In an interesting development Renée Amilcar will be heading up this new agency, I guess explaining her departure from OC Transpo https://www.threads.com/@railfanscanada/post/DKen1yTM124?xmt=AQF0wzGkPqzEOVWuZi-oNv21P2QX4qxHyUdm-nara3fMtg

If recent Ottawa projects are any example (not sure if the did this in KW) there was a big ramp up in testing before the actual revenue service demonstration. They don't want to fail the demo, as it affects the contract,so the "dress rehearsal of the dress rehearsal" runs for a while. But it's a...

The only other major project in the pipeline is Tramway de l'Est, which was discussed earlier in this thread. That one seems likely, as it's the first project under the newly formed MIQ (Mobilité Infra Québec), which sounds modelled on how Metrolinx has evolved into a province wide thing to get...

https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/o-train-ridership-up-54-per-cent-during-free-fare-weekend-oc-transpo-says/

Only because of history. I'm sure if Metrolinx was starting a commuter line today it would be in the standard grey and black.

Actually even in Ottawa it was done for months with the original Confederation line. The 14 day trial was the final test. The pre-final tests actually showed there were unresolved issues before the trial but the mayor had staked his whole clout on "On TIme, On Budget", RTG wanted to get paid...

So I'm guessing reading the tea leaves, August is unlikely but fall is probable for opening?

I always wondered if that it was because OC Transpo wants Presto to die off. I used to like the fact I could use my Presto in Toronto and vice- versa but the fact you can use Apple/Google pay in both cities now kinda makes it moot. I mostly still use presto because I have auto load on, and just...

I was sure at some point when they rebranded the whole thing as "O-Payment" presto counted, as a "mobile wallet". But I've never actually taken enough rides in a day to hit the fare cap : shrug: I just meant as a tourist in Ottawa in theory you don't need to buy a day pass with fare capping...

As long as you have a pay as you go balance on it. I don't think a TTC pass will work though. Using Apple/Google Pay though it's pretty convenient though Your other option is to buy a paper ticket from the machine, it has a QR code on it that you scan at the gate at an optical reader near where...

It's not sensible. I'm just saying Metrolinx, like OC Transpo is going through contortions to avoid name duplication, but Metrolinx will probably end up making even more zany decisions than Ottawa as it's going to hit the issue far more often. Actually, given future Ottawa lines will also be...

I feel like in the NYC case, it might be a bit more about the interlining than the station name where people get confused I'm just saying that trying to avoid duplicates can create as much confusion as what you were trying to avoid. It's hardly a unique problem to the GTA Ottawa's system isn't...

I don't think anyone claimed that it's a new benefit, just an improvement with nicer trains and stations, although the infill stations are a new benefit. The south part seems to get decent ridership, but it's from people who park and ride or otherwise get a ride to the stations. Getting there...

Would it be so bad to just embrace duplicate station names, the exercise in avoiding it is just going to get harder and harder over the years, and names will become more and more obscure historical references New York, Chicago and Paris seem to do fine with duplicates, although Chicago's...

So, after a few months now of Line 2 being part of my regular commute, it seems to be fairly successful. Ridership seems strong, even after Carleton's winter term ended. It would be nice if it had shorter dwell times to speed up the journey, but it's been extremely reliable. The one issue that...

The 90 seconds is achievable yes. I just mean it's a number given by on paper crush loads and very tight headways. It's also higher than Line 1 which runs trains 33% longer and a 0.2m wider at a still quite respectable design limit of 128 seconds. It's also a fair bit higher than the theoretical...

How realistic, assuming proper vertical movement and doors, is the 30k? Line 1 often exceeds it's design capacity, but I kind of feel like these days capacity planners wear rosier glasses then they did in days past. They often rely on extremely tight headways to make those capacity numbers

The one place where slightly more frequent maintenance might be required is at intersections, but even then railroad crossing repairs can usually be done fairly quickly. What makes the streetcars complicated is that many major intersections also are junctions between streetcar lines, requiring...

I'm pretty sure it's feasible, there's examples of other cities (Dallas, Hudson NJ) inserting modules into existing LRVs, long after they were built, and Ottawa's long term plan always expected to add a module to the Citadii to bring them to 59m long vehicles (118m long trains). However it's a...

Both actually, at least that answers for the Crosstown, thx!