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Ottawa Citizen blogger David Reevely translates a very wordy memo/letter by Deputy city manager Nancy Schepers re: the new bus garage.

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Welcome-to-OC-Transpo_1258339904022.png) OC Transpo launched a re-designed web site last week. (And it is indeed the same design that we blogged about way back in June.) ** ** One important update is a new section called " Live Transit Updates " that shows daily route changes including detours and cancellations. ...

Here’s a rant that is destined to become a classic. Written by XUP , after spending over an hour to bus home when it would have taken ten minutes to drive the same distance. Sample just one paragraph of ten: “You do everything in your power to discourage transit users and yet some of us just won’t give up. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/new-oc-transpo-site.jpg) Is this the new OC Transpo Web site? Someone posted a link to http://www.octranspo1.com/ over on the LiveJournal OC Transpo Community . If it’s not an official prototype - it’s a great fake that OC Transpo should adopt as their own. ...

A few weeks back, we asked for your name suggestions for Ottawa’s downtown transit tunnel. Officially it’s called “DOTT” (Downtown Ottawa Transit Tunnel) but we think we can do better. Here’s what you came up with: * Larry's Basement * Ottawa Underground * Capitunnel * Be-Lo-Train * [fill in name] + "bunker", e. ...

David Reevely on OC Transpo’s proposed food ban on OC Transpo buses: No. No, we do not want to consider a no-food policy. The very idea is patronizing and insulting. Bad enough the service is as poor as it is — now you won't be able to eat an apple or a chocolate bar during your 45-minute trip home after work or class? ...

Eric Darwin has a great post on his West Side Action blog about some of the ideas and issues regarding interprovincial transit in Ottawa/Gatineau . ** ** He was at a transit study meeting earlier this week and made some notes. ...

We’re jumping the gun here - still a lot of approvals, consultations, and financing to go through - but we thought it would be fun to start thinking about a name for Ottawa’s new tunnel. It needs a good nickname like the Chunnel (England/France) or even Boston’s “The Big Dig”. ...

It’s been 50 years since the last streetcars ran in Ottawa. April 30, 1959 was the last day of operation. Here are a few links: * [ Colour photos of Ottawa streetcars ](http://transit.toronto.on.ca/streetcar/4754.shtml) * [ Colour video of Ottawa streetcars ](http://www. ...

Craig Davey emailed us today: “I just wanted to let you know that I have updated OC Transpo Network with the current transit schedules: http://octranspo.net It’s worth a look. During the transit strike, Craig’s web site was updated regularly with videos and other useful links. ...