OC Transpo pass sales data

This is a short one - I received historical monthly pass sales data through an email exchange with OC Transpo staff a few months ago following a failed MFIPPA request. I forgot about it and it languished in my inbox, but I am posting the data now, a few months late. 

This data covers the sales for each type of monthly pass (excluding U-Passes) from September 2018 onwards, which includes pre-pandemic and pre-LRT data for comparison's sake. 

You can view and download the dataset here. 

Ridership Analysis: Nepean, Part II

 The full dataset can be found in this spreadsheet, or in its original form, in this PDF. 

Introduction

This article is the second of a two-part on Nepean, split down the middle. The first part can be found here. This will cover routes 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 96, 111, 186, 187, 258, and 282. 

Ridership Analysis: Nepean, Part I

The full dataset can be found in this spreadsheet, or in its original form, in this PDF.  

Introduction

This article is the first in a two-part series, split in a completely arbitrary fashion because the bars do not fit on the graph without making them small and impossible to read. This article will analyse ridership patterns on routes <11>, [50], <51>, <53>, (57), [58], (61), (62), (63), [64], (74), (75), [153], [154], [155], and [158]. Part two will cover routes <80>, [81], [82], [83], [84], <85>, [86], <87>, <88>, [89], [96], <111>, [186], [187], (258), and (282). 

Ridership Analysis: Kanata and Stittsville

The full dataset can be found in this spreadsheet, or in its original form, in this PDF. 

Introduction

This article will analyze ridership patterns in Kanata and Stittsville, including the (61), (62), (63), [64], [66], [67], <88>, [110], [161], [162], [164], [165], [166], [168], (252), (256), (257), (261), (262), (263), (264), (265), (266), (267), (268), and (283). 

Ridership Analysis: Inner Southwest

 The full dataset can be found in this spreadsheet, or in its original form, in this PDF. 

Introduction

This article will analyse ridership patterns in Westboro, the Glebe, and other urban areas in the southwest. This includes routes R2 (now B2), [5], <6>, <7>, <10>, <11>, <14>, [16], [54], [55], [56], <85>, and [114]. 

Ridership Analysis: Alta Vista and Greenboro

 The full dataset can be found in this spreadsheet, or in this PDF. 

Introduction

This article will analyze ridership patterns in the Alta Vista and Greenboro areas, encompassing routes <6>, [26], <40>, [42], <44>, (45), [46], [47], [48], [49], [55], <90>, [92], [93], [96], (97), (98), [140], [141], [190], [197], (290), (291), and (294). 

Ridership Analysis: Orleans-Rural East

Clarification: the averages shown on the charts represent averages for the aggregate of ridership, not the average of percentages for routes. 

The full dataset can be found in this spreadsheet, or in its original form, in this PDF. 

Introduction

This article will analyze ridership patterns on OC Transpo, with data from an FOI I received a response to on the 13th December, 2024. This will cover Orleans and the rural east connexion routes. 

The routes included in this analysis are the: <25>, [28], [30], [31], [32], [33], [34], [35], [37], [38], (39), [131], [138], (221), (222), (228), (231), (232), (234), (236), and (237). 

Ridership Analysis: Barrhaven-Riverside South

 

The full dataset can be found in this spreadsheet, or in its original form, in this PDF. 

This article will analyze ridership patterns in the Barrhaven and Riverside South areas. This includes routes [73], (74), (75), <80>, (99), [110], [170], [171], [173], [175], [176], [198], [199], (270), (271), (272), (273), (277), (278), and (299). 

Ridership Analysis: Urban East-Beacon Hill

The full dataset can be found in this spreadsheet, or in its original form, in this PDF. 

Introduction

Welcome to the first of tentatively seven (but probably ultimately more) articles analyzing ridership patterns on OC Transpo's bus routes. This will cover the Urban East and Beacon Hill areas, including Beacon Hill, Vanier, and Lowertown. 

This article will include the following routes: <7>, [9], <12>, <14>, [15], [18], [19], [20], [21], [23], [24], and [27]. 

Updated ridership figures

A short post this time. 

I've set up a new spreadsheet for OC Transpo's bus ridership figures, covering every period from January 2023 to September 2024. This sheet includes breakdowns by time of day, in addition to overall ridership and weekend/weekday splits. 

Link here

I apologize for the pulling of the ridership analysis articles. Once I figure out how I want to write those, I will repost them with newer, and hopefully better, formatting. 

Until then. 

Bus Ridership Numbers: Initial Thoughts

 Through an FOI request to the City of Ottawa, I have obtained OC Transpo's ridership figures for each route, from September 2023 through August 2024. The original version, sent to me by the City of Ottawa, can be found in this link. 

A cleaned-up version that's easier to read, though missing detail by time of day which will come at a later date, can be found here.