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SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/03/24/courtesy-counts-on-bus Passengers behaving badly. Each day, people riding the bus in Ottawa turn to social media to gripe about each other. They also vent about buses being late, early, dirty, crowded, hot, cold, going too fast, not going fast enough, etc. A record number of folks are using public transit — OC Transpo […]
MoreOC Transpo’s new boss is taking a hands-on approach to customer service. John Manconi phoned an upset bus rider on March 4 — one day after a Sun story lambasted the transit company’s response to a February 27 accident. “He said he saw the article in the paper on Saturday,” said Shelley Pollock. “So he […]
MoreA small business owner isn’t convinced limited parking near the new Lansdowne Park will force Ottawans to embrace the bus. “Nobody’s going to go park off site and take a bus, and then go to a game, and then come back on a bus, and then get to their parking site, and take off, because […]
MoreThe soft launch of the city’s new transit schedule Sunday had some riders smiling and others griping. “For today, I’m happy,” said Ann Martins, who’s been riding the bus for many years. She was catching Route 4 along Rideau St. near the mall. “Now I take one bus, instead of two or four,” she said. […]
MoreFrom cars and trucks to Gatineau bus drivers, pretty much everyone guns it along King Edward Ave. according to Lowertown residents who released the results of an independent study Tuesday. Roughly 85% of vehicles pushed 70 km/h in both directions — almost double what’s allowed. The limit on King Edward Ave. is 40 km/h, while […]
MoreIt’s hotter in my car than it is on a city bus with no air conditioning. That’s the verdict after riding the 94 from Fallowfield to the Rideau Centre Tuesday afternoon. Armed with a thermometer, the needle was at 32C when I boarded. All the windows were open, and about 25 people were on board. […]
MoreFor the next six months, Glebe resident Victoria Merkley will be hustling to catch the #5 bus. “If I miss it, it comes every half an hour,” she said. “They’re usually early or late, so you have to be at the stop because you never know when it’s going to come.” Merkley, 21, usually takes […]
MoreTwo people were injured Monday afternoon after two cars were sandwiched between a city bus and a school bus on Ottawa’s east side. It happened around 3:20 p.m. on St. Laurent Blvd. and Shore St. near Belfast Rd. Ottawa Fire spokesman Marc Messier said luckily, the school bus was empty. “One car lost control and […]
MoreThe family of a loving Kanata grandmother is seeking comfort through prayer after her tragic death Wednesday evening just minutes from their house in South March. “What can we say?” said a grief-stricken relative at the couple’s oldest son’s home Thursday. “It doesn’t make sense to say anything.” Imtiaz Chowdhry, 63, was killed instantly when […]
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