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Transit fare freeze approved by Ottawa Council
On July 1, transit riders would have seen an increase to fares. The fares have been postponed until the O-Train Confederation Line light-rail service is up and running. The approach,…
LRT – one station stop away from Stittsville
Today, the City of Ottawa received a maximum of $1.208 billion to build the Ottawa Stage 2 Light Rail Transit (LRT) project from the Province of Ontario. Premier Ford visited Ottawa…
Stittsville’s Special Constable Sarah Kennedy receives Award for Heroism
(Photo courtesy of City of Ottawa) While driving to work in August 2018, OC Transpo Special Constable Sarah Kennedy responded to smoke coming from a home. Sarah quickly alerted the family,…
Stittsville’s Rte 263 shows appreciation to OC driver
(Rosie Divirgilio, OC Transpo Rte 263 driver, on Transit Driver Appreciation Day. Photo: Team 263 Twitter) OC Transpo has been getting a rough ride lately, but not the riders on…
OC Transpo causing irritation for Stittsville ridership
On Thursday, February 21, Ottawa’s Transit Commission met and Councillor Glen Gower, Ward 6 Stittsville, was present. We would like to share his update from that meeting and how Stittsville…
Traffic turmoil tomorrow
Prepare yourself for what could be a long commute to and from work on February 19 and again on February 20. You may have heard that there is a long…
OC Transpo prognosis and solutions
Councillor Glen Gower rides crowded Stittsville bus (Photo: Councillor Gower) On January 30, 2019 Councillor Glen Gower posted the following to his Councillor’s Notebook and with his permission Stittsville Central…
Frigid weather, late buses and no shows doesn’t impress OC Transpo ridership
Taking the bus this week has been pretty miserable for a lot of people in Ottawa and Stittsville, with no shortage of late reports on Twitter. I myself got home 30…
COMMENT: Three ways Stittsville could benefit from more high-density development
The image above visualizes the density levels around Stittsville. The darker the colour, the more people per hectare reside there. Here’s an interactive version. What would the community look like…
How often are Stittsville buses late or cancelled? Data shows reliability can be uneven
Photo: Cameron Scobie says he’s getting annoyed at the recent unreliability of the 262 route that serves Stittsville. (Photo by Devyn Barrie) A nosedive in OC Transpo’s reliability of late…
OC Transpo summer service starts Sunday, June 24
(via OC Transpo) Ottawa – OC Transpo’s summer service starts Sunday, June 24. Several changes will be made to help us get ready for rail and the opening of O-Train…
BLOG: Where in Stittsville can you easily walk to transit?
On paper, Stittsville appears to be well-served by transit. On top of major feeder routes 61 and 62, we have several connexion buses running on weekdays to zip workers downtown…
COMMENT: A tale of two LRT lines, for Stittsville and Riverside South
PHOTO: “A window on transit in Ottawa” by Jamie McCaffrey. Used under creative commons license. While Stittsville is still playing catch-up on the light rail transit file, Riverside South may…
OC Transpo makes spring service adjustments starting April 22
OC Transpo’s spring service starts Sunday, April 22. Minor route changes will be made to help us get ready for rail and the opening of O-Train Line 1, the Confederation…
OC Transpo PRESTO cards will be available soon at stores including Shoppers Drug Mart, Loblaws
Mayor Jim Watson, Transit Commission Chair Stephen Blais, Garry Griffin, Shoppers Drug Mart District Manager, and Annalise Czerny, PRESTO’s Executive Vice-President, were at a Shoppers Drug Mart in Barrhaven today…