Guest Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 Since, they are now introducing the new Frequent Routes. I updated my website to display what is currently defined as "frequent", 15 minute frequency between 6am to 6pm (weekdays). Routes: 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 12, 14, 16, 85, 86, 94 (rapid, maybe), 104 (rapid, maybe) , 106, 111, 118 Link to the my webpage: https://otttransit.ca/routes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsbuspage Posted March 27, 2017 Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 I've started seeing the new-style bus stops set up on Bilberry Drive in Orleans and Legget Drive in Kanata. From what I can see, if the stop is served by one or two routes, the destinations will be listed, but not if there are three routes or more. The stops I saw on Legget will be served by routes (63), [66], and [166]. I noticed that route 63 is marked using a white ball with a blue number and outline, which I figure denotes its part-time service on Legget--route 63 does not serve Legget in the peak direction during the morning or evening rush. I'd like to see how OC Transpo indicates part-time service on frequent routes, such as route <11> on Richmond Road near Lincoln Heights Galleria on Sunday mornings, or route <88> on Navaho Drive on weekends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtranspo10 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Stops along Woodroffe between Baseline and Hunt Club have been changed 6 hours ago, tomsbuspage said: I've started seeing the new-style bus stops set up on Bilberry Drive in Orleans and Legget Drive in Kanata. From what I can see, if the stop is served by one or two routes, the destinations will be listed, but not if there are three routes or more. The stops I saw on Legget will be served by routes (63), [66], and [168]. I noticed that route 63 is marked using a white ball with a blue number and outline, which I figure denotes its part-time service on Legget--route 63 does not serve Legget in the peak direction during the morning or evening rush. I'd like to see how OC Transpo indicates part-time service on frequent routes, such as route <11> on Richmond Road near Lincoln Heights Galleria on Sunday mornings, or route <88> on Navaho Drive on weekends. 168 does not go near Legget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsbuspage Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 1 hour ago, OCtranspo10 said: 168 does not go near Legget Corrected. It's route 166. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsbuspage Posted March 29, 2017 Report Share Posted March 29, 2017 The new Transitway, Park & Ride, and Rack & Roll maps are now available on octranspo.com: rtn_map.pdf rtn_park_ride_map.pdf rtn_rack_roll_map.pdf rtn_map.pdf rtn_park_ride_map.pdf rtn_rack_roll_map.pdf rtn_map.pdf rtn_park_ride_map.pdf rtn_rack_roll_map.pdf rtn_map.pdf rtn_park_ride_map.pdf rtn_rack_roll_map.pdf rtn_map.pdf rtn_park_ride_map.pdf rtn_rack_roll_map.pdf rtn_map.pdf rtn_park_ride_map.pdf rtn_rack_roll_map.pdf rtn_map.pdf rtn_park_ride_map.pdf rtn_rack_roll_map.pdf rtn_map.pdf rtn_park_ride_map.pdf rtn_rack_roll_map.pdf rtn_map.pdf rtn_park_ride_map.pdf rtn_rack_roll_map.pdf rtn_map.pdf rtn_park_ride_map.pdf rtn_rack_roll_map.pdf rtn_map.pdf rtn_park_ride_map.pdf rtn_rack_roll_map.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsbuspage Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 I was driving north on Moodie Drive this morning between the Queensway and Carling Avenue, and the bus stops have been replaced there too. I noticed that route 152, which only has a few runs between the former Nortel campus and Bell High School, is marked with a white number in a dark box, which would indicate all-day service, while the old stop had the grey number indicating part-time service: Old: 101 103 152 182 New: [66] [101] [103] [152] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 There's a new sign at Lees/Chapel now, with 95 and 98 highlighted in blue interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTAmissions1 Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 The new routes have now been programmed into the route and schedules tab now. Just have to select April 23 or later to get access to the name changes on some routes. http://www.octranspo.com/routes?lang=en&date=20170424&rte=61 One example for the 61 (from Route 96). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsbuspage Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 These are what the banners look like on the new bus schedules: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsbuspage Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 OC Transpo has posted the Spring 2017 system map on its website. It is an interesting mix of the old and new route colouring schemes, with rapid and frequent routes operating alongside regular and peak-period routes: http://www.octranspo.com/images/files/maps/system_map/systemmap.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipc22 Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 Carling station bubble was not changed on the new map route 6 still displayed and route 103 is missing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCCheetos Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 The new map shows the 87 as a normal (local?) route, but some of the new signs at stops along Heron show it as being a rapid route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsbuspage Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 1 hour ago, OCCheetos said: The new map shows the 87 as a normal (local?) route, but some of the new signs at stops along Heron show it as being a rapid route. I noticed that only the routes being changed in the spring have been updated on the system map. For instance, routes 14, 85, and 111 are designated as frequent routes on some bus stops, but they're still black regular routes on this map. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCL Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 Yesterday was the last day Route 2 operated under that route number, and apparently there were free t-shirts being handed out to passengers who were riding Bus 5141, run 2-9. The t-shirts were created by Andrew King and OC Transpo gave him permission to distribute the shirts. And, someone has taken a picture of Bus 8130 doing Route 11 (renumber Route 2): 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 Spring changes brochure: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ubvso73l2pmn46u/2017.03-New_Spring_Service.pdf?dl=0 94 double deckers are out; And for those are interested in hearing the new exterior stop announcements: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCIBUS Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 Notice they have the new chime? Is that also now being heard inside as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreasv Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 21 minutes ago, MCIBUS said: Notice they have the new chime? Is that also now being heard inside as well? I don't think it's changed (that I remember from today). I did notice a number 1 calling itself a 124 on the external announcements though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oc4526 Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 2 hours ago, MCIBUS said: Notice they have the new chime? Is that also now being heard inside as well? It's audible if your close to the front. 2 hours ago, andreasv said: I don't think it's changed (that I remember from today). I did notice a number 1 calling itself a 124 on the external announcements though. It's the New exterior announcements. It goes ding dong (insert rte # and direction here) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsbuspage Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 There's an old route 182 bus stop on Carling Avenue eastbound between Bayfield Avenue and Burke Road in the Greenbelt. All of the other bus stops on this stretch of Carling have been replaced with new-style route 66 stops: https://www.google.com/maps/@45.3407609,-75.8905347,3a,20.5y,115.11h,86.41t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sAl_JlQK6JrG7vIwJl4jndQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTAmissions1 Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 Jon Willing has published a list of route number changes. Too much to list which I am attaching the link to the tweet below. Final comments: I will admit, I thought the Route 1 would be renamed route 10 to coincide with route 11 (old route 2). Though Route 4 and 5 still exist (I thought they would also renumber those routes too). Start with Route 10 and moving forward, but I guess it would be a bit complex having to renumber and having space for that too. Still a few more service changes (Fall, Winter and possibly Spring 2018) before the remaining route numbers are renumbered to better reflect the Confederation line. Most likely saving the big one for last with the 95. Because it is a crosstown route, they want to be careful on how they spilt the demand from one route into two routes adding that extra transfer on some trips along with the 24/7 service levels. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centralsmt Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 3 hours ago, GTAmissions1 said: Jon Willing has published a list of route number changes. Too much to list which I am attaching the link to the tweet below. Final comments: I will admit, I thought the Route 1 would be renamed route 10 to coincide with route 11 (old route 2). Though Route 4 and 5 still exist (I thought they would also renumber those routes too). Start with Route 10 and moving forward, but I guess it would be a bit complex having to renumber and having space for that too. Still a few more service changes (Fall, Winter and possibly Spring 2018) before the remaining route numbers are renumbered to better reflect the Confederation line. Most likely saving the big one for last with the 95. Because it is a crosstown route, they want to be careful on how they spilt the demand from one route into two routes adding that extra transfer on some trips along with the 24/7 service levels. The proposal when LRT commences was that the current Route 1 (to be renumbered 6 now for some reason) would be split into two, Rockliffe - Rideau (10) and Rideau - South Keys (11), that would obviously will change as the 2 has been renumbered 11. I have heard, however, that the initial proposed changes to Downtown core services could well be revised before LRT does start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsbuspage Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 4 hours ago, GTAmissions1 said: Jon Willing has published a list of route number changes. Too much to list which I am attaching the link to the tweet below: [snip!] Final comments: I will admit, I thought the Route 1 would be renamed route 10 to coincide with route 11 (old route 2). Though Route 4 and 5 still exist (I thought they would also renumber those routes too). Start with Route 10 and moving forward, but I guess it would be a bit complex having to renumber and having space for that too. Wikipedia has a list of the proposed route numbers available below, subject to change, of course: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OC_Transpo_routes#On_Track_2018 Based on this list and presentations made by the City from time to time, routes serving downtown Ottawa will be numbered from 5 to 19, skipping 13 and 15. Because of this, I commented in another thread that route 5 will be the last remaining OC Transpo route to keep its OTC-era number once this round of route renumbering has been completed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCIBUS Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 Why skip 15? I can see 13 as its BAD LUCK!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centralsmt Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 1 hour ago, MCIBUS said: Why skip 15? I can see 13 as its BAD LUCK!! Both numbers could well be used for any future services. As I said above the proposals are not set in stone and I believe some councillors who represent the Downtown areas have expressed some concerns about the proposed changes to some routes, particularly the splitting of the 1 & 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waiting for 30 Minutes Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 2 hours ago, Centralsmt said: Both numbers could well be used for any future services. As I said above the proposals are not set in stone and I believe some councillors who represent the Downtown areas have expressed some concerns about the proposed changes to some routes, particularly the splitting of the 1 & 7. It's funny, because the original proposal had every route being split in the core, except the 14. In my own experience, there is a significant amount of cross-town traffic on the 1 and 7. Perhaps there was feedback from said councillors regarding that. Same could be said about the old 2 though, but the 1 and 7 are not nearly as long as the 2 was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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