April Fools! We won’t actually be playing that catchy tune on board but something real is coming your way:
More Electric buses are rolling out across Ottawa! Keep an eye out as the future of clean transit hits the streets.
Have you ridden one of our newest electric buses yet?
Many customers are unknowingly travelling throughout Ottawa riding on our newest electric vehicles.
OC Transpo’s electric buses fleet continues to grow, with 14 vehicles currently serving customers throughout the city.
"With every trip, OC Transpo is moving toward a quieter, cleaner, and more sustainable Ottawa — one bus at a time."
Beyond the new bus smell, there are some distinct features such as:
To help build awareness of our electric buses, OC Transpo is piloting a new innovative measure to ensure you know that you are travelling on an electric bus.
Until further notice, "Electric Avenue" by Eddy Grant will be playing inside and outside our electric buses. Regarded as one of the top songs of 1981, this song has stood the test of time—similar to our electric buses, which first hit the streets of Ottawa in 2022 and have exceeded our expectations.
2025 review
Remember when the O-Train extensions were just plans? 2025 changed everything.
We opened Lines 2 & 4 (hello, airport rail link!), powered up the East Extension for testing, rolled out the West’s first train, and completed station after station.
This is the story of how Ottawa moved toward a tripled rail network in one landmark year.
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OttaTalk
The OttaTalk team invited transit leaders into the studio to talk about Ottawa’s busiest room — the TOCC.
Hosts interviewed Director Joel Lemieux and Manager Brad Tubman about the command centre that handles 400,000 calls each year: no windows, but eyes on the entire city.
Go behind the scenes of the podcast with The Next Stop Blog!
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