Next Stop announcement system

Online/New Media by rochekellyJuly 14, 2011January 20, 2012

Language rights activist took on Ottawa transit system

OTTAWA – The airport isn’t the only place Michel Thibodeau expects to receive service in French. The city of Ottawa’s bilingualism policy was scrutinized in January 2008 after the east-end Ottawa resident filed an official languages complaint. According to Thibodeau – who often rode the bus – OC Transpo bus drivers were only greeting passengers with “good […]

Online/New Media by rochekellyDecember 3, 2010January 20, 2012

Transpo’s Next Stop on 500 buses … so far

OC Transpo’s $12.1-million Next Stop announcement system will be on most buses by March 31, 2011 – a month later than originally planned. By then, the website states, the entire fleet should be equipped with the Next Stop technology, which calls out major and requested stops along the routes in English and French. About 500 […]