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This year, OC Transpo will be undertaking a detailed, City-wide, transit service review. This review is required to reflect changing ridership, specifically, the impact of hybrid work, and the upcoming Stage 2 LRT extensions. This will be a review of the entire transit system and include all bus routes.

In the coming weeks and months, Ottawa residents will be asked to share their thoughts with OC Transpo staff, as they begin planning and building this new transit network. This is the opportunity for us as residents to share our suggestions, concerns, and experiences using the bus system. As well, for OC Transpo to re-think how routes are moving people through our community. In particular, how we connect with the expanded LRT and the new stations and hubs.

For so long, our bus routes were centered on moving Orléans commuters to their work downtown; even at the expense of our ability to move about locally in the community. This is our chance to help build a bus network that works for us.

There will be multiple, City-wide consultations taking place in the coming months, both in-person and online. I will be working with OC Transpo staff to also hold a consultation meeting in the community. It is imperative that east end residents have every opportunity to be heard. This feedback is important, as OC Transpo is building the plan for the future transit network to share with the public, as early as the end of this year.

OC Transpo will be providing further details about this project, including timelines, surveys and public consultations, toward the end of April or early May. As soon as it is available, I will be posting all the information on my website LauraDudas.ca, as well as through my social media. Stay tuned, and be sure to share your suggestions. This will be one of the most massive changes to the OC Transpo bus network, in its history.