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KATHERINE MAHEUX/For Metro
February 09, 2012
A Transitway bus crash that injured at least 11 people and snarled rush- hour traffic Tuesday has sparked a review of emergency and customer-service protocols at the City of Ottawa.
OC Transpo crash sends 12 to hospital
February 08, 2012
Paramedics said 12 people were sent to hospital after two OC Transpo buses collided with each other on the transitway at Tunney’s Pasture during evening rush hour Tuesday.
Transit business plan lacks exact change
January 26, 2012
OC Transpo released its 2012 business plan Thursday after Transit Commission chair Diane Deans delayed its release for a week, telling Transpo staff that it wasn’t in an appropriate “state of readiness.”
January 26, 2012
Transit commissioners and OC Transpo staff got a big thanks and “Certificates of Awesome” from members of Open Data Ottawa on Thursday for their decision to release real-time bus GPS location data.
Woman says she was held ‘hostage’ on bus
January 26, 2012
An Ottawa woman wants a formal apology from OC Transpo after she said a bus driver on the 97 held her “hostage” by not letting her off the bus Thursday morning.
OC Transpo back on board with open GPS
January 25, 2012
OC Transpo will release bus-location data to the public after all, says one transit commissioner.
Kept waiting again by OC Transpo
January 23, 2012
There’s a not-insubstantial chance that you’re reading this while you wonder when (or if) your friggin’ bus is coming.
BlackBerry transit app last in line: City
January 19, 2012
OC Transpo’s iPhone app will be ready in about a month and an Android App is expected a few months later — but there are challenges with a BlackBerry app, according to Ottawa city staff.
OC Transpo plan under wraps
January 19, 2012
Transit Commission Chair Diane Deans delayed the release of OC Transpo’s business plan yesterday but isn’t saying why it wasn’t ready for the public to see.
OC Transpo recommends reneging on open data promise
January 18, 2012
Ottawa’s Transit Commission will consider reneging on a promise to make real-time bus location data available to the public and app developers, councillors and staffers said Wednesday.
Give transit riders real answers, councillors demand
January 16, 2012
City councillors send so many rider complaints to OC Transpo that it takes the equivalent of one full-time staff member to answer them all, city documents reveal.
Tierney drives OC Transpo GPS plan
December 09, 2011
City council’s resident tech guru is fed up with confusion and delays surrounding the release of live GPS bus location data and is looking to take action on the file.
Man, 19, charged after noxious substance released on OC Transpo bus
December 05, 2011
OTTAWA - Police in Ottawa are investigating the release of a noxious substance on a city bus.
Ottawa's budget passes without dissent
November 30, 2011
City council approved the 2012 capital and operating budgets yesterday.
Teens share ideas on how to improve OC Transpo
November 30, 2011
High school students from across Ottawa were invited to City Hall yesterday to share their thoughts and recommendations on transportation in the city.
Ottawa budget vote may see debate over extra transit cash
November 29, 2011
City Council votes today on the 2012 budget, and are not likely to spend any more than the $3.35 billion outlined in the draft budget last month.
Ottawa man charged with uttering threat to OC Transpo on Facebook
November 28, 2011
Ottawa police said they charged a 22-year-old man with uttering threats on Facebook which were targeted at OC Transpo.
Inquiry to revisit bus-camera policy
November 24, 2011
There’s been shouting, spitting, cellphone calling, punching and even, in 2006, a fatal stabbing on OC Transpo buses.
Passenger punches OC Transpo driver
November 23, 2011
Police say an OC Transpo driver was punched by a belligerent passenger, but the driver won't press charges.
Frustration is a factor in OC Transpo mishaps: Union
November 16, 2011
After a week that saw transit drivers and passengers behaving badly, the commission that runs the system approved a $5.5 million increase to OC Transpo’s budget to ease overcrowding.
OC Transpo GM regretful to stranded passengers
November 16, 2011
OC Transpo is investigating the latest in a series of incidents involving drivers — in this case, a driver allegedly abandoning his bus after a confrontation with a passenger.
Ottawa students told to take transit-fare hike
November 16, 2011
University students went head-to-head with the Transit Commission Wednesday over a $35-per-semester boost to the price of the U-Pass — but couldn’t convince the commission to budge on the price.
Councillor chafes at tight OC Transpo budget
November 16, 2011
A motion to increase OC Tranpo’s budget by an extra $5.5 million to address transit overcrowding was ruled “out of order” at Wednesday’s Transit Commission meeting — because councillors voted to cap the budget last month, before budget consultations.
Free OC Transpo rides sought for seniors
November 16, 2011
Seniors could ride OC Transpo for free during off-peak hours if a motion from Innes Coun. Rainer Bloess is approved this month.
OC Transpo drivers under attack
November 15, 2011
Morale is at an all-time low at OC Transpo and a new trend of passengers spitting on drivers is only making matters worse, says driver Michel Fecteau.
Bus driver fired for threatening rider
November 15, 2011
OC Transpo has fired the driver who was caught on video threatening an autistic college student in a foul-mouthed rant.
Video: Ottawa bus driver asked to put the brakes on singing
November 10, 2011
If OC Transpo allows bus driver Yves Roy to sing at the wheel, what’s to stop teenaged riders from blasting rap music on their boom boxes or the mayor himself from bringing a karaoke machine on board and performing for commuters?
Union gripe over video puts drivers in the viewfinder
November 09, 2011
OC Transpo is launching another investigation into a driver’s behaviour because of a video posted to YouTube — the second such case in a week.
Video: Smile, you’re on OC Transpo
November 07, 2011
The city is reconsidering a bylaw forbidding video recording on buses after a rider recently filmed a threatening, foul-mouthed rant from a driver on the 96 to Kanata.
YouTube video insufficient for investigation: Police
November 07, 2011
Ottawa police said no investigation will be launched following the posting of a YouTube video which shows an OC Transpo driver threatening to harm a passenger.
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