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April 25, 2024 • Volume 38, No. 25
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Public gets first look at ‘New Ways to Bus’ plan
The Ottawa School of Theatre recently staged its all-ages production of Treasure Island at the Shenkman Arts Centre from April 18-21. Visit orleansstar.ca for a review of the play. FRED SHERWIN/PHOTO
By Fred Sherwin The Orléans Star OC Transpo has unveiled its plan to revamp local bus service and has invited the riding public to review the proposed changes to the routes and the frequency of the service. They then want the public to submit their comments to the transit commission. The ‘New Ways to Bus’ plan will impact more than 100 local routes across the city staring in the fall when O-Train Routes 2 and 4 are expected to begin operation in the south end of the city. But changes are also being planned in the east end in anticipation of the completion of the O-Train Route 1 extension from Blair Station to Trim Road in 2025. Among the routes that will be impacted are 27 frequent routes that run seven days a week including every 15 minutes or less during the week, including both the 25 and the 39. Another 58 local routes designed to take riders
to neighbourhood destinations and transit hubs where they can connect with frequent routes and the extended O-Train network. In Orléans that includes the 24, 30. 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 138, 221, 228, 234 and 237. Once implemented, the plan will see a shift from downtown-focused bus routes to routes that improve connections to community hubs such as the LRT stations along Hwy. 174 in the east end and other key destinations. As a result of the changes, some customers may have to go further to the bus stop, and/or have additional transfers to buses or trains. OC Transpo’s current bus network was designed to carry 100 million passengers each year. However, with recent ridership trends, the network is on track to carry 70 to 75 million passengers in 2024. According to OC Transpo, the ‘New Ways to Bus’ plan should help increase service CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
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