Route 44 snapshot: 24 Feb-23 Mar

This article presents a "snapshot" of service on Route 44 between the 24th of February and the 23rd of March. Data collected from Transsee. 

Stage 2 Update (Transit Committee) - 17 March, 2025

On the 17th of March, a Monday, Transit Committee met for the second meeting of the year. Video link. Meeting begins at 16:50. 

The Stage 2 update presentation begins at timestamp 3:35:30 in the video. 

Transit Committee - 17 March, 2025

On the 17th of March, a Monday, Transit Committee met for the second meeting of the year. Video link. Meeting begins at 16:50. 

Investigation of the Trillium Line Training Program

Introduction

On the 10th of February, 2025, the Auditor General's Office released a report on the training program for DROs (diesel rail operators) on Lines 2 and 4. This document is less damning for what it says about the training program itself, than for what it says about the City's contractual obligations, and the continued feeling that, to borrow Steve Munro's phrase, "no one is minding the store" at OC Transpo. 

If you want to read the report yourself, it can be found in PDF form here. I will provide page numbers to quotes and key findings; these are the page numbers in the bottom-right corner of the PDF and not the actual PDF pages themselves. I will also annotate the quotes with my interpretation, reading [like this]. 

Route 51 snapshot: 27 January-23 February

 This article presents a "snapshot" of service on Route 51 between the 27th of January and 23rd of February in 2025. Data from Transsee. 

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. 

Transit Committee - 13 February, 2025

On Thursday, the 13th of February 2025, Transit Commission ... I mean, Transit Committee met for the first time in nearly three months to receive updates from OC Transpo's management on a variety of information. The video link can be found here. 

Before we begin, note that Vice-Chair Cathy Curry has been replaced with Steve Desroches. 

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).