Ottawa city councillors unhappy with LRT service cuts coming this fall
CTV
More reductions to O-Train service are on the way and Ottawa city councillors aren't happy. Starting Aug. 26 trains on the Confederation Line will arrive every 10 minutes instead of five during weekday off-peak hours.
More reductions to O-Train service are on the way and Ottawa city councillors aren't happy.
"We have a tsunami of passengers coming in September. Why make those changes to their routes weeks before?" said River Ward Coun. Riley Brockington.
Starting Aug. 26, trains on the Confederation Line will arrive every 10 minutes instead of five during weekday off-peak hours from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and again from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
OC Transpo announced the changes last week, with the evening reduction confirmed on Friday, a move that caught College Ward Coun. Laine Johnson off guard.
"To see a reduction in service does not give riders confidence in this system," Johnson said.
"It's not only the reduction in service that's worrying to me, but it's also the manner in which we're delivering this type of information to the public. To receive a memo on a Friday afternoon before a long weekend, it doesn't pass the smell test for accountability, does it?"
City staff defend the timing of the announcement.
