OC Transpo

[Richard Eade]

That is very true, phil235. Terrible service is not attractive for riders.

However, IF OC Transpo can actually provide 99.5% (and that’s still about 300 cancelled runs each day), then that is an improvement. I can look at the schedule and have 99.5% confidence that an average bus/train will arrive on schedule. Of course, in reality, most of the canceled trips will be from the most frequent/popular routes – so those routes will have less than 99.5% chance of coming when scheduled.

I am happy that things are improving, reliability-wise. But as you point out there is a LONG way to go before the service is considered ‘Good’ by many people’s standards.

[Richard Eade]

Originally Posted by Uhuniau

The Transit Nerds of this world need to start rattling the cage more on data transparency from OC Transpo. It is not good.

They give and they take:

Transit Nerds might have a new Webpage to look at, but the older one that shows the undelivered trips has not been updated for a couple of weeks now.

[ponyboycurtis]

Some good news on the OC Transpo front.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/o-...eover-with-new-special-constable-office/

So far it seems like Rick Leary is coming in swinging.

[J.OT13]

Heritage Ottawa streetcar finds new home in Smiths Falls
Streetcar 696 has moved to the Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario.

Author of the article:By Michael McBean, Special to the Citizen
Published May 26, 2026



https://ottawacitizen.com/news/heritage-ottawa-street-car