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OC Transpo closes all Line 1 station bathrooms due to vandalism, needles
OC Transpo says it has temporarily closed bathrooms at all Line 1 LRT stations due to a broad increase in vandalism and "needle use."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/lrt-line-1-bathrooms-closed-9.7148490?cmp=rss

CBC Ottawa 16h ago

OC Transpo appointed managers who fell short of job requirements, says city AG
An auditor’s investigation has found that some management positions at OC Transpo were filled with candidates who didn’t meet minimum qualifications.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/oc-transpo-appointed-managers-who-fell-short-of-job-requirements-says-city-ag-9.7148545?cmp=rss

Lent but not yet returned 3d ago

I had an *actually pleasant* ride on an #OCTranspo bus today (the 6 Rockcliffe, to boot 🤯 IYKYK) It’s been so long I had forgotten what it’s like. This city once had good transit and I miss it so much.

CBC Toronto 4d ago

OC Transpo hires former TTC boss as new general manager
Rick Leary, who headed the Toronto Transit Commission from 2017 to 2024, will take the helm at OC Transpo.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/rick-leary-transit-ottawa-toronto-boston-9.7144348?cmp=rss

CBC Ottawa 4d ago

OC Transpo hires former TTC CEO as new general manager
Rick Leary, who headed the Toronto Transit Commission from 2017 to 2024, will take the helm at OC Transpo.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/oc-transpo-hires-former-ttc-ceo-as-new-general-manager-9.7144348?cmp=rss

CBC Ottawa 5d ago

OC Transpo deficit for last year swells to $52M
The shortfall came from lower fare revenue and dashed hopes of bailout money, as the transit deficit sinks even lower than the $47 million previously forecast.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/oc-transpo-deficit-for-last-year-swells-to-52m-9.7143015?cmp=rss

Edwin G.

Mar 21

Ottawa will be trying bus only lanes on Bank St

https://ottawa.citynews.ca/2026/03/21/city-to-pilot-bus-only-lanes-on-bank-street/
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Ottawa mettre à l’essai des voies réservées aux autobus sur la rue Bank

// Article en anglais //

#Ottawa #OCTranspo

City to pilot bus-only lanes on Bank Street

City of Ottawa staff are recommending the implementation of bus-only lanes on Bank Street that could help decrease travel times.

CityNews Ottawa

CBC Ottawa Mar 21

What is arcing and why does it keep snapping the overhead LRT wires?
OC Transpo has blamed electric arcing for three power failures on the LRT. CBC’s Arthur White-Crummey spoke with transit officials and an engineer to find out why it keeps happening.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7131034?cmp=rss

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Edwin G.

Mar 18

One thing that I noticed from those pictures, the trains don’t have their pantographs?
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Une chose que j’ai remarquée sur les photos, les trains n’ont pas leurs pantographes?

#Ottawa #OCTranspo #OTrain

Edwin G.

Mar 17

The 3 trains that are located west of Moodie station on OCTranspo O-Train line 3 cannot be redeployed for service on line 1.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/lrt-cars-idle-single-car-service-9.7131390
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Les 3 trains qui sont situés à l’ouest de la station Moodie de la ligne 3 de l’O-Train d’OCTranspo ne peuvent pas être redéployés pour le service sur la ligne 1.

// Article en anglais //

#Ottawa #OCTranspo #OTrain

3 LRT cars are sitting idle in the west end. Why can't they be redeployed? | CBC News

The head of Ottawa's transit committee is asking whether light rail cars currently devoted to OC Transpo's yet-to-open western extension could be redeployed to help bolster service that's been depleted elsewhere.

CBC