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Here’s what to expect from OC Transpo’s free service weekend this month

OC Transpo says transit riders can participate in more than just free rides the weekend of Sept. 26 and 27.

Transit delays affect Kanata-to-downtown commute test

In another instalment of CTV News Ottawa’s return-to-office stress test, I took OC Transpo from the Katimavik-Hazeldean area of central Kanata to our downtown studio while my colleague, Peter Szperling, drove the same general route.

Community groups call on Ottawa municipal election candidates to lower transit fares, build bus-only lanes

A group of community organizations are calling on candidates for mayor and councillor in Ottawa’s municipal election to support lowering OC Transpo fares and creating bus-only lanes on major transit corridors.

Several OC Transpo park and ride lots at less than 50 per cent capacity as public servants return to office

Several OC Transpo park and ride lots have been at less than 50 per cent capacity this month as public servants return to the office and post-secondary students head to school, particularly in the Barrhaven and Kanata areas.

Barrhaven bus commute highlights ongoing concerns over delays and reliability

A morning rush-hour race from Barrhaven to downtown Ottawa highlights both the advantages and frustrations commuters face as more federal public servants make the return to office.

Rush hour race tests city transit as federal workers return to office

As more federal public service workers return to the office and with students back in school, CTV News Ottawa put the city’s transit system and roadways to the test during the morning rush hour commute.

Pre-trial running on O-Train East Extension to begin in early October, no date for LRT opening

OC Transpo plans to begin pre-trial running on the O-Train East Extension into Orléans in early October, as it takes steps to open the light-rail transit line between Blair Station and Trim Station.

This is why OC Transpo cancels hundreds of bus trips

Buses running more than 20 minutes late continues to be the top reason for bus trip cancellations by OC Transpo, but fewer trips are being cancelled due to a lack of available vehicles.

OC Transpo sees fewer riders on buses, O-Train for 7 straight months

Fewer people are travelling on OC Transpo buses and the O-Train, with seven straight months of ridership drop on Ottawa’s transit system.

OC Transpo loses estimated $690,000 in revenue due to broken fare readers

OC Transpo lost an estimated $690,000 to $960,000 in revenue due to fare machine failures on OC Transpo buses and Para Transpo vehicles over an 18-month period, according to the transit service.

O-Train passengers delayed on first day of new weekday schedule

Regular service on O-Train Line 1 resumed Monday afternoon, several hours after part of the line was shut down for repairs.

OC Transpo’s Fall schedule begins today. New Express routes, more frequent O-Train service

OC Transpo rolls out its new Fall schedule and service changes today, with new Express routes and schedule adjustments designed to keep commuters moving this fall.

OC Transpo says Moodie Station redesign an option following Canada Day flood damage

OC Transpo’s general manager is not ruling out a redesign of Moodie Station on the O-Train’s Western Extension but says it’s “too early to definitively determine” whether it’s needed or what it could involve.

OC Transpo facing multi-million-dollar deficit as ridership only 67% of pre-pandemic levels

OC Transpo is on the road to a multi-million-dollar budget deficit this year due to lower ridership, but the City of Ottawa is anticipating the Ontario government drops $47 million into the fare box this year as part of the upload of the O-Train system to Metrolinx.

OC Transpo boss insists public transit ‘ready’ for return of public servants this fall

The head of OC Transpo insists the transit system is ready for an influx of riders on the O-Train and buses this fall as public servants and students return to Ottawa this fall.