OC Transpo

Turning rooftops into renewable power generators

Generating new revenue for the City of Ottawa from space that’s otherwise unused, while at the same time making a positive difference for the environment

Ridership up but revenue down: OC Transpo

City Hall

More people are taking transit, but they’re paying OC Transpo less. © Metro file photo For illustrative purposes only. Transportation general manager John Manconi confirmed

Feds fund Fifth-Clegg footbridge as part of $155.9 million announcement

Ottawa

Ottawa South rejoice: the Fifth and Clegg footbridge has been funded at last. The federal government announced Tuesday it will contribute $10.5 million in funding

Transit revenues down across Canada, StatsCan finds

Ottawa

OC Transpo’s not the only one scrounging for change between the O-Train seats. New data from Statistics Canada shows passenger bus and urban transit revenues

Unions knew OC Transpo layoffs were coming, Blais says

Ottawa

It should be no surprise that up to 600 OC Transpo employees could lose their jobs when light rail opens, the transit commission chairman said

OC Transpo trying to keep defence employees on board

Ottawa

OC Transpo is gearing up to keep as many National Defence employees as possible as the great Nortel campus migration finally begins. Beginning in September,

City looks to boost sinkhole-affected businesses

Ottawa

The city announced initiatives Friday aimed at helping businesses affected by the massive sinkhole on Rideau Street at Sussex Drive. For the next two Sundays,

City ‘nickel and diming’ festivals, Jazz Fest head says

Sports and Entertainment

A long-time festival organizer says Ottawa’s special events bylaw is hurting major events. Catherine O’Grady, executive director of the TD Ottawa Jazz Festival, said

Sens deflect city’s transit fee requests

City Hall

The Sens aren’t hopping on board a city plan to roll transit into the price of hockey and event tickets. OC Transpo managers were asked

Finance committee approves tweaked LRT design

City Hall

First, the city disagreed with the National Capital Commission on a western light rail transit plan. Then, a church congregation railed against their agreed-upon route.