouble remained unresolved and the surface network remained unreliable throughout February. Adding to these problems, an ice storm whipped through town the day before the meeting, causing Line 1's catenary wires to snap and forcing three days of R1 service on
Transit Committee - 12 February, 2026
On the 12th of February, Transit Committee met for the first time in 2026. The video of this meeting can be found here.
Since the last Transit Committee in November, bus service has continued to deteriorate, and adding to OC Transpo's troubles, most of the Line 1 fleet
Stage 2 Update (Transit Committee) - 11 September, 2025
At Transit Committee, staff presented a Stage 2 update to council. This was a truncated version, due to time constraints, so this article will mostly be a photo dump, providing photos for those who do not wish to trudge through the meeting. Timestamp at 4:49:00.
The relevant document
Stage 2 Update (Transit Committee) - 12 June, 2025
Introduction
This is the second part to my update on the Transit Committee meeting on 12 June, focusing on Stage 2 updates. The first part, covering everything else, can be found here.
The relevant documents are a report to city council at this link and a motion here.
Stage 2
Transit Committee - 10 April, 2025
Introduction
On Thursday, the 10th of April 2025, Transit Committee held its third meeting of the year. Video link here, the meeting begins at 20:45.
This meeting was a head-turner, and featured some good discussion of OC Transpo's reliability problems, and the hard questions needed 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