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Thanks to Colin Guillas for sending along this photo of a smashed OC Transpo bus shelter on Castlefrank Road near MacNeil Court. The ad is for Mike’s Hard Lemonade and says “IF IT AIN’T BROKE, BREAK IT”. Not the greatest choice of a call-to-action. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/kayaktrench.jpg) _ Westboro _ Flooding of the OC Transpo Transitway trench that runs from Westboro Station to Bayview Station began yesterday after residents of the area successfully lobbied City Hall to convert the 4 km stretch of trench into a kayak commuting canal. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/catdriver.jpg) _ Ottawa _ New OC Transpo boss John Manconi was criticized after the launch of the new CATS-ONLY bus service earlier this week on account the feline transportation system will cost a reported $7 million. Using highly skilled cat drivers, the new cat bus service will be used to pick up cats from around the city and bring them to their requested destinations. ...

“Canadian Police College (CPC) Post-Blast Scene Technicians Course exercise: Decommissioned OC Transpo Bus explosion. For more details, visit: http://www.cpc-ccp.gc.ca/en/PBLAST_Exercise_OC_Transpo " (via iheartoctranspo ) ** See also: ** Ottawa OC Transpo Guide If you liked this post, please consider subscribing to our blog via email, Twitter, Facebook or RSS. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/octranspofirstclass2.jpg) _ Ottawa _ After a year of complaints against both its service and public transit conditions, OC Transpo announced today it will be launching an all-new, First Class, preferred service transit option for those wishing to commute or travel throughout the city in high-class style. ...

Received this email today from Shad Qadri, the City Councillor for Stittsville: Dear Residents, I wanted to share some good news with the community after working on the Scotia Bank Park & Ride program for some time. ...

Cool aerial shot from Chuck Clark , re-published here by permission. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure this is at the bus depot on Industrial Road. [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/5893616497_9bd5f347e6_z.jpg) ** ** ** See also: ** Ottawa OC Transpo Guide ...

Saw this over on the excellent Public Transit In Ottawa blog : ** See also: ** Ottawa OC Transpo Guide If you liked this post, please consider subscribing to our blog via email, Twitter, Facebook or RSS. Thank you. ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/26-31July2011.jpg) Illustration by [ Lia Hiltz ](http://www.liahiltz.com/) ** It was the dead of winter, a dark early afternoon. ** A hard day's work. Blizzard. I had waited so long in the cold for my first bus that when I caught the 85, I knew I’d be late for massage therapy. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/iheartoctranspo2.png) Ben Wood sent me a note to tell me about the launch of his new blog, I (Heart) OC Transpo . Ben has been taking the bus in Ottawa since he was born. (As a newborn he rode the bus home from the hospital with his parents, back in December 1984. ...