There will be further proactive steps taken to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and help protect the safety of LRT operators and the customers they serve. Doors Closest to Line 1 Operator Cabs Are Temporarily Closing Following the successful implementation of rear door boarding on conventional buses, starting today, OC Transpo is implementing a similar…
Council takes unprecedented action to address LRT issues The City of Ottawa issued a Notice of Default to Rideau Transit Group, the company responsible for maintaining the Confederation Line, following direction from City Council. This escalation of the City’s legal rights is in response to Rideau Transit Group’s failure to address significant issues with train and station availability, and the multiple failures that have…
Transit Commission approved the development of a busking program. It defines the selection, approval, registration, scheduling, and on-going management of buskers at Line 1 stations. As a result of best practice research and a benchmarking exercise, the final busking program contains the following elements: Annual application and audition process via a selection committee consisting of…
From: General Manager, Transportation Services Department To: Mayor and Members of Council and Transit Commission Date: February 14th, 2020 Further to the February 8, 2020 memo (“Payment Memo”), the following memo provides the Mayor and Members of Council and Transit Commission with the specific provisions of the Project Agreement (“PA”) that require the City to…
Memo from John Manconi dated January 27th to City Councillors Many of you have asked for more information about the power issue that affected trains over the weekend and today, which resulted in a reduction in the number of trains available for service. Throughout the course of this past weekend, there were several instances where…
On December 18th, the Transit Commission received an update on both O-Train Line 1 and bus service. Councillor Kavanagh inquired about absenteeism and the reliability of the bus service. Mr. Manconi informed the commissioners that OC Transpo is in the process of hiring, training and deploying over 100 new bus drivers over the next 6…
Progress is being made to O-Train Line 1 service; Priority remains on improving service for our customers; Focus remains on resolving Train Control Monitoring System (TCMS) Door operations Vehicle on Board Controller (VOBC) Track switches Ridership September 2019 was 9.14 million customer trips; this was 3.7% higher than ridership in September a year ago; October…
The buses will be in operation and staffed as of this coming Monday, December 2. The buses are being staged at the Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Baseball Stadium. The purpose of this dedicated fleet of buses is to allow OC Transpo to provide R1 replacement bus service to supplement the Confederation Line, should there be…
Visit the links below to read copies of the environmental assessment reports that were submitted as part of the LRT projects. The report for LRT Stage 2 will soon be available on the new project page. The team is in the process of migrating the data from the original site to the new site at…
Read the presentation on the O-Train Confederation Line and Bus Service Update from the Transit Commission meeting held November 20th, 2019. Topics covered in the presentation: 1. Service Enhancements for Our Customers;2. Rail Service, including door issues;3. Bus Service;4. Communications & Customer Information;5. Ongoing Improvements to Stations & Issues;6. Winter Operations.