At Transit Committee on 10 September, staff updated Council on the state of Stage 2 expansion, including Stage 2 East testing and Stage 2 West flood impacts.

On 10 September, Transit Committee made its final meeting before the October election to discuss the Customer First Action Plan, service reliability, and the bus fleet.

Summer service means less traffic and more reliable runtimes on Route 25, but problems with bunching and cancellations remain and will inevitably ramp up into the fall.

After the train shuts down, night buses continue to provide service to the city - but with duplication, uncoordinated transfers, and inefficient blocks.

On the 19th of June, the Auditor General released a wide-ranging audit focusing on scheduling and planning at OC Transpo, with a strong condemnation of both Transit Committee and OC Transpo management...

At Transit Committee on 11 June, Council received an update on Stage 2 progress.

Transit Committee on 11 June. The meeting provided reasons to be both optimistic and pessimistic, but this is not OC Transpo's first brush with great-sounding action plans, their capacity for long-te...

Route 48 is a local route in Alta Vista, and one of the busiest local routes in the network. An analysis of its schedule reveals inadequate runtimes, erratic travel times, and bunching.

Transit Committee met for the fourth this year on 14 May. The frequency of meetings has increased since last year, likely in response to cri...

Every day at midnight, transit service stops for the night, only to resume the next morning. Shutting down a transit service is more complex...

OC Transpo staff say they’ve looked at several options for compensating riders for thousands of bus trip cancellations and disrupted service on O-Train Line 1 this year.

OC Transpo says the washrooms at O-Train Line 1 stations have reopened.

On 9 April, Transit Committee met for its third meeting of 2026.  This is the first Transit Committee since Rick Leary joined OC Transpo . B...

This is the second part of my update on Transit Committee on 12 March. The first part can be found here .  Staff presented an update on Stag...

Another month, another Transit Committee.  The spalling trouble remained unresolved and the surface network remained unreliable throughout F...

Rail Fans Canada supports the development of high-speed rail in the Toronto to Québec corridor. That position is not speculative or aspirational. It reflects where public opinion in Canada already sta...

Ten months after the departure of former general manager  Renée Amilcar , OC Transpo has a new head: Rick Leary.  You can watch the city's ...

On the 12th of February, Transit Committee met for the first time in 2026. The video of this meeting can be found here .  Since the last Tra...

This is a short one - I received historical monthly pass sales data through an email exchange with OC Transpo staff a few months ago followi...

Route 41 is a frequent route that runs from Billings Bridge to St. Laurent. The route is the primary service on Heron Road, Walkley Road, an...

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