Eight single\u002Dcar trains will resume service next week. The question remains whether Ottawa transit can ever recapture the faith of riders.
Ever since the Confederation Line LRT was shut down on July 17, however, she has used only Para Transpo to avoid the crowded conditions on city buses.“When the LRT shuts down, buses are packed,” she said. “I’m a small person in a wheelchair. People want to get home, and they shove in front of me and get on the bus.”
If all goes according to plan, she’ll be back on the bus Monday when Ottawa’s LRT system returns with limited service, hopefully alleviating some of the bus overcrowding. As much as that might be PR spin amid yet another embarrassing LRT debacle, the return of any trains is good news for Thomas, even if it’s still unclear how much pressure will be taken off ordinary bus routes. “Every little bit helps,” she said.
“The great thing is that I won’t have to travel during rush hour,” said Shantz, who is a board member at Ottawa Transit Riders, a transit advocacy organization. “I’m lucky I have a choice.” “It might be congested at the busiest points of the peak periods but it will still move much more per single vehicle than buses can accommodate right now,” he said.
People lining up to catch a bus at Hurdman Station in Ottawa Tuesday. LRT trains have been shut down by the city since Monday evening due to a bearing issue.The question still remains, however, whether Ottawa public transit can ever recapture the faith of riders. Last month, only weeks before the most recent LRT shutdown, the city’s transit commission heard that ridership is about a quarter of pre-pandemic levels, and O-Train ridership is at 43 per cent of pre-pandemic levels.
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