Mayor Watson has officially launch a special contest that engages children and youth aged 16 and under to celebrate the future of transit in Ottawa. It’s the Name the Trains Contest. This contest provides the next generation of transit users with a unique opportunity to see...
[caption id="attachment_13045" align="alignleft" width="169"] Photo taken by Councillor Brockington at the June 16, 2017 funding announcement at Belfast Yard.[/caption] Ottawa – Mayor Jim Watson was pleased to welcome Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the Belfast Yard Maintenance and Storage Facility today, where the Government of Canada...
OC Transpo summer service starts June 25 Ottawa – Starting Sunday, June 25, OC Transpo will introduce new route numbers for many routes in the south and east areas of the city in preparation for the opening of the O-Train Confederation Line in 2018. Other summer...
June 12, 2017 – OC Transpo’s O-Train Trillium Line service will be temporarily replaced by Route 107 bus service from Saturday, June 17 until Friday, June 30 in order to complete planned maintenance activities. This work is taking place during the summer, when ridership is...
Ottawa – Starting Sunday, April 23, OC Transpo will introduce new route numbers for many routes as part of getting ready for the opening of the O-Train Confederation Line in 2018. Other spring service changes include adjusted schedules and seasonal reductions to reflect the lower...
Let’s get Ready for Rail! The O-Train Confederation Line will transform OC Transpo’s current bus-centered system into a multi-modal transit system, and will completely change the city’s landscape and the way people get around. The City wants to help you get Ready for Rail so that you...
City officials have advised that there is scheduled overnight work planned along sections of the Trillium Line corridor, including at Brookfield Siding, as part of the past expansion project. For approximately one week between April 11th - April 28th 2017, crews will be digging, relocating signage,...
Ottawa – City Council today approved moving ahead with the Stage 2 project to bring light rail transit farther and faster to communities in the east, the west and the south. The Stage 2 report approved by Council includes recommendations changing the scope of the light...
Please join me and my council colleagues at the Hunt Club - Riverside Park Community Centre this Wednesday to watch the live broadcast of the city's Public Information Session on Stage 2 LRT. You will be able to submit questions through the facilitators on site. Alternately,...
Please find below the City of Ottawa's press release regarding the approval of the Stage 2 Light Rail Transit plan by the Finance and Economic Development Committee today. While I do not sit on this committee, and therefore cannot vote on the plan at this...
The City of Ottawa has refined its plans to expand the LRT Network to coincide with the opening of the LRT Phase 1 next year. Phase 2 calls for an eastern expansion from Blair Station to Trim Road in Orleans, a western expansion from Tunney’s...
Ottawa – New and simplified OC Transpo fares will go into effect on January 1, 2017, as part of preparations for the launch of the O-Train Confederation Line in 2018. Fare prices have been set by Council in the 2017 budget. Fare change highlights: All routes will...