bsnider001 Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 8 hours ago, Dexter249 said: And it won't change in 2026 due to amalgamation, Ottawa as a city is doomed unless we get rid of the rural bits. Welcome to Auto-wa. Make sure you ask Mike Harris about amalgamation... I'm sure he'd love to hear from you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waiting for 30 Minutes Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 9 hours ago, Dexter249 said: And it won't change in 2026 due to amalgamation, Ottawa as a city is doomed unless we get rid of the rural bits. Getting rid of the rural bits will lose three councillors, leaving 15 conservative-to-centrist suburban wards (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24) to six left-leaning urban wards (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loud-Invero Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 6360 side sweep (take a guess...) a BMW. Looks like the BMW was using the slip lane and didn't yield to the bus. Baseline/Merivale Plaza, bus was running as 88 Hurdman. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loud-Invero Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 Took the bus for the first time in months after dropping my car at the shop. I'd forgotten how expensive fares are. Almost $4! Jeez, no wonder I don't use the bus often. Car dependency cost just as much as monthly bus fare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianBrick1 Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 I hope OC Transpo mentions something about a 50th anniversary celebration soon. It would suck if they did nothing for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loud-Invero Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 4 hours ago, CanadianBrick1 said: I hope OC Transpo mentions something about a 50th anniversary celebration soon. It would suck if they did nothing for it The 50th anniversary was August 2022. They did nothing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianBrick1 Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 23 minutes ago, Loud-Invero said: The 50th anniversary was August 2022. They did nothing. Oh shoot I thought it was 1973. Although that doesn't surprise me they did nothing. Sucks we can't have an agency who cares about it's history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loud-Invero Posted February 15 Report Share Posted February 15 1 hour ago, CanadianBrick1 said: Oh shoot I thought it was 1973. Although that doesn't surprise me they did nothing. Sucks we can't have an agency who cares about it's history It's not the agency. It's the politicians - Thou shalt not be named... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waiting for 30 Minutes Posted February 15 Report Share Posted February 15 16 hours ago, Loud-Invero said: It's not the agency. It's the politicians - Thou shalt not be named... Politicians deal with policy and budgetary matters, not operational matters (which includes communications/marketing). Plus, there's more value in recognising and celebrating transit rather than the company, such as the 150 years of transit in Ottawa marked in 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianBrick1 Posted February 15 Report Share Posted February 15 The least OC could've done was at least mention it on Twitter or do a mini celebration with a website or something. I also would disagree with the value and recognition. I think both are equally important since OC Transpo is the current provider of service. TTC, BART, OCTA they all celebrated anniversaries like that. But we're past that now. Hopefully something is done for the Confederation Line 10th anniversary or the O-Train 25th anniversary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loud-Invero Posted February 15 Report Share Posted February 15 4 hours ago, Waiting for 30 Minutes said: budgetary matters That what I was alluding to. Can't spend on a single penny extra to celebrate 50 years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter249 Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 17 hours ago, Loud-Invero said: That what I was alluding to. Can't spend on a single penny extra to celebrate 50 years... Bold of you to assume they have money to spend with all these cuts that are coming. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flalex72 Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 On 2/15/2023 at 2:54 PM, CanadianBrick1 said: The least OC could've done was at least mention it on Twitter or do a mini celebration with a website or something. I also would disagree with the value and recognition. I think both are equally important since OC Transpo is the current provider of service. TTC, BART, OCTA they all celebrated anniversaries like that. But we're past that now. Hopefully something is done for the Confederation Line 10th anniversary or the O-Train 25th anniversary The Virtual Museum (https://www.octranspo.com/en/virtual-museum/) marked the event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMTheBusFan Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 I was shocked to find that the bus shelter at St-Laurent / Coté (8604) completely disappeared (literally) overnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loud-Invero Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 3 hours ago, TMTheBusFan said: I was shocked to find that the bus shelter at St-Laurent / Coté (8604) completely disappeared (literally) overnight. Didn't you get the memo? You're supposed to get rained/snowed on while waiting 30 minutes+ for your bus. They did the same with the 85 at Carling/Ritchie despite Carling stops not being adjusted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZümmyZüm Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 On 2/22/2023 at 9:16 PM, Loud-Invero said: Didn't you get the memo? You're supposed to get rained/snowed on while waiting 30 minutes+ for your bus. They did the same with the 85 at Carling/Ritchie despite Carling stops not being adjusted. lot of shelters are being removed to either replace or repair. there's no way to remove/replace at the same time. its you'll also notice plenty of new shelters being put up where they once were not, unfortunately this winter a lot of shelters were also the victims of snow plow whacks, not permanently damaged but definitely in need of repair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oc4526 Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 On 2/22/2023 at 5:56 PM, TMTheBusFan said: I was shocked to find that the bus shelter at St-Laurent / Coté (8604) completely disappeared (literally) overnight. The same with the one at Holland Cross (Holland/Scott) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZümmyZüm Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 On 2/25/2023 at 3:15 PM, Oc4526 said: The same with the one at Holland Cross (Holland/Scott) I wouldn't be surprised if this stop is slated to be eliminated in the near future. Far too often it causes buses to miss to left turn and wait 3+ minutes to get into Tunney's Pasture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianBrick1 Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 What routes have a majority of double deckers running on the weekend, and are there more running during the summer? Wanted to know because I'd like to try and get on one but I only have the weekend to do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oc4526 Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 16 minutes ago, CanadianBrick1 said: What routes have a majority of double deckers running on the weekend, and are there more running during the summer? Wanted to know because I'd like to try and get on one but I only have the weekend to do it The one route that i'm aware of is the 6 (select trips on the weekend) But not sure if they are being used during the winter this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianBrick1 Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 48 minutes ago, Oc4526 said: The one route that i'm aware of is the 6 (select trips on the weekend) But not sure if they are being used during the winter this year. Thank you. This will be helpful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZümmyZüm Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 12 hours ago, Oc4526 said: The one route that i'm aware of is the 6 (select trips on the weekend) But not sure if they are being used during the winter this year. It’s up to the operator right now, for example my run is “60DD” which gives me the option, I choose 60ft bus when leaving the garage and I believe everyone is doing the same this booking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomb Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 1 hour ago, ZümmyZüm said: It’s up to the operator right now, for example my run is “60DD” which gives me the option, I choose 60ft bus when leaving the garage and I believe everyone is doing the same this booking I am curious, why choose the 60 ft instead of the DD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsnider001 Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 15 hours ago, CanadianBrick1 said: What routes have a majority of double deckers running on the weekend, and are there more running during the summer? Wanted to know because I'd like to try and get on one but I only have the weekend to do it 14 hours ago, Oc4526 said: The one route that i'm aware of is the 6 (select trips on the weekend) But not sure if they are being used during the winter this year. I have seen some double decker buses on the 6 the past couple of times I've been downtown. But unsure of which trips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCL Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 7 minutes ago, tomb said: I am curious, why choose the 60 ft instead of the DD? A '60DD' run is a run planned by management where articulated buses is the preferred bus type. But if there are bus availability issues at the garage, a double decker maybe assigned. If the bus placer gives the operator a choice in a 60DD run, then the operator will tell the bus place his/her desired bus type. Many operators at OC do NOT like driving double deckers, mainly because of dwell time on stop-and-go routes. There are also other reasons that I won't bother going into. Remember, DDs were mainly purchased to be assigned to long-distance bus routes where they picked up passengers in a concentrated location and drop-off at a concentrated location. Over the years, DDs have gradually been put onto Transitway and mainline stop-and-go routes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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