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Ridership Increasing Despite Continued Issues with On-Time Service
Transit head Renee Amilcar briefed today's Ottawa Transit Commission meeting on OC Transpo’s status. She announced that testing for Lines Two and Four of the O-Train commenced on October 7 and is set to last for twenty-one days. Amilcar called it the “final exam”, and the light-rail transit (LRT) has
Ottawa Transit Commission’s Patience is Tested by OC Transpo Boss
The Ottawa Transit Commissioned learned this week that OC Transpo has not achieved its ridership targets for any month in 2024 to date. Transit boss Renee Amilcar tried to put a positive spin on OC Transpo’s performance during a long-form presentation by stating that the service delivery rate is 98
OC Transpo Suffers $1 million Revenue Shortfall Due to Low Ridership
The Ottawa Transit Commission convened on Thursday, April 11, for its monthly meeting. OC Transpo head Renee Amilcar and OC Transpo staff began the presentation by giving an update on the performance. The most notable statistic presented was that "happiness" with the transit service remains stagnant at around 45 percent,
At 66 percent, OC Transpo Ridership Continues to be Well Below Pre-Pandemic Levels
The Ottawa Transit Commission, tasked with running OC Transpo affairs, met on Thursday, February 8, for the first time in 2024. The meeting shed light on several serious problems facing the transit service under the tenure of boss Renee Amilcar. In her briefing on the state of OC Transpo, Amilcar’s
Fix OC Transpo Leadership to Fix LRT
There is an old adage that efficient government can make the trains run on time. With yesterday’s announcement from Premier Doug Ford that there will be no funding for Stage Three of the LRT until the City of Ottawa sorts out the problems with the Confederation Line—and with Stage One
Technical report meeting has no date for problem-free LRT
Ottawa City Council held a special meeting on April 19th to review the technical briefing on the city’s response to the November 2022 report from the Light Rail Transit Public Inquiry. OC Transpo boss Renee Amilcar took the floor to brief the commission and city staff on the action plan
Unelected councillor angry about accusations of OC Transpo gaslighting
ABOVE: Ward 4 Kanata North Councillor Cathy Curry took great offense to criticism of OC Transpo's new ad campaign. The Ottawa Transit Commission met today for its final time with its current board. It was Sarah Wright-Gilbert who kicked things off quickly with a contentious discussion. The publicly appointed commissioner accused Commission Chair
OC Transpo derailment report redacted and hidden from management
The City of Ottawa Transportation Commission met on June 15th for its regularly scheduled meeting and service update. OC Transpo head Renée Amilcar gave a presentation on the state of Transpo service in the city, including various service announcements. There is good news on the O-Train file. According to Amilcar, the
Head of OC Transpo reports that readiness plan kept the system running smoothly
ABOVE: The Ottawa Transit Commission virtual meeting. (RIGHT) Renée Amilcar, General Manager of OC Transpo. The Ottawa’s Transit Commission convened today for a virtual meeting. It was the first meeting of the year and the first since November 17, 2021. Renée Amilcar, General Manager of OC Transpo, summarized the services and
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