Background
In 2013, the Transportation Master Plan appeared with a Baseline BRT, stretching from Billings Bridge to Algonquin Station in the "affordable" vision, and to Bayshore in the "ultimate" concept. According to city staff, this was the highest priority corridor for BRT in the city.
Fast forward to 2023. The first part of the Transportation Master Plan, the active transportation portion, appeared in Spring of 2023, but the release of the rest has been pushed to quarter two of this year.
It's 2025, the first segment of Stage 2 has launched, and another network semi-redesign is imminent. OC Transpo is in crisis mode again, with federal dollars not appearing, a crisis of confidence, and a city that wants to cut, cut, cut.
What next?
In this post, I will set out some priority items that City Council and OC Transpo should work towards. These represent my opinion only; but I believe that their implementation will go a long way in making Ottawa a transit city.
At a live technical briefing this morning, OC Transpo announced that Lines 2/4 will open on Monday, 6th January, 2025. I will provide details from the briefing as well as timestamps to the linked video.
