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Your Future Journey: Plan your future trip with the New Ways to Bus Travel Planner

Follow the simple steps below to learn how you can preview future trips in the new network.

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August 29 Light Rail Sub-Committee Recap

Last week, the City’s Light Rail Sub-Committee met to discuss the latest updates on the O-Train extension project. The Stage 2 LRT project has been making significant progress, meeting many milestones on all extensions in recent months.

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Your Future Journey: Bus Stop Signs

Join The Next Stop Blog to come behind the scenes to OC Transpo’s sign shop to see how we’re preparing for New Ways to Bus to print and where the installation of thousands of new bus signs starts.

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OC Explained: Major Events

Let’s look at a Redblacks football game as an example of how our teams prepare for major events in Ottawa and how we help get you there.

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OC Explained: Line 2 & Line 4 Trial Running

Read on to learn more about trial running, what all the terms mean and what needs to happen between now and the launch of Line 2 and Line 4 to ensure the system is safe and reliable.

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On Patrol: Ride along with OC Transpo’s Special Constables

Join The Next Stop Blog team on an evening patrol of our transit system from 6 to 10 pm, also known as 1800 to 2200, to find out what it’s like to be a Special Constable.

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OC Explained: Transit Operations Control Centre

The Next Stop Blog is here to take you behind the scenes at the TOCC to learn more about the brain of our transit system and how we keep our city moving 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

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Your Future Journey – Frequently Asked Questions

To help you plan ahead for the future network, read our answers to some of the most popular questions about New Ways to Bus.

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Project Spotlight: O-Train Extension Connectivity Enhancements

We’ve got good news for walkers, runners, cyclists, Carleton students and pedestrian bridge enthusiasts all across Ottawa. The Rideau River Pedestrian bridge is open!

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Transit Commission and Light Rail Sub-Committee receives updates on O-Train extensions

On May 31, we provided a progress update on all three O-Train extensions and an overview of efforts underway to improve service reliability of O-Train Line 1 to a joint meeting of the Transit Commission and Light Rail Sub-Committee.

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Project Spotlight: O-Train Line 2 Bus Loop Operational Testing

Earlier this year, we performed bus loop operational testing at these stations to ensure your bus can seamlessly drop you off and pick you up. The Next Stop Blog is here to explain what a bus loop is, how they are designed, and how we test them to ensure that your future transfer is as efficient and seamless as possible.

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OC Explained: Real-time information

What is it? How does it work? How does a bus’s position on a route make it to the app you check when planning your trip?

We caught up with the Customer Information Systems team to find out what real-time information is and how we’re using it to improve your experience.

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