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** Skippdog posted these tongue-in-cheek tips for riding OC Transpo during a snowstorm : ** 1. If you see a bus coming, run as fast as you can, pushing people out of the way in order for you to board. ...

How would you improve OC Transpo? That’s one of the topics of discussion at LiveJournal’s OC Transpo community. Some suggestions so far: ** ** * Implement a Global Positioning System * Singing bus drivers * Buses that run all night * Make the buses go to Carp ** Read all the comments or post your own here… ...

** Five ways to fix Kanata Centrum #5: Where should the bus stop? ** [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/centrum-oc.jpg) OC Transpo’s Terry Fox bus station is currently on the far east side of Kanata Centrum, tucked in behind the AMC Theatres. Why not move it more to the centre of Centrum? ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/centrum.jpg) The Kanata Centrum was supposed to be a new city centre for suburban Kanata. It was supposed to be a place where pedestrians and cars could co-exist. But it didn’t quite work out that way. It’s not friendly to cars or pedestrians. ...

There’s a cool new tool on the OC Transpo web site: a bus stop search using Google Maps. Just type in your address, and little icons pop up showing nearby stops. You can also look up stores that sell passes & tickets . ...

There’s a conversation on the LiveJournal OC Transpo site about strange items and unsual activities seen on OC Transpo buses. Can you top any of these observations? * Someone tuning a guitar * Someone playing the flute * A guy brushing his teeth * Someone clipping their toe nails * Someone with a Christmas tree * Planks of wood * A lawn mower ** Related: ** Ottawa Transit Guide

From Patrick Crozier’s Transport Blog : There are no good bus stops. They range from the bearable to the truly appalling. At best you get an only-partially-vandalised shelter with some plastic seats and an LED display - the accuracy of which I wouldn't like to vouch for. ...