Better Transit Ottawa

Today is voting day. Go vote! ottawa.ca/vote

There have been no internal communication between the Mayor, OCTranspo, the City Manager, or Metrolinx about the LRT upload to the Province. The guy in charge of this doesn't sound very effecrive. (Not my MFIPPA)

Interested in discussing some of the key topics we've had this election? Well then join us this Thursday for our monthly meeting where we'll focus on letting you talk about infrastructure, housing, transportation, and more with other members! All are welcome! Info and RSVP : luma.com/0ouk4smo

Did you get out to vote today yet? If not, what are you waiting for? You have until 8pm tonight for the final day of special advance voting in the municipal election! If you can't make today, make sure you set aside time on the 16th or 26th (final voting day) to vote! ottawa.ca/en/city-hall...

It's time to vote for better transit! Jeff Leiper is the only mayoral candidate with a serious plan to fix OC Transpo and get our transit system working again. Early voting is October 1st to 4th, and October 16th. The main election day is October 26th. Visit ottawa.ca/vote for more information.

It was nice to see BTO and our bus data mentioned at the Student Mayoral Debate yesterday Transit is an election issue We need to see candidates pushing for a more reliable transit system via transit priority, accurate scheduling, and a system with the resources it needs to make these big reforms

What a great turnout! Thank you to everyone who came out tonight.

Yeah. They call me a "VJ" of sorts. 📲📸: @ely.pub.moe

tomorrow. one night only. we take over STO. two groups enter. one group leaves. be there. lyon station. 6pm.

This Thursday night only: come listen to @bettertransitottawa.ca talk about buses & numbers! 6pm, St. Peter's Lutheran Church All are welcome, no need to RSVP luma.com/bbim7cln

O-Train Line 1 Fleet Update: Over the last 7 days, 53 unique trains were observed, equal to 85.5% of the full tracked fleet. Over the last 30 days, 56 unique trains were observed. 8 trains have not been seen for 15 or more days, and 9 trains returned to service this week after long absences.

We forgot to take group pictures of the social last night, so please enjoy the only one taken. A selfie from Ajay of @bettertransitottawa.ca

We're doing our first outdoor gathering of the year at the new Street Seats location in Chinatown! We will be meeting this Wednesday, at 7pm. Everyone is welcome to join us! It's a great opportunity to get to know some local members! See you there :) Info here : luma.com/0tv3zeul?tk=...

A group of handsome individuals have partially fixed this bench at Pimisi which has been neglected for about 2 years

"Cities encourage what they accommodate. Designing streets for cars ensures more driving. More bus lanes would make transit an attractive option, improve access to the city, lower emissions and save people money on the ever-soaring costs of car ownership." ottawacitizen.com/opinion/grov...

Hey, councillor @timtierney.ca Reminder that democratic participation doesn't rely on which ward someone comes from. They bring genuine concerns. @bettertransitottawa.ca has done something you haven't done: ask questions and identify what can be done to improve service. Not just slogans.

The City of Ottawa released a report regarding compensation for transit users. One of the main ways they identified to make the service better in the short term was transit priority measures, one of the cheapest ones identified was continuous bus lanes! This is cheap and easy, do it now!

We spoke with Kristy on 580 CFRA about the motion brought forth by Councillor Menard, which cut bus lanes on Bank Street by 33% (2 of the 6 hours). We strongly urge you voice your concerns to his office respectfully : capitalward@ottawa.ca Here's the recording : drive.google.com/file/d/1R91m...

Today Ajay of @bettertransitottawa.ca had a wonderful delegation at Transit Committee about the decision to cut back on the already watered down Bus Lanes on Bank Street pilot. We highly recommend watching it! www.youtube.com/live/p09lCEc...

Yesterday a last minute walk-on motion undid years of planning from city staff, which sought feedback from thousands of residents from all across the city. This makes people lose trust in our system. If you want to help plan to fix this, join us tonight at our monthly meeting. luma.com/u9c357ol

I’m just learning of this in the last half hour and trying to get a sense of what Council just passed. I’ve also reached out to Councillor Menard for more info. But certainly, this has caught many by surprise. There was no debate or discussion on this motion. 1/

After 30+ people showed up to the Public Works commission last week in support of expanding bus lanes on Bank Street, City Council has now passed a motion to reduce the scope of the bus lanes even further This motion was passed with absolutely no debate Passed without a single question

Tomorrow City Council will discuss and vote on the final approval for the Bank Street bus lane pilot. We still think it is a huge mistake that the city took out their planned event day bus lanes. Every side seems to support this, here's Darrell Cox (BIA Executive Director) saying it's a great idea

Join us for our monthly meeting this upcoming Thursday, April 9th, at 6:15 pm, 400 Sparks Street. We'll be looking back on our campaign for bus lanes on Bank Street, planning for the upcoming election, and discussing upcoming future projects for the group! RSVP : luma.com/u9c357ol?tk=...

The Glebe BIA has taken down their 2025 RETAIL MARKET & GAP ANALYSIS report that pro-Bank-Street-Bus-Lanes delegates were using to counter the BIA's own talking points, presumably for that exact reason. Dead link: intheglebe.ca/wp-content/u... Backed up copy: filebin.net/y3xt647u5dip...

Bank street time So many people that we are in the big room today

Today is the final day to be able to sign up to delegate tomorrow at PWIC in favour of bus lanes on Bank Street. Please if you haven't done so and are interested take a read through our page here that explains how to take part! Every voice matters! strongtownsottawa.ca/2026/03/23/f...

We have sent a letter out with our 4 key asks for the upcoming Bus Lanes on Bank Street report coming to PWIC on March 30th. You can read the asks here : strongtownsottawa.ca/2026/03/24/o... The letter is also attached in the post. Want to delegate? strongtownsottawa.ca/2026/03/23/f...

It is unfortunate that even though the city staff running the study for Bank Street Bus Lanes agrees with us that bus lanes should be in effect longer, on weekends, should operate in both directions, and that they should be running on events is being stifled by a small minority of very loud voices.

One concerning piece from the city's proposal for Bank Street bus lanes is that they seem to have removed large event bus lanes. Even though according to their own report, this is probably the most important time for bus lanes to be present. Please sign up to delegate for the March 30th meeting!

The Centretown Community Association has sent a letter suggesting changes and improvements to the Bank Street Transit Study. As the busiest bus corridor in Ottawa, Bank street needs to prioritize moving people over cars.

An amazing member of ours put together this graphic that really encapsulates perfectly the situation on Bank Street. There is only so much space available, and we must use it as efficiently as possible. Parking isn't that. Please sign up to delegate on March 30th in favour of bus lanes!

With R1 running this week, we are back to January levels of undelivered service when you include the service cuts See our new dashboard to see if things are actually improving or not: bettertransitottawa.ca/tracker/hist...