#ottcity #transit #justice Even after 7 PM today #octranspo was diverting buses from the transit-way east of Lincoln Fields so the wealthy Island Park residents can have 'bike days' on it.

#ottawacity Think of how many hundreds of busses are diverted every weekend, delaying thousands of riders and burning millions in extra fuel.

This is not climate action or resource equity.

#NCC stop #greenwashing #bikedays

Helpful #octranspo customer service confirms that the subsequent 8:18 departure was cancelled as well, for same reason, no driver. No buses for 45 minutes or more on route 85 this morning.

Beaverton: Toronto man who moved to Ottawa feeling right at home after seeing how shit their transit system is https://www.thebeaverton.com/2023/08/toronto-man-who-moved-to-ottawa-feeling-right-at-home-after-seeing-how-shit-their-transit-system-is/ #satire #canada #commentary #FeaturedPost #OCTranspo #Toronto #transit #Ottawa #subway #bus #LRT #ttc

I daresay, the #octranspo drivers should have to take the bus to work.

They drive around in expensive personal vehicles and treat people who take the bus like we are the lowest of the low.

If the transit system is inadequate for them, then how can it be ok for the rest of us?

#octranspo #ottcity #cdnpoli this is about us too #canada

"Public transit in the U.S. is notorious for being infrequent and unreliable. Americans had to wait 17 minutes on average to get on public transit in 2022, while 45% of Americans have no access to public transportation at all. And while the U.S. spends billions in funding every year, transits across the nation like the MTA, RTA and SEPTA are finding themselves in a fiscal crisis. Ultimately it’s the riders who are paying for the deficit. So just how did public transit in the U.S. get so awful? And can it be improved?"

https://youtu.be/0nsPGMoXqX0

#octranspo route#63 chassis#4617 is running late because the driver is insisting that riders scan their paper transfers.

#OCTranspo chassis#4810 route#164 the driver did not want to give a day-pass in exchange for two of the tickets I got from the school bus authority due to route cancellation. He kept saying “that’s not how it works” but I had paid with two tickets for myself and a seven year old who does not require a ticket. Why are they so obsessed with fare extraction? Why do they refuse to honour tickets? #FareStrike

@octranspo_en I am already drunk on my own power! This is awesome, thank you. Not a lotta public transit in my immediate future (definitely still good to know) but come the fall! 👏👏👏 #ottawa #octranspo #ottbike

As the O-train is down (again), and the mayor has released another pro-car op-ed, I took the time to write the mayor and my city councillor about the kinds of transportation infrastructure they are prioritizing. You can too!

Tell them you want reliable public transportation & safe infrastructure.

Mark.Sutcliffe@ottawa.ca

#Ottawa #OttBike #OttWalk #RoadSafety #TrafficSafety #PublicTransportation #IWalkedHere #IBikedHere #GetOutside #ActiveTransportation #OttCity #OCTranspo #OTrain

Ottawa has the BEST trains.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-lrt-shut-down-bearing-r1-1.6909303

#Ottawa #LRT #OCTranspo

How is it that “other agencies” have unilateral control over our transit system?! Hopefully next year OCTranso will come to their senses and tell them no.

The system is there to be used as is. lines will form, sure, but free transit and closed Booth means no problems using the street as an overflow area.

#OttTransit #Ottawa #OCTranspo https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/bluesfest-pimisi-station-1.6895805

On my way
downtown for #EnoughIsEnough #EnoughIsEnoughON #EnoughIsEnoughOtt #Justice4Workers #OCTranspo #OttCity https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM26dUdXU/

Me, watching the endless traffic leaving downtown: I should leave early to go to the train station in case the LRT is extra busy with race weekend.
LRT Station: *crickets*
#Ottawa #OttTraffic #ocTranspo #PublicTransit

#OCTranspo has a customer satisfaction survey, today is the last day to send them feedback:

https://www.octranspo.com/en/news/article/wed-like-your-feedback/

#Ottawa #OttBike

If i can add $10 to my Tims Card and have it ready to use by the time I’m at the front of the line, why does Presto *still* need 4 to 24 hours??

I thought we were Technically Beautiful!!! #ottawa #octranspo

When you take #OCTranspo you know to take the bus before the bus you need, because what if they just vanish into thin air? Well, silly me—didn’t plan on *two* buses just not showing up, so… will I make on time? Who the hell knows?

You are the worst, OCTranspo. #Ottawa #YOW

Ottawa forgot to put "must work in snow" as a mandatory requirement for the LRT project, Spain forgot to put "fits in tunnel."

"Spain’s secretary of state for transport and the head of the state rail company have resigned amid continuing public and political anger after it emerged that dozens of new trains ordered for two northern Spanish regions were too big to fit through some tunnels."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/21/spanish-transport-secretary-resigns-new-renfe-trains-too-big-for-tunnels

#Ottawa #OCTranspo #LRT

Question for those who renew their #OCTranspo bus passes montly *in person*: have you been getting charged extra fees by #ShoppersDrugMart for doing so?

#publictransit #Ottawa #OttawaGatineau

Our illustrious Mayor addressing the current #octranspo #lrt outage

https://omny.fm/shows/580-cfra/ottawa-at-work-mayor-mark-sutcliffe-troy-charter-i

#ottawa

LRT towing effort fails, further damaging overhead wire and extending closure | CBC News https://bit.ly/3QnNdGs #ottnews #LRT #Ottawa #OCTranspo #OttCity #LightRail #PublicTransit #onpoli @onpoli