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A while back, Ottawa Sun reporter Jon Willing blogged about Ottawa’s Public Transit Bylaw, and the list of infractions and fines that can be levied for a variety of bad behaviour. ** ** Check out the list here. ** ...

1. [ Alphagetti ](https://twitter.com/iHateOCTranspo/status/26018872916) 2. [ An ashtray ](https://twitter.com/iHateOCTranspo/status/25680098616) 3. [ Beer / cigarette ](https://twitter.com/iHateOCTranspo/status/21960050763) 4. [ Burnt fish ](https://twitter.com/iHateOCTranspo/status/25986043004) 5. [ Cat pee ](https://twitter.com/iHateOCTranspo/status/25247718366) 6. [ Despair ](https://twitter.com/iHateOCTranspo/status/26405981296) 7. [ Fish market / beer store ](https://twitter.com/iHateOCTranspo/status/25554869038) 8. [ Hippies ](https://twitter. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/All-available-sizes-DSC01970-Flickr-Photo-Sharing-21_1284316966520.png) Yet another " unknown offence " sign, this one at Queensway Station on the Transitway. Photo by Richard Akerman , used by permission. See more signs like this… ** Related: ** Ottawa OC Transpo Guide

For all of the hate directed towards OC Transpo, sometimes it’s hard to remember that Ottawa has a lot of good bus drivers who enjoy what they do and are genuinely concerned about the comfort and well-being of their passengers. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/oc1.jpg) _ Ottawa _ - The city's transit system is about to improve dramatically according to OC Transpo head, Gil Fallon, who launched new initiatives to improve Ottawa's beleaguered bus service. At a press conference early Wednesday morning, Fallon unveiled a bold new plan that includes personable stop calls, a new 24km articulated bus, and the swift removal of any head grease stains on bus windows. ...

As they do every year around Labour Day, OC Transpo has added, tweaked and changed some bus routes with a goal of improving service . Some of the changes in effect as of today: * Service to new neighbourhoods: 171 in Barrhaven South 184 in Kanata West 122 in Orleans East * Expanded hours & frequency in the evenings for route 94. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/I-Hate-OC-Transpo-28iHateOCTranspo-29-on-Twitter_1281146961239.png) For all you bus ridin' Ottawa folks, check out @iHateOCTranspo on Twitter. “Retweeting articles, tweets & blogs that document OC Transpo’s screw-ups.” ** Related: ** Ottawa OC Transpo Guide

The good citizens of Ottawa have a lot of complaints about OC Transpo. But while grumpy drivers and late buses aren’t going to disappear in the new future, maybe if all of the riders were a little more civil and respectful to one another, a ride to work on the bus wouldn’t be so bad. ...

** #1: ** The OC Transpo Riders' Union is holding a meeting on May 30. ** " ** Currently, we are a group of riders who oppose service cuts and fare hikes, and we are going to collective respond to these. ...

Here’s yet another rant about OC Transpo, this time from XUP, from this post titled " OC Transpo: There are Other Ways to travel " "They tick me off so much each and every day —- with their high percentage of downright arseholerish drivers and filthy, falling-apart buses; with their outrageous expenses for new garages; and with their overall distain for transit riders (let’s ban people with pets, let’s ban people who want to eat or drink on the bus, let’s ban people with strollers, let’s ban people who don’t know where they’re going and ask us stuff or expect us to call out stops, let’s ban old people who can’t get to their seat fast enough, let’s ban people who can’t squeeze through a jam-packed bus to get to the doors before we slam them shut, let’s ban people who aren’t at their bus stops 10 minutes early in case we decide to show up then, let’s just ban all those nasty, smelly people who can’t drive themselves around). ...