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OC Transpo says there was a decrease in missed and cancelled bus trips in September as public servants and post-secondary students returned to the transit system after summer vacations.
The pre-trial running for the O-Train East Extension into Orléans is being delayed until November after an issue was detected with the train’s safety-critical software.
OC Transpo says the first of its new 60-foot articulated buses has arrived and is now in service, offering more space for passengers.
The head of OC Transpo says he’s heard positive feedback from riders and bus drivers about the new express routes introduced this fall.
O-Train Line 1 resumed normal service shortly after the morning commute on Monday after an “operating issue” on the line in the east end.
OC Transpo says transit riders can participate in more than just free rides the weekend of Sept. 26 and 27.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
Regular service on O-Train Line 1 resumed Monday afternoon, several hours after part of the line was shut down for repairs.
