Stage 2 (Transit Committee): 10 September, 2026
At Transit Committee on 10 September, staff updated Council on the state of Stage 2 expansion, including Stage 2 East testing and Stage 2 West flood impacts.
Topic
Stage 2 East
A collection of 10 issues
Stage 2 Update (Transit Committee) - 11 June, 2026
At Transit Committee on 11 June, Council received an update on Stage 2 progress.
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 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
Transit Committee - 24 November, 2025
On the 24th of November, Transit Committee met for its sixth and final meeting of the year. The meeting link, for those interested, was uploaded to YouTube here.
As the last Transit Committee meeting of the year, discussion centered around the budget. It includes $47 million in funding from the
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
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,
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,