Category Archives: Ottawa

Smart Card Wars (Part III) (Update 1)

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Steve

Update 1:  July 28, 2010 at 4:00 pm: Comments and clarifications by Ernie Wallace at Presto have been added to this article. On July 26, I visited the folks at Presto and talked with Ernie Wallace, Executive Project Director, about … Continue reading →

Posted in Beyond 416, Fares & Fare Collection, Finance, GO Transit, Ottawa, Queen Car, Transit | 24 Comments

Privatization If Necessary?

Posted on December 20, 2008 by Steve

David Cavlovic passed on to me an article by Ben Dachis in the Ottawa Citizen dated December 18.  The thrust of the article is that we can improve transit by avoiding strikes, and we can do that by encouraging competition … Continue reading →

Posted in Ottawa, Transit | 19 Comments

Transit Service in Ottawa

Posted on November 27, 2007 by Steve

For those who have been following my analyses of problems with TTC streetcar operations, David Cavlovic has sent along an article from today’s Ottawa Citizen.  Toronto may have its problems, but Ottawa sounds even worse, including a lacklustre attitude by … Continue reading →

Posted in Ottawa, Service Analysis, Service Cost and Quality, Transit | Comments Off

GO Ottawa? (Updated)

Posted on July 26, 2007 by Steve

On July 27, David Cavlovic passed on another Ottawa Sun article in this thread.  He comments: Well, NOW it’s getting really ridiculous. That’s all we need. It’s not enough that resources are stretched in the GTA, let’s stretch it in other cities … Continue reading →

Posted in GO Transit, Ottawa, Transit | 6 Comments