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The new Ottawa police cruisers might be on the road as early as next week, following a five-month delay due to ill-fitting equipment. The mobile data terminals or laptops didn’t fit in the 2013 Ford Police Interceptor. Laptops will now be mounted against the centre dashboard “and that’s really the only solution that will work […]
MoreRiders in wheelchairs take precedence over strollers on city buses and drivers are left to decide which passengers can board a full bus due to a hands-off administrative approach. “The City of Ottawa policy is, once again, driver discretion. They don’t want to make a hard and fast policy because they simply say it’s going […]
MoreA $2-million tab is the estimate for putting trash cans in each of the city’s 1,450 transit shelters. The price tag surprised more than one transit commissioner. “I question the costs,” said Innes Coun. Rainer Bloess. “I’m looking for a way to incorporate this into the existing OC Transpo budget.” The figures are provided in […]
MoreThree times out of 10, the bus driver is to blame. Operators are at fault for roughly 34% of OC Transpo collisions since 2007, the Sun has learned through a Freedom of Information request. From 2007 to 2011, there were 5,819 crashes, 1,998 of which were preventable. City buses have averaged 1,164 crashes each year […]
MoreWarm weather, fare hikes, gas prices, and a shaky job market might account for why ridership was down 4.4% on city buses and the O-Train last summer compared to the same time in 2011. Almost 22 million passenger trips were made, according to OC Transpo’s quarterly performance report. Full-time and part-time youth employment in the […]
MoreA grandma in a walker could go faster than this bus. Is that bus driver trying out for NASCAR? The woman with the crying baby taking up five seats is so annoying. Can someone please give that guy a stick of deodorant? Taking the bus sucks. That’s the consensus from OC Transpo riders who use […]
MoreTaxpayers could foot the bill for equipment not fitting in a new fleet of police cruisers but cops remain tight-lipped about how much. Ottawa police Insp. Uday Jaswal maintains “there has been no cost” to the service, but also said “we don’t have the solution identified yet.” The fleet of 58 cruisers cost $1.6 million […]
MoreOC Transpo riders will put Presto to the test next month. Transpo GM John Manconi announced the distribution of up to 10,000 free cards from Jan. 18 to Feb. 1, calling it a “significant milestone in the introduction of Presto to our customers,” in a memo to council on Christmas Eve. The smartcards will be […]
MoreOn-street visitor parking could be reinstated along a strip of Laurier Ave. W. once the segregated bike lane pilot project wraps up next summer. “It’s being looked into seriously,” said Kanata North Coun. Marianne Wilkinson, chair of the transportation committee. That’s good news for members of a Centretown community group, who are optimistic after a […]
MoreThe growth of cycling in Ottawa is being underestimated by LRT planners, says the president of Citizens for Safe Cycling. “It’s a lot more than you realize,” said Hans Moor. Roughly 300 bike parking spots for 13 light rail stations along Confederation Line are slated for opening day in 2018, 80% of which will be […]
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