Route 14 service analysis: 25th November - 22nd December

This article analyses the service of Route 14 from the 25th November to the 22nd December. Data from Transsee. Here are the theoretical headway charts (it will soon be clear why I say theoretical): 

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. 

City Council: 11th December, 2024

Introduction

On the 25th of November, Transit Commission met to discuss its budget. You can find my summary of that meeting here. 

On the 11th December, City Council met to discuss and approve the overall city budget, including the transit portions. This article will summarize the portions relating to OC Transpo, and what it means for transit in the future. Timestamp for the Transit Commission portion of the meeting begins at 3:45:00-ish. 

The transit budget passed 18-7, with Laine Johnson, Sean Devine, Wilson Lo, Riley Brockington, Shawn Menard, Ariel Troster, and Rawlson King voting against. 

Route 80 service analysis: 11th November to 6th December

This article analyses the service provided on Route 80 from the 11th of November to 6th December. Data from Transsee. As a reminder, here are headway charts for the <80>: 

 

 

Lines 2/4 to open 6th January 2025, weekdays only at launch

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. 

Transit Commission Meeting - 25 November, 2024

On Monday, the 25th of November, the Transit Commission met to discuss the budget, which was carried to City Council with some amendments. 

On the 13th of November, the City of Ottawa released its draft budget for 2025. The full Transit budget book can be found as a PDF here. A number of factors, especially a fare increase, caused outrage, leading to a strong public response. I'll be summarizing it in this article. I'll leave timestamps for different parts of the meeting, which can be found in this YouTube video. 

Route 88 service analysis: October 28th to November 24th

 This article analyses the reliability and behaviour of OC Transpo's route 88 over a period of four weeks, from Monday, October 28th, to Sunday, November 24th. Data from Transsee, as always. 

Route 12 service analysis: October 14th to November 10th

This article analyses service on route 12, which runs from Blair to Parliament through Vanier, over the four-week period from October 14th to November 10th. The data is sourced from Transsee.