by Glen Gower | Nov 23, 2023 | Information
(Originally published by the Ottawa Citizen, November 22, 2023.) Transit is essential to our city. Without transit, Ottawa cannot function. Right now, OC Transpo struggles with low rider confidence, partly due to LRT issues and partly due to an underperforming bus...
by Glen Gower | Nov 16, 2023 | Notebook
La version française suit Budget 2024 This week Transit Commission approved OC Transpo’s 2024 draft budget. The estimated gross operating budget is $767.8 million, an increase from the $732.2 million (or 4.9%) compared to 2023. The 2024 transit budget will align with...
by Glen Gower | Nov 3, 2023 | Notebook
La version française suit The results from OC Transpo’s route review are in, and I see lots of positives for Stittsville. The changes reflect resident feedback received through the route review process launched earlier this year, as well as your feedback to me...
by Team Stittsville | Oct 27, 2023 | Information
La version française suit The City’s Light Rail Sub-Committee received a progress update today on the O-Train extension project(link is external). All three extensions expanding the O-Train network farther south, east and west are advancing well. On the O-Train Line 1...
by Glen Gower | Oct 13, 2023 | Notebook
La version française suit Updates on LRT disruption and root cause review This week our committee received the most detailed and comprehensive review to date on the axle bearing issue that has caused three full or partial shutdowns on O-Train Line 1 since August...
