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Video describing the service cuts, and the lack of communication by OC Transpo and city leadership
A video talking about upcoming OC Transpo weekend service cuts for the Summer schedule. Better Transit Ottawa now has a tool to view all the service cuts per route. Send an email to your local councilor and the Mayor to make your disagreement known so we can make sure OC Transpo provides the service Ottawa deserves.
Cancellations per day
E-buses in service per day since January
Sitting in council chambers while holding a better transit Ottawa business card
Graph showing the cancellations and trips removed from the schedule since January over time. Last week had a major drop in missing trips
Cancellations and trips removed from the schedule over time since January 7th On 2026-01-15, 584 trips were undelivered On 2026-03-13, 589 trips were delivered
Cancellations and trips removed from the schedule over time since January 7th
Cancellations on January 19th
Cancellation statistics during morning peak of Monday January 26th 2026
Cancellation stats for route 7 and 88
E1 supplemental service can't be run during a bus shortage
An articulated bus being towed away
Even with the reduced schedule, at 8:45 AM today: 90 scheduled trips weren't running 40 trips were cancelled entirely OC Transpo desperately needs more buses and the current order schedule will not be enough
Blog post part 1 (See link for text)
Sign at Line 2 station showing "Every 12 minutes"
Transit Committee said YES to more high capacity buses
Transit commission room
Bus cancellations on the 98 before rush hour even starts
City of Ottawa 2026 draft capital budget item for Carling Avenue showing a year of completion of 2035
Screenshot from the Transit app, showing a 56 minute wait time for OC Transpo Route 7 during peak hours, and multiple canceled trips on Route 7 during peak time.
"Staff are making arrangements to start service on O-Train Line 2 earlier from Monday to Saturday, aiming for a start date of September 2, 2025. The increased cost and maintenance pressures associated with an earlier start time would be offset by adjustments to the service frequency on O-Train Line 2 and Line 4 during lower ridership times. Monday to Friday, the first northbound train from Limebank Station will be at 5:01 a.m., matching the 4:56 a.m. morning start time of O-Train Line 1. On Saturdays, the first northbound train from Limebank Station will be at 6:13 a.m., shortly after the 6:00 a.m. start time of O-Train Line 1. No changes are being made at this time to the scheduled last trips or to the start and finish times of airport service on O-Train Line 4. The additional costs of this earlier service, six days a week, would be offset by some service reductions on O-Train Lines 2 and 4 at other times, when ridership is lower. Staff are working on possible frequency reductions late in the evening in the less-busy direction and on possible frequency reductions on Sundays. Trains on O-Train Lines 2 and 4 at these times would still run at least twice per hour." This is a quote from OC Transpo's response to Councillor Desroches's O-Train Line 2 Service Schedule Inquiry from September 11th's Transit Committee agenda.