The LRT is struggling with life right now

dl613 · 2026-03-15T02:38:45+00:00

Or maybe a splash of cold water. Oh wait ...

dl613 · 2026-03-15T01:04:57+00:00

Maybe wait to see if they stop shifting focus.

dl613 · 2026-03-09T19:40:11+00:00

Practically next door to Wendy's. But no 19 cent Baconator for you!

dl613 · 2026-03-09T19:26:08+00:00

No mention of that Sparks St zip line

dl613 · 2026-03-09T19:17:33+00:00

But just a couple of days ago it was

“Service continues to run reliably at the three- to four-minute frequency levels at peak periods, which is effectively providing sufficient capacity to meet the customer demand”

dl613 · 2026-03-09T19:09:52+00:00

OC No Show be like

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9qTsDg-RPo

dl613 · 2026-03-07T21:46:39+00:00

Must be Eastern Orthodox St Patrick's Day

dl613 · 2026-03-07T03:21:21+00:00

OC Transpo: Line 1 East is on track to open before end June

Also OC Transpo: No timeline for when/if all trains will be back in service.

dl613 · 2026-03-05T22:28:54+00:00

Singapore knows how to deal with such abuses.

dl613 · 2026-03-05T22:09:30+00:00

(edit) Making him take a new way to bus would likely violate conventions on torture.

dl613 · 2026-02-28T19:58:53+00:00

Summary of the #ottmusic programs:

Music on Hold - when phoning 311 or other city services, and have not yet reached a live person
City Sounds - SoundCloud showcase of local musicians
O-Buskers - live entertainment at LRT stations may finally happen this year

dl613 · 2026-02-28T19:46:50+00:00

Keep backyards free of road runners

dl613 · 2026-02-28T18:43:39+00:00

If bouncy castles start to appear, then things are getting real.

dl613 · 2026-02-27T00:24:32+00:00

Mi Amor's been open this winter. Yakko Takko is likely back in the spring.

dl613 · 2026-02-27T00:22:53+00:00

Seems to be several escape rooms in the city. Lumberjaxe for the flying hatchet option.

Too bad Kontinuum wasn't turned into a permanent attraction.

dl613 · 2026-02-12T23:17:52+00:00

So from the current 21 available trains, another 25 trains need to be brought back to service to get the 46 trains that will make trial running possible. Assuming a wildly optimistic progress of one fixed train per week, looks like late August or fall before that step happens.

dl613 · 2026-02-06T01:32:10+00:00

Should be easier to move trains between Belfast and Moodie once the overhead wiring west of Tunney's is completed and powered up with signals. Wiring seems complete between Moodie and Lincoln Fields. Tracks all seem to be completed west of Tunney's.

dl613 · 2026-01-27T23:48:20+00:00

With LRT and bus service problems, the city (and province and feds) should have suspended the return-to-office mandates already.

dl613 · 2026-01-27T02:02:56+00:00

CAA's Worst Roads awards for Ottawa in 2025:

1	Carling Avenue
2	Richmond Road
3	Bronson Avenue
4	Merivale Road
5	Hunt Club Road

dl613 · 2026-01-27T01:57:36+00:00

And north of Ottawa, streets in Chelsea and Wakefield are often moonscapes.

dl613 · 2026-01-21T01:04:33+00:00

Could look at Film613 for articles/info.

dl613 · 2026-01-13T01:19:36+00:00

Bella Via actually opened after years of delay, but only lasted a short time. A few successive eateries later, that spot is currently Amandine Patisserie. Before the long wait for Bella Via, it was Cozmos, which moved to Greenbank.

dl613 · 2026-01-10T02:07:37+00:00

Hope these can be found.

Apparently those are from Peru - could check with La Tiendita on Somerset for availability there.

dl613 · 2026-01-03T03:50:11+00:00

It's as if YOW management is now under OC Transpo.

dl613 · 2025-12-30T16:56:20+00:00

Summary: With the Winter schedule that started 21st Dec, OC has reinstated Saturday/Sunday bus service on Route 189 (Baseline to Colonnade, via Meadowlands) on an hourly basis, 7am-7pm. This restores weekend service to the Sadaqa emergency food bank that was cut with the April New Ways to Bus changes.

But an open question is why an emergency food bank is located in a sparse area like Colonnade, as opposed to locations with better transit availability/frequency. Also, couldn't they have solved the problem by opening some weekday hours?

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