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Gemini 7 and Apollo 8 astronaut Frank Borman has died at age 95: https://apnews.com/article/astronaut-frank-borman-died-at-95-ed5eb4edf26a4076a2fef6cc31881aff https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-administrator-honors-life-of-apollo-astronaut-frank-borman/

Speaking of route 24, I don't think any Blackburn Hamlet resident who has a car or can hire an Uber would be willing to take the scenic route through Beacon Hill North to reach the Gloucester Centre. Yes, residents near Innes Road can take route 25 but what about those closer to Louis Riel HS? Also, I realise that riders can access Montreal Station for a transfer, but Line 1 won't service that station until at least 2025. IMHO, OC should keep route 28 as a more direct link to Blair Station until the LRT is extended to Orleans, or offer seven-day dial-a-ride service in addition to the route 24 extension.

According to Stittsville councillor Glen Gower, "The service changes would start in April 2024 after an extensive public awareness campaign." NOTEBOOK: OC Transpo's route review results in service improvements for Stittsville - Glen Gower | Councillor / Conseiller | Stittsville

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If you're disposing of a bus, remember to lift with your knees and not with your back.

I agree that combining routes 11 and 12 with routes 18 and 10, respectively, would help wreck the reliability of the two routes. After all, wasn't route 12 created to improve the reliability of route 2? On another note, I'd be saddened to see route 10 disappear, as it began as the Ann St. streetcar in 1892. It later became the Bronson-Elgin-Ottawa East streetcar, the Bronson trolleybus, and route 4 before evolving into its current configuration. Just out of historic interest, I'd much rather see route 12 become part of route 10 than the other way around. I'd also like to see route 18 preserved in some way, as it dates back to the 51 Britannia in 1959, but not at the expense of route 11, which began as the Cedar St. streetcar in 1895. Speaking about route 51, I'd like to see route 51 operate between Lincoln Fields and Britannia while route 52 runs east to Tunney's Pasture, as these would reflect the old routes 51 Britannia and 52 Dovercourt, which began operating in June 1959 and are still running today as routes 18 and 16, respectively. Again, this is purely out of historic interest.

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I'm more of a visual-type guy with these. It's a big ask but it'd be nice to see a map with the proposed changes, kind of like the old TransPlan brochures.

Good to know. I wonder if CDTA plan to extend the Northway Xpress from Saratoga to Glens Falls, or will they be like Centro leaving the link between Syracuse and Utica/Rome to a third party? BTW, here are some photos of Glens Falls buses I took during my only visit to the city (so far) in September 2004:

One of my neighbours drives a Škoda Yeti with diplomatic plates, a vehicle very rarely seen in Canada!

My kids' school is hosting an Ottawa Public Health COVID-19 and Flu vaccination clinic on Wednesday evening, so after nearly a year and a half since my last jab, my family and I will be going to get our annual shots. I am immune-compromised (diabetes--bacteria absolutely love high blood sugar), but I have been waiting until the vaccines are available to the general public so other patients may be prioritised.

The bus appears to have had blue express lights next to the headsign. The wiki says it was an ex-demo bus, perhaps it was TTC-spec?

OC Transpo have launched a website to provide information and details about the extended O-Train network: https://www.octranspo.com/en/o-train-extension/ One of the pages describes the expected changes to the Ottawa South bus network once the Trillium line reopens next year:

Having grown up in Manor Park and still having many contacts there, it's not buses the residents are complaining about but cars using Hemlock as a major thoroughfare connecting Wateridge and downtown. However, I have a feeling that a number of residents would be happy if the entire city of Ottawa went completely car-free, given their anti-fossil-fuel, pro-active-transportation chatter online. It's as much NIABYism as NIMBYism (not in anyone's back yard), and it's toxic like nothing else.

Actually, I've heard from Councillor King that the eventual plan for route 17 was to route it along Hemlock Road all the way into Wateridge once the road reopens east of the Aviation Parkway. Of course, that will mean upgrades to Hemlock between St. Laurent Blvd. and the parkway, something many Manor Park residents oppose due to concerns about increased traffic.

I just received a 2023 STM system map in the mail (thank you very much!) and I noticed they've gone back to numbering the Metro lines on their maps (1-Green, 2-Orange, 4-Yellow, 5-Blue). I have STCUM maps from 1992-1993 and 1996 and the route numbers were dropped from the maps at some point between those dates:

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If anyone is looking to buy a red-and-white Presto card, the TVM at 925 Belfast Road is still issuing them. I got one this afternoon and the date on the back said it was produced in March 2018 My old green Presto card finally bit the dust...

I guess this would include suspended route 17 as well. There were still one EB and two WB stops marked "Stop Not in Use" along Hemlock Road in Manor Park when I drove by this afternoon.

So, that would date the lease from 1981, but OTC/OC Transpo buses have been using the parkway since 1970. Just out of historic curiosity, does anyone know what the previous arrangement was, either an earlier lease or some other sort of agreement with the NCC?

That's interesting. I drove by the stop yesterday and I see what you mean, but Google Street View shows the stop without route 20 as recently as June 2023: https://www.google.com/maps/@45.444337,-75.637291,3a,15y,24.49h,91.35t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sJSHW_MOaZP-_3ZfX7j6vZw!2e0!5s20230701T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu I wonder why OC replaced the flag when there have been no recent service changes in the area.

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I don't know who installed these signs (OC Transpo, City of Ottawa, or OSEG/Lansdowne), but these wayfinding signs on both sides of Bank Street still use a black number for route 7: https://www.google.com/maps/@45.3988118,-75.6860451,3a,15y,225.24h,99.73t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sqaDIO3Y9NbyzUEgcY2OJdw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu https://www.google.com/maps/@45.3987724,-75.6858275,3a,15y,117.83h,93.01t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sVociBkY5bEDC9AIyWYROzg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu The bus stops themselves use the usual orange numbers.

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I think some clarification is needed here. According to the website, "Effective immediately, adults boarding with a child in a stroller are no longer required to fold the stroller and hold the child in their lap." (emphasis mine).