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“New Flyer” Photo by Justin S. Campbell, via Flickr. (Used under a Creative Commons License.) OC Transpo will carry out “Operation Mask Up” from October 9 to 23 to help change the behavior of the small number of customers failing to comply with OC Transpo’s mandatory mask policy. ...

“New Flyer” Photo by Justin S. Campbell, via Flickr. (Used under a Creative Commons License.) OC Transpo is pleased to announce a new agreement with Scheidt & Bachmann (S&B) to fast track additional contactless fare payment technology on its bus fleet and at O-Train stations with fare gates. ...

Photo: An earlier version of the current and future O-Train system map. New station names have been proposed for the Stage 2 expansion. (Via OC Transpo) OC Transpo has launched a public consultation to select the names for the 24 new stations that are part of the Stage 2 O-Train expansion and wants to hear from you! ...

A concept drawing of Dominion Station, coming in the second stage of LRT construction. (LRT Stage 2 Project) The City of Ottawa wants to know how you plan to get to your Stage 2 Confederation Line West station. The Stage 2 Confederation Line West extension will enhance and encourage active transportation through the creation of new pedestrian and cycling facilities, such as: ...

“New Flyer” Photo by Justin S. Campbell, via Flickr. (Used under a Creative Commons License.) OC Transpo is increasing bus service throughout this month, towards an eventual return to normal summertime service on June 28. Here are some things that are changing as the transit agency adapts to the new normal: ...

“New Flyer” Photo by Justin S. Campbell, via Flickr. (Used under a Creative Commons License.) (Here’s a memo from John Manconi, the city’s general manager of transportation services.) As you know, we have been providing S1 supplemental bus service due to a shortage of trains delivered by RTG last week for service on O-Train Line 1. ...

#throwbackthursday OC Transpo tweeted this on Thursday with a question: “Can you guess the year of the system map seen here?” A couple of people were pretty close, with some guesses for the 1960s or late ’50s. Kudos to Andrée LaFontaine who correctly guessed 1954 or 1955. ...

“New Flyer” Photo by Justin S. Campbell, via Flickr. (Used under a Creative Commons License.) OC Transpo’s winter service starts on Sunday, January 5 and includes schedule changes and improvements to bus service. Visit octranspo.com and use the Travel Planner to see if your regular trips will change. ...

From left: Joel Harden, MPP; Sally Thomas, former paralympian; Sarah Gilbert, citizen transit commissioner, and Shawn Menard, city councillor. (Photo/Devyn Barrie) Joel Harden, MPP for Ottawa-Centre, kicked off a town hall discussion on Nov. 30 simply by saying: “Transit.” This was immediately followed by someone in the audience loudly groaning, which pretty much sums up how residents who attended are feeling towards OC Transpo these days. ...

Here’s Tunney’s Pasture like you’ve never seen it before… Tunney’s LRT station this evening. @OC_Transpo pic.twitter.com/oj9KfhL4Cc — Pat (@fireballxl8) October 7, 2019 The first Monday commute after the end of parallel bus service went fine, says OC Transpo. There were complaints of crowding on trains and at bus platforms, but the service sent along a review of the afternoon run that boils down to “people are people”: ...