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Transit Ottawa @transitottawa.bsky.social · 1d

For Transit Committee, staff published a report on reliable bus service. However, City Council still fails to grasp the tradeoffs required to provide reliable transit service.

#OCTranspo #Ottawa

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Improving Bus Service Reliability Report (Transit Committee) - 11 September, 2025

As part of Transit Committee's motion requesting a plan to achieve reliable service by the end of 2027, staff presented a report on improvin...

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Transit Ottawa @transitottawa.bsky.social · 14d

On 11 September, staff presented a Stage 2 update to Transit Committee.

#Ottawa #OCTranspo #Stage2

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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 wi...

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Transit Ottawa @transitottawa.bsky.social · 16d

On 11 September, Transit Committee met with a packed agenda. Councillors express support for reliable service, but continue to fail in providing oversight and understanding the tradeoffs involved in reaching reliable service.

#OCTranspo #Ottawa

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Transit Committee - 11 September, 2025

Introduction On 11 September, 2025, Transit Committee met for its fifth meeting this year. The meeting video can be found at this link . Re...

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OC Transpo @octranspo.com · Sep 2

👀🚏A new pilot project is brewing! Stay tuned for an announcement.

Coming soon signage covering an electric device at OC Transpo bus stop.

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Transit Ottawa @transitottawa.bsky.social · Aug 28

(acknowledging that traffic is lower in the summer, and that seasonal adjustments are necessary to run reliably all year round)

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Transit Ottawa @transitottawa.bsky.social · Aug 28

Route 5 generally operates with good service reliability outside the PM Peak. Its example demonstrates how OC Transpo can run reliable service on its frequent routes.

#OCTranspo #Ottawa

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Route 5 Snapshot: 28 July-24 August

Introduction This article discusses service quality on Route 5 between 28 July and 24 August. Route 5 was created as part of New Ways to Bus...

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City of Ottawa @en.ottawa.ca · Aug 25

Stay informed with Ottawa City Council and Committee Meetings!
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Stay updated on the latest discussions shaping #OttCity.
#OttPoli #Ottawa

In the background, an empty City of Ottawa Council room. Overlayed is a blue text circle with Listen Live on the top right corner.
In white text: "Ottawa City Council and Committee Meetings"

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Transit Ottawa @transitottawa.bsky.social · Aug 12

OC Transpo's scheduling system is an outlier. There are efficiencies and service improvements to be found - but that requires a change in how OC Transpo approaches bus scheduling and network design.

#OCTranspo #Ottawa

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Bus Scheduling, Part III: Efficiencies, Improvements, and Flexibility

Introduction This is the third and final part of the series on bus scheduling. The first two parts can be found here . Remember that OC Tr...

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Transit Ottawa @transitottawa.bsky.social · Jul 22

Travel in Ottawa is increasingly trending towards suburb-to-suburb trips, and public transit is falling behind.

#OCTranspo #Ottawa

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Travel Markets and Public Transit

Introduction As part of the Transportation Master Plan process, the City commissioned a study into travel called the "Transport Trends Rep...

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Transit Ottawa @transitottawa.bsky.social · Jul 11

At Transit Committee on 12 June, staff presented an update on Stage 2 works.

#OCTranspo #Ottawa

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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, ...

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Transit Ottawa @transitottawa.bsky.social · Jul 9

Transit Committee met on 12 June for its fourth meeting this year. In the face of far-reaching problems, councilors chose to debate petty matters instead, missing the mark on providing overall guidance and direction to OC Transpo.

#OCTranspo #Ottawa

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Transit Committee - 12 June, 2025

Introduction On 12 June, 2025, Transit Committee met for the fourth time this year. You can find the meeting video here . This meeting was ...

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Better Transit Ottawa @bettertransitottawa.ca · Jul 8

BTO is fighting for a transit system that is useful and reliable by focusing on smaller scale projects and changes to internal operations. We support bus lanes on corridors such as Bank St and Carling Ave, and we are working on solving the bus shortage.

Want to know more? Have ideas? Contact us!

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Transit Ottawa @transitottawa.bsky.social · Jun 11

City staff have put up a revised Transportation Master Plan. Give the revisions a read.

#TMP #Ottawa
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Transportation Master Plan Update

Moving in the right direction Ottawa has grown into a city of one million residents. Over the next 25 years, that number is expected to grow to more than 1.4 million. With that kind of growth, we need...

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Transit Ottawa @transitottawa.bsky.social · Jun 10

Renée Amilcar will step down as GM of Transit Services on 18 July. This presents an opportunity for bold vision at OC Transpo:
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#OCTranspo #Ottawa

Renee Amilcar leaves OC Transpo, path forward is unclear

Introduction Renée Amilcar announced early this month that she would resign from her position as General Manager at OC Transpo, and move t...

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Riley Brockington @riverwardriley.bsky.social · Jun 3

The City Manager has informed City Council that OC Transpo General Manager Renée Amilcar will leave her post on July 18, 2025.
Amilcar began her tenure at OC on October 18, 2021.

Troy Charter will serve an Interim GM of Transit Services.

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Transit Ottawa @transitottawa.bsky.social · May 26

Route 11 is a complex service which requires good coordination and management to run reliably. With this in mind, service quality on this route is a good indicator of OC Transpo's abilities overall.

#OCTranspo #Ottawa

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Route 11 snapshot: 28 April-25 May

Introduction This article will discuss service quality on Route 11 between 28 April and 25 May, which is a period of four weeks. As always, ...

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Transit Ottawa @transitottawa.bsky.social · May 21

OC Transpo claims that interlining "increase[s] efficiency" and "permits more flexibility," but there's a good reason why their practices are out of line with industry standards.

#OCTranspo #Ottawa

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Bus Scheduling, Part II: Interlining

Introduction This is the second part of a three-part series. To read the first part on runtimes and layovers, click here . In this article,...

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Transit Ottawa @transitottawa.bsky.social · May 18

Reliable service is an essential part of any transit system, and that includes a schedule that reflects real-world conditions. However, OC Transpo's schedules are often quite fragile.

#OCTranspo #Ottawa

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Bus Scheduling, Part I: Run Times, Layovers, and Propagating Delays

Introduction Reliability is a major concern for both OC Transpo and its passengers. According to OC Transpo's own surveys, reliability of se...

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Steve Munro @swanboatsteve.bsky.social · May 10

TTC management will be asked to look at schedule design, service management and the possible use of AI to improve service quality. Are they asking the right questions? stevemunro.ca/2025/05/10/s...

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Transit Ottawa @transitottawa.bsky.social · May 9

It's certainly true that the concrete of the system (the train) is oriented towards downtown, but the bus operations are a mess in general and I personally don't feel they orient around peak direction travel so strongly.

YMMV

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Transit Ottawa @transitottawa.bsky.social · May 8

The choice to cut midday train service to save $1.6 million was the stupidest idea they've had in a while.

But there is more peak service because peak demand is higher and easier to serve with transit. And many people say peak service is indirect, erratic, or infrequent, with no clear reason why.

(chart from the Transport Trends report, which shows double the rate of tripmaking during peak periods compared to the midday)

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Transit Ottawa @transitottawa.bsky.social · May 8

In Ottawa's transit advocacy scene, it is orthodoxy that more funding will fix our problems, but this is not necessarily the case.

#OCTranspo #Ottawa

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Funding OC Transpo: comparisons and thoughts

Introduction It is orthodoxy in Ottawa's transit advocacy circles that OC Transpo is underfunded. Advocacy groups from Ottawa Transit Riders...

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Ottawa Transit Riders 🇨🇦🍁 @otttransitriders.bsky.social · May 5

Here's hoping that OC Transpo listens to riders and makes adjustments as necessary. ottawacitizen.com/news/oc-tran...

People have lost trust in OC Transpo, riders group says on free-fare weekend

OC Transpo rolled out major overhauls to more than 100 bus routes on April 27.

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Transit Ottawa @transitottawa.bsky.social · Apr 27

New Ways to Bus is a meaningful change, but it's not the radical realignment needed at OC Transpo, which can't happen with existing institutions and structures in place.

#OCTranspo #Transit

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New Ways to Bus: no new paradigm for OC Transpo

After two years of consultation , recommendations , and delays ( mostly delays ), New Ways to Bus goes into effect today, the 27th of April...

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Transit Ottawa @transitottawa.bsky.social · Apr 26

I do think there are ways that OC can do “more,” starting with their scheduling … the bus fleet deterioration is entirely on council though.

Possibly the 18-22 council. The buses have been ordered now, but the manufacturers have enormous backlog.

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